These two houses in Walsh Street, South Yarra are a boutique development that replace a single house. The street elevation of the building reveals two distinct masses in the form of a white render box on top of a lavastone plinth which clearly articulates the individual apartments and mitigates the scale of the building. More than that, it lends each apartment a distinct feeling, evident both inside and out.
The fundamental requirement guiding the design was the desire to have two dwellings that feel more like houses than apartments. This has been achieved through the spatial organisation of the apartments. Common areas, excluding basement, have been minimised. The result is a level of independence and privacy to each dwelling that is unexpected given the context. Both apartments have been arranged to maximise solar access, and feature multiple outdoor living spaces that double as light courts. Extensive and varied planting gives privacy to these spaces, and connects the outside with the inside.
There is an emphasis on craftsmanship throughout the construction, which is in excess of what is customary for such a development. Natural materials such as stone, wood and concrete have been used throughout, to give a sense of permanence and solidity to the building. The palette is richer than what might be expected from be architecture. It represents an extension of the sort of work for which be architecture are known, which has arisen out of careful analysis of the potential market for such a development and a way of reconciling the taste of a wider audience with a practice known for a quieter, considered aesthetic.
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