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Located in Rye on the Mornington Peninsula this addition helps to create a family home from the original 1960’s weekend. Although in good condition the late modernist home lacked the living spaces and good connections to the garden that the family required.

The owners were very keen to honour and respect the original dwelling. Minimising change where possible, especially to the finely crafted timber ceiling and dress timber windows typical of the period.

The addition is located on a corner of the original house, east-facing windows to the existing living spaces become west-facing glazing to the additions. A new entry is located at the junction of old and new creating direct access from front to  back.

Photography: Tatjana Plitt

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MRTN Architects is a design focussed architecture and interior design studio founded by Antony Martin and located in Melbourne. We have a reputation for our unique style and the recognisable homes that we create specifically for the families and individuals that live in them.

Award-winning city, country and coastal homes that are sustainable and contemporary. Experienced in designing to local council requirements, including BAL and bushfire prone areas, we are also recognised for our sensitive response to projects situated within a heritage overlay.

Our projects, regardless of scale or type, have in common a considered design approach that results in buildings that use materials wisely and are correctly oriented, sized and proportioned.

Our approach to design is not a prescriptive one, we enjoy getting to know our clients and working with them to arrive at an outcome together. This process should satisfy what is required of the brief and the desires for the project but also create something unexpected and wonderful.

Creating enduring spaces and forming enduring relationships.