Plumbers house by Finnis Architects, is a bold and unashamedly modern statement on a suburban street in Strathmore, Melbourne.
Located North of Melbourne’s CBD, the Plumbers house manages to capture the clients desire for a modern design, becoming a prominent statement to the streetscape in a growing area of Melbourne. The attention to detail seen both internally and externally throughout the entirety of the building perhaps sets the tone for the future Architectural style of the area which encapsulates the essence of family living.
Designed for a family 4 (and 1 on the way) Thornbury House is a collective effort and collaboration between Architect and Interior Designer, Kali Cavanagh, and builder FrankBuilt.
The Client approached us with a fairly simple brief – Provide a light-filled, simple, durable and modern extension that doesn’t require excessive heating and cooling all year round. They also wanted to be able to walk directly from the living room onto a lawn whilst entertaining and have the kids roam inside and out freely and within full sight.
With Beyond house we seek to stretch the boundaries of the typical terrace house.
The existing heritage house was south-facing, dark, cold, narrow and overshadowed by neighbouring walls on both side boundaries. It’s owners, a family of three, were detached from the world beyond.
They are serious about sustainability and wanted the new addition to be naturally comfortable, using sun for heating, breezes for cooling, water harvesting, solar power, recycled materials (even re-using the old kitchen!) and integrating and indoor clothes airer.
A critique, the project redefines the perception and experience of the conventional dental office that is born out of necessity yet habitually associated with fear, anxiety, phobia and pain.
Barrier to a dental visit has often exacerbated by the negative perception of the ‘unknown’; the obscurity and overly clinical environment that is heightened by the abrupt exposure of needles, drills and bibs.
The project dared to be different, with methodology adopted from to the systematic desensitization used in dentistry; as a procedural method in reducing a patients’ anxiety through a gradual exposure of dental procedure, presented architecturally.
After a detailed site analysis it became clear that this small (200 msq) but uniquely positioned site offered the opportunity to sustain two high amenity apartments . The living spaces are planned as north facing indoor-outdoor spaces that conjoin with the leafy grounds of the South Yarra Library and fill with dappled light that filters through the vibrant green of the library’s golden elms.
Entry into the house is directly through a 3 metre garden wall, into a single volume that bounds both internal and external north facing living spaces and divides the public and private realms of the house. When lit subtly at night or when winter sun penetrates deep into the room, the black wall recedes to provide a backdrop for garden planting and artwork within
The central space is articulated by a stepped bluestone wall that screens the living areas from the entry, and defines a secondary internal courtyard. This stone extends inside to become a seat, hearth, a bookcase and hold the kitchen, hinting towards a monolithic stone ruin which the living areas have been built around. The rear of the building is set into a terracing site with full height windows onto raised garden beds bringing the green into each room.
The Owners brief required a new family home to be built on a relatively flat site in Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburbs. They had always wanted a rendered house, and were looking for a clean, sharp design. The block runs east south, so a C-shaped plan was developed to catch the northern light. A central, double height space sits adjacent this courtyard, allowing light to flood in to all parts of the house. The plan is zoned with older children having a self contained living space and bedrooms on the first floor to the rear of the property. Bryant Alsop Architects worked closely with Mil Constructions throughout the construction stage to achieve a high quality and resolved outcome.
It can be daunting for children to spend time away from home, particularly for the first time.
To help children feel at ease the design focuses on the concept of ‘home’. A playful, vibrant & memorable series of ‘home’ shapes – a theme that carries right through to the interiors.
Located in the growing suburb of Officer in South East Melbourne, this highly popular early learning centre successfully addresses the demand for modern early learning spaces in the growing community while being a colourful & memorable civic piece of architecture.
Beulah International select UNStudio’s proposal for Australia’s tallest tower from designs submitted by six of the world’s leading architecture firms
Beulah International today announced that ‘Green Spine’, the design proposal submitted by UNStudio with Cox Architecture has been selected as the winning design for their latest project, Southbank by Beulah, a more than $2 billion mixed-use tower which will be the tallest tower in Australia, located in the heart of Melbourne.
The winning proposal was selected by a seven-member jury. Other shortlisted teams included BIG, Coop Himmelb(l)au, MAD, MVRDV and OMA.
Location: Southbank – 118 City Road, Melbourne, Australia
Client: Beulah International (Real Estate Developer)
UNStudio Team: Ben van Berkel, Caroline Bos with Jan Schellhoff, Sander Versluis, Milena Stopic and Julia Gottstein, Marco Cimenti, Leon Hansmann, Perrine Planche, Olga Kovrikova, Carleigh Shannon
King Bill is a love letter to Fitzroy. King Bill is a collage of Fitzroy’s built history, its textures, its forms, its order and its chaos.
The high land values of Fitzroy would encourage many owners to add as much building as possible. Not so for the owners of King Bill. They sought to give something back to the suburb they love. They sought to create a new pocket park.
In A Nutshell
Located in the vibrant back streets of Fitzroy, Melbourne, King Bill is the renovation and extension of a double story terrace house and neighbouring garden. The house (one of 5 terraces built circa 1850) and its eastern garden were initially separate lots that were recently consolidated onto a single title. Recognising the importance and heritage significance of the area, as well as the rich eclectic nature of the location, the terrace facade remains untouched. A glazed corridor now runs along the eastern outer wall of the original terrace, linking the original house with the stable (garage and parents retreat) and the new pavilion, which houses kitchen, living and dining.
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