Casa Apertura

Casa Apertura

Location

Location

Carlton North AU

Carlton North AU

Services

Services

Building Design, Interior Design, Styling

Building Design, Interior Design, Styling

Category

Category

Year

Year

2025

2025

Casa Apertura is a study in light and restraint—where heritage is restored and modernity revealed. Set behind a faithfully returned Victorian façade in Rathdowne Village, the home unfolds as a contemporary residence shaped by the Japanese concept of Ma, where space, pause and simplicity define the experience. Natural light guides the architecture, drawn in through slender skylights and balanced apertures that shift throughout the day. A restrained palette of warm grey joinery, pale oak and Super White marble creates continuity, while black steel and reeded glass introduce contrast.

The result is a calm, refined home—designed for contemporary family living, where clarity, materiality and light exist in quiet harmony.

Credits

Biasol Studio

Interior & Building

Heidi & Jean-Pierre Biasol

Photography

Blueprint

Builder