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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. The Abbotsford Warehouse Apartments in Victoria, Australia by ITN ArchitectsDecember 20th, 2016 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ITN Architects Designed by Nigel Grigg of ITN Architects, this former industrial warehouse has been converted into two, three storey warehouse apartments by removing the roof, retaining the lower floors and constructing a new upper floor which has been set back on all sides to create upper decks and balconies.  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes
 Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore Many of the old building’s simple details were retained as well as the external walls and lower floors. New elements and materials sit side by side with the old to create contemporary apartments with some old world charm. Old timber workshop welding benches were retained and used for the kitchen island benches with new in situ concrete bench tops added. New columns penetrate the island benches.  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes Four metre high windows were converted into the steel and glass front doors and electric garage doors to create an overwhelming effect upon entry, and match the scale of the existing four metre high ceilings. The old timber columns were removed, repaired and reinstated with concealed steel columns adjacent for strength.  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes New services such as copper gas pipes and electrical conduits were exposed where suitable and left in their natural state. Blackbutt hardwood flooring and stairs were used throughout, with stainless steel rod balustrades and steel and glass handrails to the decks. The site fronts two streets and by subdividing the warehouse back to back across the middle, each apartment gets its own street address and courtyards.  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes About ITN Architects ITN Architects is an architecture practice based in Melbourne, Australia and comprises directors and co founders Zvi Belling, Aidan Halloran, Nigel Grigg and Andy Wilson. The practice has over 20 years of experience in the design and construction of buildings with a diverse portfolio of architectural interventions characterised by site responsive approaches to materiality and form. The commitment to interesting and sustainable design is reflected in much of our notable work through considered design elements and often involving adaptive reuse of existing structures as well as new buildings and interiors.  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © Michael Downes  Image Courtesy © Mathew Moore  Image Courtesy © ITN Architects  Image Courtesy © ITN Architects  Image Courtesy © ITN Architects
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