Originally a 1960’s dwelling, Bluff St transforms the existing bones to create a contemporary home constructed in a resourceful way. Generous living and functional spaces were key to creating a family home for easy living.
Responding to the client's brief, our focus remains on light, space quality, and livability. We transformed enclosed areas into light-filled spaces, facilitating a seamless transition between indoors and outdoors—a feature absent in the original dwelling. Full-height doors offer flexibility in connecting internal and external living areas, enhancing functionality and adaptability to changing needs. Warm and generously proportioned interiors with a contemporary aesthetic provide a neutral backdrop for the family's belongings to evolve over time, integrating seamlessly with the architectural elements and supporting the demands of family life.
A common response to our work is an appreciation of the light and space we create, but our designs are also conceived for a world where the sun shines, rains fall, winds blow, and temperatures vary – it’s this thinking that makes our buildings liveable, and lasting.
We are a Melbourne-based practice specialising in intelligent and sustainable design solutions. Our experienced team of architects and interior designers deliver individualised and often unique outcomes specific to each site and context.
Over the years we have developed an extensive portfolio of residential, multi-residential, commercial and interior projects, many of which have gained industry awards and recognition.
Centrally located in Cremorne in inner Melbourne, we deliver projects of varying scales and typologies, with a consistent focus on high-quality, design-focused outcomes that are bespoke and timeless by their nature.
The practice was founded in 2006 by Brett Nixon and George Fortey, who had previously learned their craft with some of Australia’s leading architectural firms, working on a wide range of residential, multi-residential, commercial and interior projects across the country.
We have now delivered well over $500 million worth of projects in many parts of Melbourne and throughout regional Victoria, including Boroondara, Stonnington, the City of Yarra, Bayside, Port Phillip, the Mornington and Bellarine Peninsulas, Geelong, the Surf Coast and the Alpine Shire.