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Home to architect Michael Artemenko, co-director of FIGR Architecture Studio—along with his wife Emma and their young daughter—this renovated heritage home in the Melbourne suburb of Cremorne uses a portal-like corridor painted a vibrant pink to connect the original period home to a new wing.

The shed, accessed via new exterior walkway, received new windows and new matte black corrugated metal roofing. The quaint accessory structure is now a guest sleeping space and flexible yoga room.

Floor-to-ceiling glass allows guests to appreciate the forested lot as much as the owners do.

A rendering of the Wheelhouse cottage customized for Wildwood.

The couple also updated all of the faded lights, which dramatically freshened up the exterior.

The clubhouse is elevated over the sand to lessen its impact on the environment. "We wanted the sand to be able to continually flow beneath it," says Robert.

It goes without saying that one of the greatest masters of color was famed Mexican architect Luis Barragán, who used pink to dazzling effect in several projects, including Cuadra San Cristóbal.