The Seventh

Residential
Alteration and Addition
2025
Whadjuk
Inglewood

Photographer
Dion Robeson

Structural Engineer
Lalli Consulting Engineers

Energy Efficiency Assessor
Northern Aspect Energy Consultants

Building Surveyor
Constructive Building Consultants

Familiarity in new spaces

The Seventh marks a new phase for a growing family, reworking a character home in Inglewood to better support the rhythms of contemporary life. Set behind an established garden and heritage roses, the project introduces a considered rear addition, extending the home without disrupting its presence within the laneway.

The brief was direct. Retain the character and familiarity of the original residence, while creating a more open, light-filled living environment to better support everyday family life. Central to this was the desire to bring in natural light, improve environmental performance and establish a stronger connection between the interior and garden.

The design is organised as a gradual unfolding. The retained front rooms maintain their more intimate scale, defined by original jarrah floors and a sequence of character arches. Moving through the home, this compression gives way to a reworked threshold, where a tiled arch and softened edges mark the transition into the addition.

Beyond, the house opens into a light-filled living, kitchen and dining space, where volume, light and geometry take over. Angled ceiling planes and high-level glazing draw daylight deep into the plan, while carefully positioned openings connect the interior to the garden. The space shifts throughout the day, balancing openness with a sense of calm enclosure.

The language of the original home is not replicated, but reinterpreted. Arches are refined and abstracted, appearing as tiled thresholds, recessed niches and curved openings that bring continuity without imitation. This approach allows the addition to feel both familiar and distinctly of its time.

Materially, the palette is restrained and tactile. Timber flooring carries through, anchoring the home in warmth, while stone, tile and muted joinery introduce a subtle level of detail and precision. Brass elements provide moments of contrast and refinement, held carefully within an otherwise subdued composition.

The Seventh is defined by a measured approach to change.  An addition that works within its constraints, extending space, light and amenity while maintaining a strong sense of familiarity and ease.

A house with a metal roof, a window, and a backyard fence, with a large tree behind the house. The sky is cloudy.
A hallway with dark wooden floors, white walls, and decorative molding. The hallway features arched doorways and a large mirror on the left side. At the end, there is a bright area with a potted plant, a window, and a chair visible in the background.
Residential neighborhood with white houses, a gray fence, and trees under a partly cloudy sky.
Modern kitchen interior with a white marble island, black bar stools, a gold faucet, gray cabinets, a decorative vase with branches, a framed abstract painting, and arched doorway with tiled interior.
Modern kitchen with blue cabinets, white countertop, gold faucet, decorative vase, and a branch with small white flowers in a patterned vase, visible through an archway leading to an entry door and a hallway with window.
A bedroom with a bed in the foreground, a lamp on a bedside table, and a built-in window seat with cushions near a window. There is an archway separating the sleeping area from a small nook with a window and cushions.
Interior of a room with white walls, a tall window with a view of green trees, and sheer white curtains. There is a white ceiling with a skylight and a track lighting fixture.
Modern bathroom with a speckled gray tile wall, a large oval mirror with a gold frame, and two spherical white wall sconces. A white vessel sink sits on a wooden vanity with a gold faucet and a black soap dispenser, and a decorative plant is on the right side.

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