Architect: Emili Fox

Type: Residential

Year: 2002

Suburb: Paddington 

An early 20th century power substation was transformed into an open plan, light filled contemporary home. To give a feeling of space the lower floor is open and clean with an unobtrusive kitchen along one wall.

It was designed with no kicks onto a polished concrete floor. The doors are white gloss polyurethane, cedar top cupboards with no handles supporting the minimsl seemless design.

The laundry and bathroom are both concealed to look like part of the wall to the right and left hand side of the kitchen.

The bench top is stainless steel with a rebated front edge to give the appearance of a thin top. Splash backs were mirrored along with the skylight which was built into the top cupboards over the sink to provide natural light.



All wardrobes were white satin polyurethane floor to ceiling again with no kicks.

This project received various awards and media publication:

SMH - 100 Amazing Homes - 2003

Architecture Bulletin - RAIA - 2003

Domain SMH 2002

Architecture Review - Residential - 2002

New Australian Style - Inner City Living - Thames & Hudson - 2003 

RAIA - Award for People’s Choice 2002.