North Perth, Perth

Element Construction delivered a contemporary home in North Perth, designed by &Dalecki to maximise natural light and indoor-outdoor living on a compact inner-city block. Through the enclosed frontage and entryway, the heart of the home offers a dramatic inversion of space — a curved, double-height volume that bathes the interior in natural light. By day, the kitchen’s coffee nook, window seat and six-metre-long island bench offer an uplifting café-style setting, which transforms into a moodier, bar-inspired space by night.

Direct views to the garden, neighbouring treetops and sky maximise the home’s sense of scale and connection to the environment, enhanced by louvred windows and a curved window seat that blurs the interface between inside and out. Externally, crisp red bricks reference the home’s original construction, with charcoal mortar and blackened timber cladding offering a contemporary edge, while the original interior features are echoed in sweeping arched motifs and Art Deco-inspired materials including terrazzo, banded mosaic tiling and brass tapware.