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There is a particular sensitivity required when bringing a heritage home into a new chapter. The most resolved renovations do not ask the original architecture to compete with what comes next. Instead, old and new are given space to exist together.

For The Nest, Craig Linke has taken this approach across a considered Adelaide renovation where heritage character, contemporary architecture and finely resolved interior detailing come together within one home.

Dating to 1910, the original heritage-fronted residence has been transformed for contemporary family life while retaining a strong connection to its past. New herringbone flooring flows from the original part of the home into the new addition, creating beautiful continuity. Newly introduced limestone, custom joinery and a restrained material palette bring warmth and texture to the interiors.

Building a dialogue between old and new

The Nest is shaped by materiality and proportion; at the heart of the home, the kitchen establishes much of this language. Pale, heavily veined stone wraps the generous island and continues through the work surfaces, balanced by warm timber cabinetry and softly textured architectural elements. Beyond it, herringbone timber flooring brings depth underfoot, while the adjoining living spaces introduce limestone and a double-sided fireplace as another connection between the home's heritage character and contemporary intervention.

Rather than relying on a single statement, the interior is built through a collection of quieter details. Curved forms soften the more architectural elements of the renovation, natural materials establish warmth, and extensive custom cabinetry feels integrated into the architecture.

Hardware considered from the beginning

The Craig Linke team first visited the Momo Handles Sydney Studio while developing the hardware specification, exploring how scale, texture and finish could work across the extensive joinery planned throughout the residence. With cabinetry appearing in almost every room, the selected hardware brings continuity while allowing each space its own character.

The final selections centre on Bronze, introducing a warm metallic detail against the home's timber, stone and neutral finishes. Against full-height timber cabinetry, the longer Bellevue Solid Brass Knurled Bar Pulls provide a precise vertical accent. Across smaller doors and drawers, the Brighton Solid Brass T Knob introduces the same Bronze tone at a different scale.

Experienced repeatedly throughout the day, these details bring both visual texture and a tactile connection to the cabinetry. It is a small detail within a project of considerable scale, but one that illustrates the level of resolution behind The Nest.

A home revealed in layers

From its heritage beginnings to its contemporary new spaces, The Nest is a study in how a home can evolve without losing the qualities that gave it character in the first place. Through natural stone, timber, herringbone flooring, bespoke joinery and carefully selected hardware, Craig Linke has created an interior where the details feel connected rather than simply coordinated.

For Momo Handles, it has been a pleasure to follow that process from the first selections in our Sydney Studio through to seeing the Bronze Bellevue and Brighton pieces become part of the completed home.

Photography: Christopher Morrison