South Yarra, Melbourne
Lift Shop installed an A Series home lift in a renovated Victorian home in South Yarra, Melbourne. It links two levels, the ground floor kitchen and the upper living space, and its white glass door sits so quietly in the hall that the staircase draws the eye first.
The house keeps its Victorian front and adds a modern brick and glass wing behind it. The new living spaces are generous and spread across two floors. A lift joins them without cutting into the design.
On the ground floor the lift door sits at the end of the kitchen, close to a sweeping spiral staircase. The stair is the sculpture. The lift is the quiet partner: a pale door set flush into a pale wall, with a long black handle that matches the home's dark metalwork.
Both routes meet in the same open space, so a guest can choose the stair and the owner can choose the lift.
Downstairs the kitchen, dining space and courtyard run together under oak floors and stone benchtops. Sliding doors open the room to the garden, and beyond it the pool. Upstairs, skylights fill a second living space with soft light and lead to the bedrooms.
Homes like this are made for entertaining, and entertaining means moving. Guests drift from the kitchen to the garden and up to the second living room, and nobody has to think about the steps in between.
The lift carries everything between those floors: grocery bags, laundry, luggage, and people of every age. It keeps both levels equally easy to reach.
Victorian homes in South Yarra reward careful extension. The best of them keep the street character and make the back of the house work for modern life. A lift is part of that second job.
The extension is the clue to why a lift works here. Every addition to a period home brings new floors, new distances and new demands. Building the lift in at the same time keeps the shaft tidy, the finishes consistent and the walls where the architect drew them.
Handover came in late 2025 and the home carries the 8-year warranty.
A white swing door with a glass panel sits neatly beside the stairs.
The kitchen level and the upper living level stay connected in a single trip.
The lift serves the modern extension while the Victorian front keeps its character.
Renovating or extending in Melbourne? Visit our Melbourne showroom to see the A Series in person, and read the home lift cost guide.
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