Boulevard Bungalow, Hawthorn

Project At A Glance

Location: Hawthorn, Victoria

Architect: Byrne Architects

Interior Designer: Amelia Barry Interiors

Landscape Architect:

Photographer: Capture Media

Project Type: Heritage Architectural Extension and Renovation with Basement Key Features: Heritage brick façade retention, cathedral rear volume, basement construction, wine cellar, car turntable, expressed structural steel, double-height glazing, timber-lined elements\

Completed: 2024

Project Description Boulevard Bungalow pairs the retention of a brick Californian bungalow frontage with a contemporary rear addition and a new basement level in Hawthorn. The original street-facing form is preserved, with new massing held behind the existing roofline to maintain the established scale and character. To the rear, a cathedral volume introduces a strong roof profile and double-height glazing, bringing controlled daylight into living spaces while maintaining privacy to boundaries.

Internally, the plan is organised as a clear sequence from retained rooms to expanded family areas. Exposed timber elements and a warm, tactile palette sit alongside integrated joinery detailed with consistent reveals and flush transitions. Practical spaces are absorbed into the layout, including a mud room that supports daily routines without interrupting circulation. Where required, structural steel remains expressed so the extension reads with clarity rather than concealment.

Below, the basement adds substantial amenity while keeping a discreet presence at ground level, including a wine cellar and a car turntable. Built by TCON in collaboration with Byrne Architects and Amelia Barry Interiors, delivery required coordinated excavation and structural integration beneath existing conditions, alongside tight set-out to steelwork, rooflines and large glazing junctions. With careful detailing to external elements and thresholds, the project resolves as a coherent home that holds heritage restraint and contemporary volume in balance.