Garage band

Neighbouring the owners’ main house, this compact pavilion is a smart multipurpose space with an inventive use of garage doors.

- CARLI PHILIPS

A 1960s-inspired Pedrali patio chair attends the outdoor table in the paved courtyard that links the two houses. Two butterfly chairs are positioned outside the studio at the rear. An outdoor fireplace warms the terrace in winter and the pergola provides shade in summer. Completely separate from the main house, the new dwelling is self-contained with its own kitchen, fireplace and barbeque. Timber chairs surround the client’s vintage Knoll ‘Tulip’ table by Eero Saarinen. A vintage pendant light bought at auction hangs above. 6pm Mount Pleasant by Clara Adolphs sits on the kitchen shelving. On the vintage cabinet, the three artworks are (from left) Burnt Banksia by Laura Jones, Dash by Martine Emdur and an unknown vintage piece.

Neighbouring the owners’ main house, this compact pavilion is a smart multipurpose space with an inventive use of garage doors.

A glass garage door opens up to the ceiling. B&B Italia ‘Tufty-Time’ sofa and ‘Husk’ chair. The terracotta flooring extends from inside to the terrace, creating the ultimate inside-outside set-up. Vintage stool and coffee table. Artworks on the kitchen shelf (from left) are 0108 by Jake Walker, Vessels (1) by Bronte Leighton-Dore, an unknown vintage artwork and 6pm Mount Pleasant by Clara Adolphs. The cast iron oven is by AGA. Rosie the dog stands to attention at the threshold. Underpinning the whole project was the use of custom-finished terracotta tiles, the seamless application running across the entire indoor floor space and unfolding onto the terrace. Behind the kitchenette is a laundry zone.