This Ordinary Bungalow Is More Than It Seems Behind The Front Door

In recent years, interior design and unusual home layouts have become a major trend across the Australian property industry.
Austin Maynard Architects, a firm based in Fitzroy, Victoria, are known for their innovative creations and have won a plethora of awards for their creative styling of houses where nothing is at it seems.
One of their recent projects, The Walker House, is a perfect example of the team's passion for making the ordinary exceptional.
What seems like an ordinary bungalow at first glance is much more behind the front door. 
What seems like an ordinary bungalow at first glance is much more behind the front door
Walker House is a renovation of an 1873 Gothic property mixed with a 2003 studio and garage space.
Austin Maynard worked magic on the house, transforming the two buildings into one to create a stunning home where it's difficult to determine where indoor ends and outdoor begins.
The architects rebuilt the interior of the kitchen and dining area inside the original bungalow, and converted the garage into a living space.
Walker House is a renovation of a Gothic property mixed with a 2003 studio and garage space
The architects rebuilt the interior of the kitchen and dining area inside the original bungalow
According to Austin Maynard, the idea of connecting the original property with the garage was 'complex and daunting'
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'We created a low transparent space that blurred the boundaries between what was old, what was new, what was external and what is internal,' the designers said of the property
'We blurred the boundaries between what was old, what was new, what was external and what is internal'
The master bedroom is part of the former studio space which can be reached by climbing a statement, fire-truck red spiral staircase.
According to Austin Maynard, the idea of connecting the original property with the garage was 'complex and daunting'.
'We created a low transparent space that blurred the boundaries between what was old, what was new, perfect-basements what was external and what is internal,' they said.
The master bedroom can be reached by climbing a statement, fire-truck red spiral staircase
The Walker House is minimalist and modern in design
Austin Maynard pride themselves on experimentation and sustainability
With exposed brick walls and plenty of books on the shelf, the home is a bolthole away from the rest of the world
The bright stairs stands out as the focal point of the living space and captures the playful, edgy style of the architects
The Walker House is a perfect blend of rustic, outdoorsy features like the black and white tiled courtyard with lashings of greenery, and minimalist, modern interior design using light woods and slate grey furnishings.
The bright stairs stands out as the focal point of the living space and captures the playful, edgy style of the architects.
Austin Maynard pride themselves on experimentation and sustainability, and said they prefer to 'specialise in ideas rather than building type'.

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