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Justin Humphrey ArchitectThis materially rich house is designed to make the most of its sub-tropical location.
Privacy is maintained from the street through layers of screening and landscape that surround the cobbled forecourt. A scalloped and curved concrete form pushes out towards the street engaging with the neighbourhood with planting spilling down the textured wall.
Once visitors pass beneath the planted concrete awning, the water views reveal themselves slowly as you pass through a series of living spaces. This house plan is arranged to encourage prevailing breezes to pass through interior spaces that are rich with natural light.
Screening on the first floor shifts dynamically according to required function. Upper screen folds allow views to the sky and tree canopy, while lower folds reveal garden views while maintaining privacy.
Minett Studio Architecture and DesignHanby St Brighton redefines luxury, craft, and clever space planning that can contribute to an efficient and streamlined lifestyle. Having a family of three teenage children and a busy social and working calender, the house was designed for efficiency. Carefully considered boot rooms and back-of-house areas mean that the beautiful home runs like a well-oiled machine. Everything has been carefully detailed and storage solutions maximized with places for school bags and blazer drop off, sports equipment storage for each school day, and after-school activity. An impressive Laundry with two washing machines and two dryers and a drying cupboard and a laundry chute. Spacious Butlers Pantry with small appliances bench and coffee and tea making station, so the Kitchen remains clutter-free and glamorous. This couple really knows quality and craft and each meticulous detail has been artfully designed to enhance the homes feeling of prestige and comfort. Lighting has been carefully designed to allow task, ambient, and mood settings. The alfresco space is connected by oversized sliders, creating an inside, outside connection that responds to Melbourne's inclement weather with outdoor fireplaces, outdoor heating, and significantly undercover. This ensures the outdoor entertaining spaces can be enjoyed year-round. The exterior pool house and basketball court provide another refuge for teenagers and friends, separate but connected for security and peace and mind.
Sareen Stone Pty LtdThe project was shortlisted for the Mosman Design Awards, recognising its considered response to site constraints, materiality and architectural planning.
Mihaly SlocombeHood House is a playful protector that respects the heritage character of Carlton North whilst celebrating purposeful change. It is a luxurious yet compact and hyper-functional home defined by an exploration of contrast: it is ornamental and restrained, subdued and lively, stately and casual, compartmental and open.
For us, it is also a project with an unusual history. This dual-natured renovation evolved through the ownership of two separate clients. Originally intended to accommodate the needs of a young family of four, we shifted gears at the eleventh hour and adapted a thoroughly resolved design solution to the needs of only two. From a young, nuclear family to a blended adult one, our design solution was put to a test of flexibility.
The result is a subtle renovation almost invisible from the street yet dramatic in its expressive qualities. An oblique view from the northwest reveals the playful zigzag of the new roof, the rippling metal hood. This is a form-making exercise that connects old to new as well as establishing spatial drama in what might otherwise have been utilitarian rooms upstairs. A simple palette of Australian hardwood timbers and white surfaces are complimented by tactile splashes of brass and rich moments of colour that reveal themselves from behind closed doors.
Our internal joke is that Hood House is like Lazarus, risen from the ashes. We’re grateful that almost six years of hard work have culminated in this beautiful, protective and playful house, and so pleased that Glenda and Alistair get to call it home.
Manuka GardensLocated in the heart of Campbell, this courtyard garden was designed to transform an underutilised outdoor space into a serene and functional retreat. The client envisioned a resort-style sanctuary that would complement the refined architecture of their townhouse while providing an inviting setting for entertaining and relaxation. With a focus on balance between structure and nature, this courtyard seamlessly integrates strong architectural elements with soft, dynamic planting and the tranquil presence of water.
Sandbox Studio®Positioning the home as a conduit for family and togetherness, Gathering House is expanded to facilitate an open and engaging residential experience, melding both old and new within the one generous site. Taking references from the existing formal silhouette and materiality already in place, the focus became on extruding the original form while imbedding new principles of increased scale and openness throughout. Binding the interior to the larger landscape was also key, driving clear visual connections between inside and out and allowing the functions of the home to spill out into dedicated outdoor entertaining areas. The home celebrates coming together, dotted with moments of compression and release to align with varying levels of passive or active animation, retaining the familiar intimacy of home.
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