This project was the demolition of an existing 1960s concrete housing commission home in Chadstone. The brief was to create a family home that incorporated four bedrooms, three living spaces, 3.5 bathrooms, an open planned family room leading out to an outdoor deck, and a double lock up garage.
The main challenges of this project were to create generous living spaces, all with access to good natural light. One of the ways this was done was with a central void with skylights above, that brought light into the centre of the house, the hallways and the rooms connecting to it. It also created a double height void that can be used as a thermal chimney effect on hot days.
Client Testimonial:
"We would like to formally acknowledge the tremendous assistance that you and your team at Chan Architecture have provided us throughout the whole process of designing, building, and project managing our new home build.
From the very beginning we were impressed with your thoughtfulness and attention to detail and consideration of all our requirements. And this did not waiver, even throughout the respective one year design and one year build phase.
We are very grateful for your inspired vision! Together with the builder’s attention to detail this has given us a beautiful modern home that we will be able to enjoy with our family and friends for years to come. The gulf in comfort, sophistication and style between our old and new home could not have been greater!
You gave us the confidence and delivered an amazing result, and we cannot highly recommend enough your services and team to anyone looking to build a modern house, customised to meet their every requirement."”
- Trevor Giacometti