Description

The Hello House is a renovation and extension of a Victorian shophouse to accommodate a family home and artist's studio.

The modest but beautiful front rooms were refreshed, and its dysfunctional old backrooms demolished and replaced with new spaces more suitable for 21st century life. Sitting on a corner opposite the neighbourhood hub of activity—the local cafe—the house embraces its mini-civic role by offering passers-by a greeting in the form of a big bright Hello in white brickwork.

The Hello wall, designed in collaboration with artist Rose Nolan, offers to start a conversation with locals while continuing the architectural story of the area's 19th-century heritage buildings, '60s and '70s brick flats and small warehouses. The wall allows separate worlds to exist happily side by side with a cheerful public face that gives nothing away about the life behind.

What's On

Join the architect, homeowner and builder for a tour, and talk about the design ideas behind the house.

This is a compact sized house so access is by timed tours only.