Moving from the suburbs to the city
involves a certain change of lifestyle, but
it’s even more dramatic when you swap
a 1920s Arts and Crafts-style home for a
contemporary city house.
But that’s exactly what the owners of
this house did. Architect William Massey
says his clients wanted to embrace their
new city lifestyle, and had been looking
for a modern, loft-style home.
“The house they found was built in
2000, but although they loved the location and the outlook, the interior didn’t
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provide a loft space. The living and dining
rooms and kitchen were all separate spaces
closed off from each other. However, there
were pleasant views out large windows at
the front and back, which we could maximize by completely opening up the space
on the main living level.”
Removing the walls between the rooms,
and moving the mechanical services
created the generous, uncluttered living
environment the owners required. But
Massey says it was still important to
define the various areas within this space.
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“We chose to position the kitchen in
the middle, where it helps to separate
the various seating and dining areas. But
working out what form the kitchen would
take was a challenge. We played with 3-D
computer models, looking at the different massing possibilities for the kitchen,
which needed to be highly functional as
well as eye catching.
“Initially, the design focused on three
9ft-square cabinet components – one each
for storage, cooking and entertainment.
We then decided we didn’t need all that