JENKINS
STREET
CK Architects
Jenkins Street is a juxtaposition in many
ways. It flawlessly mixes private & intimate
spaces with open plan living and the
architecture provides contrast with new
modern-contemporary meeting with old
period-art deco. The dynamic of new and
old, and diversity on a functional level as
well as a visual level alludes to a home with
a perceived split personality; made tranquil
with the right balance of yin and yang.
The main challenge set by the owner was to
transform the dilapidated-yet-characterful
art deco house and create a modern family
home with a ‘wow factor’, large enough to
have three bedrooms and two living rooms
with additional storage. Capturing light in a
south-facing block in Melbourne also elicited
its own challenges.
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