House 4: bold and beautiful
Kaela Turgeon, our Colour and Design Professional, has carefully looked at each of the homes on this year’s Block and then given her take on where contestant’s could take the internal design.
House 4 is possibly the most “traditional” house on the Block, with the external look highly inspired by the so-called board-and-batten style of modern cottages. Kaela sees this distinctive exterior as a real plus, but warns against taking too many cues from its bold aesthetic when doing the interior design. “The boldness of the external colour palette has the ability to overwhelm the internals, but bringing small dark elements into the internals allows for a careful balance that creates a flow from outside through to inside. I love the mix of modern aesthetics with the Victorian / Craftsman style architecture and would emphasise this throughout the house through the use of clean lines, natural stone, warm timbers and vintage pieces”.
Image: A Victorian design taking inspiration from the outside and move it inside. A design that flows to show how to balance those materials.
The intricate design flatlay Kaela created for House 4 has obvious links to the bold exterior. “I used the inspiration of the external façade which reflects Victorian and Craftsman style architecture. This style of home uses mixed materials like cladding, timber and stone with an opulent colour palette. I also wanted to show the way you can create a modern palette but add some vintage flare to the concept”.
Asked to describe in just five words how she would describe her suggested colour palette, Kaela offers this: “Vintage, Textured, Opulent, Victorian Style, Ornamental”
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Each year, The Block manages to bring with it all sorts of impressive firsts on many different levels. Adding to the list this year is the unique COLORBOND® steel installation team on Kyle and Leslie’s eye-catching monochromatic masterpiece - House 1.
This season on The Block, COLORBOND® steel is set to feature in all sorts of exciting and innovative ways across this year’s five houses.
It’s that time of year again when The Block is back to grab the attention of millions of viewers across Australia. Let’s quickly dive back through our time on The Block and share some of the highlights.
We’d like to take a moment to compliment the skill and dedication of a select group of customers and partners that have enabled us to showcase COLORBOND® steel and highlight the attributes it can bring to a construction project like The Block.
COLORBOND® steel launched three new colours in 2022, and all three feature on The Block this year. These new colours bring a fresh direction to the COLORBOND® steel palette, along with the durability to perform in some of Australia’s harshest conditions.
Part of the challenge this year on The Block, is to work with the architect's exterior scheme from the very start!
House 1’s façade has a modern coastal feel, but with elevated profiles and materials that pay homage to the coastal environment and the home’s history with the repurposed warm toned bricks.
House 2’s design concept is focused around a modern version of mid-century design both internally and externally. Mixed materials were a huge influence in mid-century design including the use of mixed shapes like linear and curved lines.
House 3's exterior already makes a strong colour statement, with a dark upper level and lighter colours below.
The neutrality of the Bluegum® colour works perfectly within House 5's design concept which blends urban aesthetics with a bohemian feel.