A historic home,
beautifully evolved.

Set across the top floor of an intimate block of only three homes and in keeping with the building’s historic character, there is no lift. This old-meets-new duplex is reached through a wide internal staircase, with a large landing outside its front door. Inside, a spacious hallway with high ceilings and lots of natural light flooding through carefully architecturally designed skylights creates an unusually generous sense of arrival. Take time to notice each unique detail, from a modern concrete staircase to the floating walls.

The kitchen and living area retain their original high ceilings of approximately four metres. An enclosed Maltese balcony and two large original windows heighten the sense of space and fill the room with even more natural light. Beyond the original doorway, a newly built extension introduces warm wooden flooring and a clean, modern counterpart to the home’s history. A series of overhead skylights floods the hallway with natural light, giving the modern space an airy, open quality throughout the day. At the end of the hallway, a quiet, cool double bedroom with an ensuite finished in microcement and a generous walk-in shower forms a calm private retreat.

Upstairs in the new extension, a second double bedroom, currently used as an office, has a similarly finished microcement ensuite, this time with a bathtub. A door from the bedroom opens directly onto the terrace. The terrace can also be reached independently through large glass doors on the upper landing, allowing access without disturbing anyone using the bedroom.