How An Architect Designed Their Own Home Around a Magnolia Tree

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What happens when you design your own home around a tree? In Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, architect Laura Hoare, Director of Laura Vivian Architecture, carefully preserved a double-fronted Edwardian weatherboard before extending it around an old magnolia tree, allowing the home to encircle and celebrate its presence.

A double-height void denotes the contemporary extension from the heritage, giving glimpses to the magnolia tree beyond. The open plan living shifts off to the side, allowing a greater north-facing A calm material palette of timber and brick offers durability and softness, ageing gracefully with family life.

Balancing heritage and contemporary living, Treelight House is a quiet home for four that adapts to both intimate moments and large gatherings of extended family, all under the canopy of a magnolia.

00:00 – Introduction to Treelight House
00:39 – The site and brief
02:21 – Heritage Meets Contemporary
02:58 – Floor plan and Layout
04:07 – Material Palette
08:03 – Reflections on Designing Her Own Home

Website article – https://simpledwelling.net/episodes/homes/treelight-house-laura-vivian-architecture

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Location: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia

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