Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects

Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade
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Malvern, Australia
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Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects - Interior Photography, Beam, Sink
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Text description provided by the architects. Silvertop House combines an Edwardian cottage with a light and airy contemporary addition for a young family, yet avoids the common box-on-the-back approach through careful integration.

Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects - Interior Photography, Table, Wood
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While the original home’s façade and ornate front rooms are preserved to meet heritage overlay regulations, the new addition introduces a more minimal approach. A pitched roof takes full advantage of natural light, covered in beautiful Silvertop cladding. This use of timber creates a warm environment ideally suited to the quiet of leafy Malvern.

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Timber-framed sliding doors continue the natural materiality outside to a garden terrace, softened by lush planting and bordered by a grey brick wall that continues into the living space to blur the indoor-outside boundaries. An upstairs office enjoys direct garden views and abundant light, while a parent’s retreat provides a similarly calm place away from children's areas below.

Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects - Exterior Photography, Garden
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Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects - Interior Photography, Windows, Facade, Garden
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Sympathetic to its context and restrained in its materials, Silvertop House maximizes its compact site to balance practical and joyful family spaces in one intelligently crafted home.

Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects - Interior Photography, Facade, Concrete
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Cite: "Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects" 02 Jun 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1001716/silvertop-house-tom-robertson-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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