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Points of view are essential to this house, which looks very different depending on how you come at it. From the street, it appears to be little more than a tiny, traditional workers cottage, just over four meters wide. But peek down the laneway and you’ll see a mass of pink breeze blocks, vines entwined through them, flowers spilling out over glass, wood, and concrete. “It's quite spectacular,” Eve concedes.

Inside, a palette of warm greens, and browns delineates its spaces, marking a passage from the old to the new. At the center, a glass-walled corridor connects the two, while a small green internal courtyard injects a sense of calm that permeates the whole building. It’s an easeful, elegant, and grounded home to the photographer, her husband Jon, and their two young daughters, Elliot, and June. Pleasingly for Eve, it offers up a new view almost every day.

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Eve Wilson "The house was so tiny that it needed personality, creativity – not just open-plan, with a white box on the back. I wanted textures, color, and lots of greenery."

Tell me about the home you’ve built

It’s one of two tiny cottages, and we started living next door. We always eyed it, because it has a north-facing laneway, which is really good for Melbourne’s northern light. When finally, we were lucky enough to get the opportunity to buy it, it hadn't been touched since the 1950s.

Can you walk me through it?

When you enter the house, you start in the oldest space. That's still quite traditionally built, so it's still got the cornices, the lighting roses, and it's all in a palette of warm off-whites. But as you move through it, you come to greens – these tastes of the new section. There are two bedrooms, a bathroom, and my study, which are all in the old building. Essentially the two buildings are joined together by a walkway. There’s a large window to one side, and the tiniest little green courtyard which takes you down into the new space, all concrete, wood, greens, and the pink exterior. That's where you get all the texture and a completely different warmth.

Eve WIlson One of the things I love the most is when we're all using different spaces … Because of the courtyard, we can see through to where they are, and vice versa. There's this really nice connection; everyone's doing something different, but you still feel like you're all together.

How did you choose Studio Bright to design it?

The site is only 4.27 metres wide, so I spent a long time looking for an architect who would be excited to do something innovative with this footprint. We have two kids and a dog, so we needed enough space for everyone to fit. The house was so tiny that it required personality, creativity – not just an open plan with a white box on the back. Studio Bright had some interesting ideas right off the bat; the house they first designed for us is not too different from where we ended up.

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Why was the courtyard so important?

Cremorne, the suburb we live in, is a big urban jungle: it's all warehouses and concrete, office spaces, tiny blocks. We wanted to make sure that we could always look out onto green. It’s like a little oasis out there – it’s very calming.

Eve Wilson We wanted to make sure that we could always look out onto green. It’s like a little oasis out there – it’s very calming.

Where do you spend the most time as a family at home?

I made sure we had as big a kitchen table as we could. I wanted to be able to do a few things there at once – I’ll read the paper with a coffee while the kids are drawing. There’s music going, and if they're lucky someone's made pancakes. We spend a bit of time around that table. But actually, one of the things I love the most is when we're all using different spaces. The kids might be watching a movie or playing in the lounge room, while Jonny and I are sitting at the table, but because of the courtyard, we can see through to where they are, and vice versa. There's this really nice connection; everyone's doing something different, but you still feel like you're all together.

You also have a lot of artworks dotted throughout.

We've got quite a lot of little ceramics, vases, and little sculptures that I've collected throughout my career. When I was younger, I used to spend a lot of time photographing ceramicists and artists and bought a lot of pieces from people I came across. I also have some nice new things I picked up in Japan this year. It's an ever-evolving collection.

Eve Wilson I made sure we had as big a kitchen table as we could, for the space. I wanted to be able to do a few things there at once – I’ll read the paper with a coffee while the kids are drawing. There’s music going, and if they're lucky someone's made pancakes.