Ararat House is an exercise in modesty and continuity. Designed for the architect’s parents after decades in a self-built family home, the project reflects a quiet resizing of life — moving closer to town, community, and daily routines. Rather than replace the existing 1950s cream brick house, the design works through a series of careful interventions, preserving both its embedded carbon and its familiar place within the small, walkable township of Ararat. A new northern-facing “good room” brings kitchen, living, and dining together, opening onto a veranda and private courtyard, while quieter spaces support the original bedrooms to the south. Materials serve as structure and finish alike, largely sourced locally and shaped with the help of the surrounding community. Accessibility is folded into the architecture — step-free movement, generous circulation, subtle assistive details — producing a house that feels considered, calm, and deeply lived-in.