This gorgeous Melbourne pad is the home of Australian furniture retailer and design aficionado John Parker. He lived here for nearly 12 years and has originally purchased the warehouse as a shell which was once an old army drill hall. ’I left it as raw as I could’ he says – ‘I put the first floor in and a bathroom and shower. I lived without a kitchen for five years, and have never got around to heating the space. I like the idea that it is kind of a blank canvas for my furniture and other stuff’…
With its utilitarian details and strong sense of history, I can’t imagine a more perfect backdrop for John’s museum-like collection of furniture, artwork, collected ephemera and BOYS TOYS! (Including 2 racing bikes, 1 dirt bike, 1 Vespa and a sportscar – parked INSIDE.) Read more about at TheDesignFiles.com.
Photos – Sean Fennessy, production – Lucy Feagins for The Design Files.
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