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Talbot House

Talbot house was originally built in the 1860’s and sat on an open outcrop above the sandy bluff off Beaumaris beach. The extension to the heritage listed residence includes an in-ground pool, basement and car parking, wine cellar set in a botanical garden landscape. The slender cruciform steelwork of the modern simplistic veranda wraps around the eastern façade creating a glazed promenade that lightly touches the existing building.

Completed
2019
Building style
Modern
Client
Private
Talbot House
This new addition was to be sympathetic to the language, rhythm and character of the house, but also be a clear, strong contrast to that.
Talbot House
Talbot House
Talbot House
Talbot House
The bricks were recycled from one of the racecourses in Melbourne and it’s as though they’re a hidden treasure. It’s obvious that this is a new extension, but it’s something that looks like maybe it was here previously – maybe it was something that was found under the house, because there is this whole story from the past that unfolds as you go through the home.
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Watson Young Architects
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