[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Coastal Thinking in a Bayside Setting: 164 Brighton Not all coastal homes are built on windswept cliffs or beachfronts—but that doesn’t mean coastal considerations should be overlooked. Located in Bayside Melbourne, 164 Brighton sits within a uniquely temperate, salt-adjacent environment—one where light, air, and lifestyle all play a...
Downsizing Without Compromise: Why Smaller Can Mean More For many, downsizing marks the start of a new chapter — one where the focus shifts from maintaining excess space to living in a home that’s purposeful, refined, and tailored to the way you want to live. It’s not about giving things...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Designing for Narrow Blocks in Melbourne: Creating Space Through Smart Design Custom architecture and interior design for complex inner-city sites Narrow blocks are common across Melbourne’s established suburbs, especially in inner-city areas like Fitzroy, Carlton, Richmond, and Northcote. While these sites can pose challenges—limited width, tight access, and...
Designing for the Future: Downsizing Without Compromise What does it mean to downsize without giving up the lifestyle you love?How can you plan for long-term comfort, accessibility and independence—without sacrificing design or quality? For many people, downsizing is a chance to start fresh with a home that reflects their...
How 164 Brighton Reflects the Best of Luxury Downsizer Living Architect-designed. Interior-led. Built for the lifestyle you want next. 164 Brighton isn’t just a display home—it’s a fully realised architectural showcase, designed by the Destination Living team to demonstrate how thoughtful design can support a refined, future-ready lifestyle. Created with...
Echoes of the Barcelona Pavilion: Modernist Influence at 164 Brighton At 164 Brighton, architectural restraint becomes its own kind of expression. Inspired in part by the iconic Barcelona Pavilion—designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich in 1929—the home embraces the clarity, materiality, and spatial flow that...
What Makes a Home Yours? When you make the decision to create your forever home, every choice becomes an expression of who you are. But true individuality in architecture goes beyond layout and finishes. At Destination Living, we believe a home becomes yours when it reflects not just how...
Case Study: A Fresh Start—Knock Down Rebuild with Architectural Intent When a home no longer serves its purpose, but the location is right, a knock down rebuild offers a clear path forward. At Destination Living, we work with clients who want more than a new version of the same house—they...
Case Study: Architecturally Designed Homes for Sloping Blocks At Destination Living, we don’t flatten the landscape to suit the architecture—we shape the architecture to suit the land. Sloping blocks often come with complexity: planning controls, access challenges, and natural level changes that can make standard designs unworkable. But with the...
Case Study: Designing for Constraints — Architectural Homes on Narrow Sites Urban Melbourne presents a growing number of tight and narrow sites—often with challenging dimensions, restrictive overlays, and neighbouring buildings in close proximity. At Destination Living, we see these constraints not as limitations, but as a chance to create purposeful,...