a unique solution

we have a tiny amount of money to start updating the house

on thursday, ben statkus came over to give the house the once over
the practice is just around the corner in simpson st, northcote

some of the builds that caught our interest
music room in northcote

Owner Testimonial

We own a house in Northcote, Melbourne and engaged Ben Statkus of Statkus Architecture to design and project manage a renovation and studio extension on our 1920s weatherboard house in 2009.

The brief was to design a stand alone studio in our backyard with two rooms, one of which could be used as a music studio and the other as a study/spare room. We also wanted the existing laundry in the main part of the house renovated and the studio and old part of the house tied together in some way.

Ben came up with a design that more than met this brief. His design was modern and exciting and it has opened up our house considerably. The stand alone studio has become a great feature of our house whilst still maintaining a link with the 1920s original house through the use of a deck and pergola. Visitors who come to our house always comment on how interesting the design is and how fantastic it all looks.

We found Ben to be very dedicated to coming up with a design that would suit us and our needs. He was very thorough and easy to work with as we discussed the design as it progressed. Once building commenced, his input into the process was invaluable and he gave us more assistance when it emerged we needed to do some unforeseen work on our foundations of our existing house.

It has been a pleasure using the space Ben designed and we are looking forward to enjoying it for many years to come.

this one in macclesfield

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