Ideas of culture and connectivity underpinned our design for the Gwynne Street Studio, a dynamic warehouse conversion in Cremorne, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne. The brief called for two new tenancies within a warehouse shell – a new office for Create Company and a new studio for our own practice, with a shared boardroom and breakout space.
The warehouse’s art deco exterior and the neighbourhood’s creative/industrial past provided rich inspiration for our design. Once a hub for manufacturing, Cremorne has seen an influx of young professionals, start-ups and creative industries in recent years, breathing new life into its mix of warehouses, factory shells and Victorian cottages.
Step out of your caravan into the shade and fresh air, protected by a canvas annexe which frames a view of the lush landscape beyond. This experience was the inspiration behind BENT Annexe, an addition for a delightful family of four and their two adorable Dachshunds. Because every day should feel like a breath of fresh air, surrounded by nature.
BENT Annexe adds additional living space to a 1960s home with a lot of charm, while also reconnecting it to the garden. In contrast to the heaviness and introspective nature of the original home, this new, light-weight and light-filled Annexe is open and outward-looking, feeling more like a sheltered place in the garden that a traditional living space.
This project is a renovation and extension of a semi-detached Edwardian family home in Fitzroy North. The living areas were extended and re-configured to take advantage of the abundant natural light offered by the site’s northerly aspect. A courtyard at the junction of the old and new parts of the house ensures that daylight infiltrates deep into the house. Large glazed doors and windows create a fluid connection between internal and external spaces. This relationship is further enhanced by a continuity between internal and external building elements and materials. Ceilings flow outward to form external eaves and the conversation that is established externally between the natural timber elements and dark cladding is echoed in the internal material palette. The ceiling over the dining area offers a dramatic shift in height, providing spatial clarity in an otherwise open plan living area.
Jenkins Street is a juxtaposition in many ways. It flawlessly mixes private & intimate spaces with open plan living and the architecture provides contrast with new modern-contemporary meeting with old period-art deco. The dynamic of new and old, and diversity on a functional level as well as a visual level alludes to a home with a perceived split personality; made tranquil with the right balance of yin and yang.
Located in gentrifying Northcote, the quieter inner streets are filled with a healthy mix of redevelopment sites and period homes with modern extensions, with industrial or bohemian undertones. Situated walking distance to Northcote Plaza, All Nations Park, train stations and the High Street precinct, Jenkins Street provides the perfect place to raise a young inner-suburban family.
Additions and alterations to a small Victorian terrace in Noone Street, Clifton Hill.
Sitting at the end of a row of similar late 19th century terraces, the site for this project was fortunate enough to sit on block that had double-width proportions to the back due to a small electrical substation next door. This opened up a number of opportunities in terms of how we approached the brief which was for a new simple, modern, light-filled living, meals and kitchen area, along with master bedroom and studio.
Being a heritage dwelling which had had many ad-hoc renovations over the years, it was decided very early that all of the additions were to be stripped back, with the original front 2 bedrooms the only retained aspect of the house.
Article source: TAYLOR KNIGHTS ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN
Set in a rustic red-brick warehouse, REHAU’s Design Haus is not your ordinary showroom. Founded in Germany in 1948, REHAU are best known for their quality doors & windows and a vast range of interior finishes. Launching their first showroom in Melbourne, they provided us with a simple design statement; they were seeking to create a space where visitors felt like they were stepping into their own dream home – familiar, comfortable, lush, light-filled, and open.
With the selection of an impressive warehouse space in South Melbourne, it was essential to celebrate the existing heritage bones; which meant, stripping back obsolete items and starting with a clean slate.
Fretard design has created a vegan and vegetarian oasis in the heart of Chapel St,Melbourne with Little Green. A space that exudes well-being in everything from the colour palette to the natural materials, Little Green’s nurturing environment makes you feel like you’re making a healthier choice just by walking through the door.
Benjamin Frétard has made the most of natural light, semi-transparent glass, under-bench LEDs, and open community-feel seating to create a sense of spaciousness in the small, 40sqm café.
Part of our ongoing Western occupation, Ikebana’s name gives you a hint at the story behind this new residential and retail project in West Melbourne. Yes it’s Japanese-inspired, but without the cliché – you won’t find any Hello Kitty here (although we can promise a karaoke room). Instead, we took the concepts behind the fêted Japanese aesthetic as our point of departure for the architecture – an attention to (nano) detail and dedication to hand-made traditions is set against a natural, formal backdrop.
Location: 130–154 Dudley Street West Melbourne Australia
Photography: PETER CLARKE
Client: GURNER TM
Project Team: Elenberg Fraser: Callum Fraser, Igor Kebel, Stephen Davies, Jeremy Schluter, Stella Lien, Michael Ferreyra, Alex Fin, Adrian Gaylard, Ashley Hunnisett, Lisa Jennings, Jacek W Kot, Brian Li, Danny Matthew, Son Nguyen, Anna Savage, Caleb Smith, Peter Scott, Beth Soloman, Yean Tan, Charlotte Cairns, Gemma Croft, Darren Paul
This might be the first time you’ve heard us say this but at our new mixed-use project at 134-160 Spencer Street there’s actually less than meets the eye. Well, kind of. It’s true that the responsive approach to precinct regeneration sets a new bar for mixed-use developments. We could even say that this building, which sits directly in front of Southern Cross station – the first thing people see when arriving – will anchor the increased westerly shift of the CBD, heralded by the regeneration of Docklands, Fishermen’s Bend and Southbank.
Project Team: Elenberg Fraser: Callum Fraser, Reade Dixon, Thomas Orton, Jansen Aui, Steven Connolly, Roy Zheng, Vasilii Zhelezniakov, Harrison Wraight, Emma Pythian, Shani Timms, Vanessa Mccaffrey, Adam King
Project Manager: PDS Group
Building Surveyor: PLP AUSTRALIA
Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer: WSP Structures
Acoustic Engineer: VIPAC
Landscape Architect: OCULUS
Project Cost: AUD $300M Approx
Area: 90,550M²
Time – Design / Documentation: 11 Months (to Date)
A tight inner-city site, and a workers cottage with a heritage overlay was challenged by the Owner’s brief to provide a long-term family home for themselves and 2 sons. A love of sport and the outdoors drove the open plan living spaces that connect seamlessly to outdoor areas. Local bedrock required the pool to sit above ground, and created an opportunity to design out the need for a pool fence thus maximising outdoor space. There was a clear direction for bold interiors and use of materials with a punch of yellow amongst the black and grey is a nod to Melbourne’s footy culture, while a large centralised island bench rounds out the owners love of food and entertaining. This is a house that fits every aspect of Melbourne life!
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