Amongst a leafy mid-century streetscape, LDS II Residence by Davidov Architects transforms two adjacent homes into a single, cohesive family residence—without adding a single square metre.

Caulfield North has always worn its mid-century heritage with an understated confidence; leafy streets, generous titles and homes built to last. Some of them hold their character gently, in a parquetry floor worn smooth by decades of family life, in a granite threshold that has greeted generations of guests. At LDS II Residence, completed by Davidov Architects, the starting point wasn’t a blank slate—it was two adjacent houses, each carrying its own history, and the question of how to bring them gracefully together.

Set within this leafy, mid-century fabric, the project involved stitching together two homes from different eras into a single, cohesive family residence spanning 1,300 square metres. The brief was deceptively clear: accommodate a family of six through a carefully considered transformation. “The key was to determine if all of those spaces could be accommodated without adding any additional floor area,” founder and Architect Robert Davidov explains. “The footprint hardly changed, except for the creation of two links that formed a walled courtyard at the centre of the home.”