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Prahran House by Nervegna Reed

By Eric Meunier

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Architect firm Nervegna Reed has designed the Prahran House in Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with PH Architects.

This three bedroom, three bathroom single-family home sits on a very narrow inner city lot and include a private gallery in its basement.

Prahran House by Nervegna Reed:

“The client, an Art Gallery director, asked for a contemporary home on a narrow inner city allotment. The house was to have two bedrooms plus an extra study that could be used for visiting artists to stay in, and was also to include a private subterranean gallery.

The house extends over 3 levels; the entry is on the middle, ground level, where all the living spaces flow around a courtyard, which is a slice of a circle. The dispersed placement of objects, materials and functions on this level works much like a layout of a pinball machine, each surface hinting at a multitude of possible routes that one could take through the building, sometimes encouraging a certain movement, sometimes not.

The front study with adjoining bathroom is for visiting artists. Downstairs is a basement gallery, indirectly lit by a concrete light shaft / skylight which also functions as a seat and a sculpture podium.

The house works a bit like a Rorschach test, enabling people to read into it what they like, whether it be a virtual image of a “?”, or a number “2” (the front of this house), or other architectural images which inhabit the surfaces and spaces.”

Photos by: John Gollings

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About Eric Meunier

Currently the Owner and Chief Executive of HODYO Design, Eric Meunier's expertise in the design industry spreads over 20 years. He was the driving force behind HomeDSGN's early success, founding this website in 2011. Today, he loves to channel his passion for design into remodeling houses and transforming interior spaces with his keen eye for detail and architectural finesse. Learn more about HomeDSGN's Editorial Process.

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