A Williamstown Victorian terrace came to us needing rescue rather than reinvention: original roof tiles kept and reinstated, new timberwork matched to the old profiles, and a rear extension that gave the house a modern life without arguing with its face. When it later sold, it exceeded the owner's price expectations. That project is one honest answer to what we do in Williamstown; it is not the whole answer.
From single-fronted cottages to the grander Victorians near the water, done so the original fabric leads and the new work defers.
That stay invisible from the street and transform everything behind it.
This is seafront living, and materials, glazing and detailing are chosen for salt and southerly weather, not for the render.
Shopfronts and residences in the old commercial grain around Nelson Place, where two-storey Victorian rows still hold the streetscape.
Under Hobsons Bay's controls, covered next.
A house whose age reads as pedigree rather than burden. An extension the street never sees and the family never stops using. Materials that still look right after ten salt-laden winters. Fees are fixed and agreed before design begins.
Guidelines for alterations and additions in heritage areas.
The council's planning application fact sheet.
Check whether a property is heritage listed.