Roseberry Residence, Hawthorn East

Project At A Glance

Location: Hawthorn East, Victoria

Architect: Tecture

Interior Designer: Tecture

Photographer: Capture Media

Project Type: Residential Architectural Extension and Renovation

Key Features: Vertical steel blade screen, weatherboard façade renewal, European oak flooring, two pack joinery, skylit stair void, timber stair, marble benchtops, vertical timber batten cladding

Completed: 2019

Project Description Roseberry Residence renews a period weatherboard cottage in Hawthorn East, extending the original front rooms with a restrained double storey addition set quietly behind the street form. The existing frontage is repaired and kept legible, while the new volume is held back and screened to manage privacy and outlook to the garden. Openings are narrow and deliberate, using depth and vertical elements to temper sun and maintain a calm façade.

Inside, the plan is re-ordered to improve daylight and circulation without relying on large gestures. European oak flooring carries through the main living zones, paired with two pack joinery detailed with aligned reveals and flush transitions. Stone surfaces are used sparingly to anchor kitchen and wet areas, while skylights and carefully placed glazing draw light into the centre of the plan and soften the shift from retained rooms to new spaces.

A timber stair and skylit void form the project’s centre, clarifying movement between levels and setting the interior’s measured rhythm. Built by TCON in collaboration with Tecture for architecture and interiors, the works required careful integration of new structure and services within retained fabric and tight set-out to screening, joinery and glazing junctions. The result is composed and durable, with each connection resolved to support the overall clarity.