A tired, bland home has been given a new lease of life with buckets of colour.
The home
A renovated three level, three-bedroom 1930s townhouse in Melbourne’s inner-east.
Who lives here
Nick Travers, an architect and founder of Techne Architecture + Interior Design, Maree Papadakis, their children Alexandra, 22, and Zac, 14, plus dog Millie and cat Peppa.
What we did
“The house’s previous fit-out was tired and conservative,” says Travers. “So together with Techne’s Bianca Baldi, we retained aspects of its heritage and addressed some functional issues, then injected our own bold use of colour, materials, curated furnishings, art and objects.”
Our favourite room
“The kitchen, as it’s the hub and overlooks the courtyard garden,” says Travers. “The end of the bench is designed as a sit-up area with bar stools that we use all the time.”
The ’hood
“It has incredible amenities and access to parks, transport, the
river and shopping,” says Travers. “And we love the little strip of
shops in Kooyong.”
Future plans
“We’ll likely renovate the laundry and lower level, which is a self-contained space. We’ll continue to watch the courtyard garden grow and enjoy collecting art.”
Best advice
“Don’t think too hard about what a future owner might want,” Travers says. “Bespoke design is such a joy and for that it must be personal.”
as we got to craft our home as an
expression of ourselves,” says Nick Travers (left).Armelle Habib
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