Located in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak, Bridging Boyd sits on a dry riverbed in a densely wooded area. Robin Boyd’s original design used geometric forms to establish a simple building in dialogue with the surrounds. Having analysed the house, Jolson acknowledges that a 1950s home is transformed through its connection to the garden. “My favourite part of the original home is the way Boyd chose to engage with the landscape,” says Stephen Jolson, principal architect at Jolson. “The bridge has created this exceptional design solution where you feel suspended in the landscape, and I think it is such a simple yet powerful gesture that has lasted the test of time.”
