Boyd House II | Walsh Street
Image credit: Walsh Street (1957) Robin Boyd. Photographed by Trifolk.
About the Walsh Street House Museum
The Robin Boyd Foundation is the custodian of Boyd House II, locally known as Walsh Street designed by celebrated Australian modernist architect, author, and public educator Robin Boyd as his family home in 1957. The residence serves a dual purpose: as a house museum preserving an important artefact of Australian architectural history, and as a living venue for exhibitions, education and events that celebrate the breadth of Boyd’s work and legacy.
Alongside the care and conservation of the property, the Foundation maintains the Walsh Street Archive, a substantial collection of over 4,000 items.
Image credit: Walsh Street/Boyd House II. 1959.
The Challenge
The Foundation required additional lighting in the dining room, a multifunctional space regularly used for events, guided tours, and private functions. The challenge, as Walsh Street is a heritage-listed, highly protected residence, meaning no permanent modifications could be made to the building’s fabric or structure.
Any solution needed to sit within the original wooden beam structure without being fixed in place; a quality and design focused, lighting system that was freestanding, fully relocatable, and entirely adjustable.
Image credit: Walsh Street, Material Worlds Event. Photographed by Josephine Briginshaw.
The Solution
The result is a bespoke, track lighting system built around the Ljusdesign Gizmo luminaires on Pico Trac, mounted onto a custom-fabricated aluminium channel. The system rests within the existing beam structure without any permanent fixing, allowing it to be repositioned freely throughout the space as required by the foundation and volunteers.
Each luminaire offers individual dimming control and interchangeable lenses, providing a flexible, exhibition-grade lighting solution that can adapt to the changing demands of the room.
About Ljusdesign
Designed and manufactured in Sweden, Ljusdesign is a premium exhibition lighting brand trusted by leading cultural institutions across Australia and internationally. Notable local installations include the Australian War Memorial, the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), and Melbourne Museum.
We are proud to support the Robin Boyd Foundation in preserving and sharing this iconic piece of Australian architectural history and honoured that Walsh Street is now part of the Ljusdesign story in Australia.
For more information on our partnership with the Robin Foyd Foundation and the Ljusdesign range, please contact us at info@sld.net.au
Distributor - SLD
Photography - Courtesy of the Robin Royd Foundation
Walsh Street, Boyd House II, designed by Robin Royd in 1959.
Located in South Yarra, Victoria, 3141, Australia
