b'green thumbBlurringthe linesAtlas Architects reshapes a 1980s farmhouse to better suit its spectacular surroundings.L ess than an hours drive from Melbourne is Mornington Peninsula, anso it still reads as one solid line. While effectively encaging the house, theopposite, above left and right: The locals area thats become a favourite seaside holiday destination for manypergola allowed for the extension of the roofline and provides privacy whererefer to the area of the Mornington thanks to its swimming and surf beaches, hot springs and countlessit shelters the open space at the entrance, creating a northern courtyard. Peninsula where this project is located as wineries and cellar doors. With some of the most majestic views in Victoria,Atlas Architects has honoured the iconic landscape in every aspect of theThe Seat. Aaron says that their clients the region boasts cascading emerald hills that divide Port Philip from the Bassproject, from the folding origami roofline that echoes the undulating hills andloved this nickname so much that they decided to adopt it for their home. It Strait. Until recently, you could find a 1980s brown brick farmhouse with avalleys of the site to inserting and rotating the new volume so it faces thewon a Resene Total Colour Landscape pitched roof amongst these striking vistas which tragically had its back turnedpanoramic view and directly frames the horizon. The pergola frame really isAward for its beautiful integration with to the best views. But today, the property is unrecognisable. one of the most remarkable elements of the exterior, says Aaron. Its bothits surroundings. Exterior walls painted The breathtaking transformation of the home now known as The Seatcomplex and understated, a skeletal abstraction of the roof form, integratingin Resene Sonyx 101 CoolColour tinted is the work of Atlas Architects, who helped devise a modern yet seamlesslynew with old by encaging rather than plugging in. The frame covers andto Resene Bokara Grey and fascia and integrated new dimension to the home. Their design is not only centredenvelops the existing structure so that the space outside is framed like anpergola in Resene Sonyx 101 CoolColour tinted to Resene Black. Design by Atlas around making the most of the view, but also connecting the structure toartwork and exterior spaces are defined by the pergolas strong lines. Architects. Images by Tess Kelly,its surroundings. But building new, contemporary areas and structures thatIn tandem with the pergola, the projects dark tonal Resene colour palettewww.tesskelly.net.seamlessly integrated with an old farmhouse was not an easy feat. also helps to simplify the homes appearancewhere different elements are Working with an existing structure is always a challenge, explains Atlasdisguised and can visually merge into the new contemporary silhouette, which Architects Aaron Neighbour. The existing roofline of the original home wasrecedes and makes space for the green and purple tones of the landscape toResenebitsy and messy. We had to figure out a way to modify and evolve it withoutcome forward. Atlas Architects selected a Resene formula that would suitBokara Greydisturbing the buildings form. Our key driver was to blur the lines between oldthe different materials that make up the exterior, which includes steel, fibreReseneand new, inside and outside, simplicity and complexity; and our solution wascement sheet, bricks and timberResene Sonyx 101 semi-gloss waterborneBlackto create a steel fascia pergola structure that enveloped the existing buildingpaint, which was tinted to Resene CoolColour Bokara Grey and Resene 76 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 77'