Garages converted into architecturally designed houses – a smart way to get a first home

Alex Kennedy's studio apartment was designed by Architecture by Hearth. Photo: Tom Ross/Brill

Your second home could be right under your nose.

Architects are converting traditionally dark, concrete structures into homes complete with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and storage.

Head of the Oxfam-Monash Partnership Alex Kennedy is the proud owner of a former Merchant Builder garage that she now calls home.

Alex Kennedy's new home was the garage in her old childhood home. Photo: Tom Ross/Brill

Designed by principal architect at Hearth Studio Sarah Trotter, the Carlton studio apartment has garnered widespread praise for its innovative use of space, light and interior design.

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Converting the garage on the property of Ms Kennedy's childhood home has allowed her to save hundreds of thousands of dollars that would normally spent on a first home.

Transforming the space involved demolishing an entire wall, replacing the roof plus the installation ofplumbing and electricity to the site.

Nicki Huggins says in the US such garage conversions are not at all uncommon and can serve dual purposes. Photo: Nicki Huggins

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Garages converted into architecturally designed houses - a smart way to get a first home