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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Spectrum Apartments in Victoria, Australia by Kavellaris Urban DesignMay 26th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Kavellaris Urban Design Spectrum Apartments is situated on a site with three frontages. It was critical that the architecture address and activate all three frontages but also be of a single architectural language.  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke
 Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke The project is expressed as strips of building mass to exemplify the diverse cultural context of Box Hill. The “strips” geometrically alternate over the floor plates to create highly articulated façades. The terminations of the “Strips” are expressed with brightly coloured fascia around the balconies, adding a vibrant presence to the public realm.  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke To increase the public amenity of the occupants of the apartment, the internal circulation areas are open to the sky, acting as a “lung” to the development. This “lung” would provide for additional daylighting and natural ventilation while allowing for vegetation to populate the open atrium.  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Peter Clarke  Image Courtesy © Kavellaris Urban Design  Image Courtesy © Kavellaris Urban Design  Image Courtesy © Kavellaris Urban Design  Image Courtesy © Kavellaris Urban Design  Image Courtesy © Kavellaris Urban Design
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