Pipkorn & Kilpatrick Design The Interior Of A Houseboat On Lake Eildon

May 29, 2015

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

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Australian design firm Pipkorn & Kilpatrick have completed the contemporary interiors of a houseboat.
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Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

The designer’s description

The stunning natural backdrop of Lake Eildon and its surrounds was our inspiration for this unique project. Natural, textured and sustainable materials were balanced with the reflective properties of the water to create calm and light-filled areas.

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

All spaces were made to feel generous and flow-through achieved through clever space planning and through convincing the builder to raise ceiling heights beyond the usual and to eliminate claustrobia-inducing bulkheads by burying services between the ceiling joists.

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

The ground floor was designed as a ‘free flow of lounge, dining room, galley kitchen and helm’, while the top floor was divided into living and a private zone (housing three bedrooms and a bathroom feeding off the corridor).

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

We loved every minute of designing this space and the challenges it presented.

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

Lake Eildon Houseboat By Pipkorn & Kilpatrick

Design: PipKorn & Kilpatrick
Photography by Christine Francis