May 7, 2023
![This modern deck has been designed with a shaded area that's home to built-in seating and a couch, as well as bi-fold doors and windows that connect the interior to the outdoors.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Ben Callery Architects has shared photos of a rear home extension they completed in Victoria, Australia, that includes a deck for indoor/outdoor living.
![This modern deck has been designed with a shaded area that's home to built-in seating and a couch.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The deck has been designed with a shaded area that’s home to built-in seating and a couch.
![This modern deck has been designed with a shaded area that's home to built-in seating and a couch.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The other end of the deck has bi-fold doors open to connect the kitchen and dining area to the yard.
![This modern rear extension has has bi-fold doors that open to connect the kitchen and dining area to the yard.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![This modern rear extension has has bi-fold doors that open to connect the kitchen and dining area to the yard.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Instead of having a large island in the kitchen, the homeowners wanted a ‘country kitchen’ with a large table around which people gather to prepare food. The minimalist blue kitchen cabinets along the wall add a pop of color to the interior, while the wood shelving complements the dining table.
![Instead of having a large island in this modern blue kitchen, the homeowners wanted a'country kitchen' with a large table around which people gather to prepare food.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![Instead of having a large island in this modern blue kitchen, the homeowners wanted a'country kitchen' with a large table around which people gather to prepare food.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The opposite side of the extension has an L-shaped built-in bench that wraps around the corner. Bi-fold windows allow the inside and outside spaces to be connected.
![A modern rear extension with built-in L-shaped bench seating and bi-fold windows that open to the deck.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A modern rear extension with built-in L-shaped bench seating.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The hallway shows where the original Edwardian home connects with the new rear extension.
![A modern rear extension can be seen from the hallway.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
The bathroom was also updated in the home, with a new wood vanity and white subway tiles. The clawfoot tub was salvaged, retained, and re-used as an element representing the history of the old in the new bathroom.
![A contemporary bathroom with a wood vanity and white subway tiles.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
![A new bathroom with a clawfoot tub that was restored.](https://ad-c.org/wp-content/plugins/wp-fastest-cache-premium/pro/images/blank.gif)
Photography by Reannon Smith Photographer | Architecture firm: Ben Callery Architects | Builder: Keenan Built
Source: Contemporist