A PASSION FOR
re-imagining
HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE.
Philosophy of design:
A fresh approach to contemporary heritage architecture.
From mid Victorian villas to post war Brutalist houses, Blue Fruit has a passion for working with older buildings to honour their origins - whilst making them exciting homes which work with our contemporary way of life. A home may be heritage listed, fall within a heritage overlay or simply be an older home with inherent character, which makes it unique.
Blue Fruit enjoys re-imagining them for modern expectations and lifestyles, in a manner which does not lose the original heritage appeal. And the best part? Watching our client's delighted faces when they live in their 'new' old home. Utilising the extant parts of the building, it’s exciting to create a home which celebrates the charm of the original build, whilst bringing it to life with thoughtful design detailing and quality building. This may involve reworking the footprint, to suit the way you want to live in your home. Sometimes it’s about increasing natural daylight, to brighten rooms. And sometimes it may involve incorporating an extension - either single or double story - which ‘talks’ a complimentary language with the original parts of the home.
Older homes are charming and often have high quality craftsmanship and materials that are costly to recreate today. If you've bought an older home, you likely admire its beauty.
Whether you have a post-war austerity home, a Victorian Italianate terrace, a Federation villa or a mid century modern house, Blue Fruit understands how to work with the inherent fabric, heritage and personality of the original architecture, to design a refreshed home which is a joy to live in.
This is not a cookie-cutter approach. It is about working with you, to create a home which is uniquely yours, one that celebrates the story of the house, which also achieves how you want your home to feel when you return to it each day.
〰️
We create homes with a calm sense of space.
〰️
〰️ We create homes with a calm sense of space. 〰️
Heritage homes have unique charms that are embraced, making each project one-of-a-kind to fit both the original style and the owners' needs.
Rather than living in a museum, or adding a ‘big white box’ to the rear of a heritage home, Blue Fruit prefers to imagine a much more exciting version of contemporary heritage architecture. One where the home’s original stories and architecture are observed, and interpreted, to create a living visual story of heritage. And one where the interior flows seamlessly through to the exterior, and back again, referencing style details, to create a consonant connection.
Original high ceilings, hand-crafted artisan works and precious heritage materials and details can create a richness to interior spaces, when enhanced by the careful juxtapositioning of more simplified contemporary elements. An in-depth knowledge of architectural heritage, details and styles is applied, to understand how to bring out the best elements of your heritage property by working with it, rather than against it.
The result is a home which is unique - and one which is ready to relish the next chapter of its life, entwined with your own.
