A box on the back would have been the obvious approach for extending this fairly narrow Victorian-era terrace in trendy inner Melbourne. But architect Matt Gibson is not one for the well-trodden path. “The house has a fascinating and very colourful history, as does the area it’s in. As a practice, we love exploring the past and using these stories to create the next chapter in a building’s life,” he says.
“Most recently it had been used as student accommodation, with five tiny bedrooms running off a long, dark hallway – not exactly