An uninhabitable hundred-year-old worker's cottage is reimagined as a drama-filled bachelor's abode, full of edgy details and custom furniture and lighting. The street-fronting facade was reinstated to its pristine original state; the only hint that all is not what it seems is the gleaming gold painted front door. Overhauled by Glenn Lamont of Melbourne-based design and manufacturing practice LifeSpaceJourney (they're the team behind coffee bar Common Galaxia, featured yesterday), is this the ultimate bachelor pad?
To see more, go to LifeSpaceJourney. Photography by Armelle Habib via LifeSpaceJourney.
Above: The restored facade looks respectable enough.
Above: "Now that we painted the original front door gold, I can always find my place after a big night out," Lamont says.
Above: An original fireplace adds a traditional note to the otherwise pared-down space.
Above: A meticulously arranged group of amber apothecary bottles creates a decorative tableau.
Above: Vintage plough points mounted on the wall create a modernist collage.
Above: A view to the kitchen; all furniture, fixtures, and fittings are from LifeSpaceJourney.
Above: A yellow Vola faucet adds a dash of color to the black kitchen.
Above: A small bedroom is tucked behind the living area.
Above: In the bedroom, things are simple, with a suspended reading light and not much more.
Above: LifeSpaceJourney's Copper Lights provide bedside illumination.
Above: A row of vintage lockboxes serves as a wall mural.
Above: A minimalist bath.
Above: A view to the small fenced-in deck area off the rear of the house.
Above: The steel firepit is made by LifeSpaceJourney.
Above: A toolshed is cleverly concealed behind the deck walls.
Above: A side view of the house.
Above: Entry to the rear deck area is via sliding steel doors.
For more of architecture and interior design in the region, see our previous posts: Rugged Sophistication in Australia, The Indoor/Outdoor Life in Sydney, and Slow House: A Serene Cabin in the Woods.