Chestnut Townhouses
Architecture Residential Melbourne, Australia
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Description
The project is a townhouse designed for a small inner city site. This project advances interior design practice as it creates creature comforts out of nature in an irresistibly appealing way. The combination of materials, textures and colours create an overwhelming sense of calm that still carries itself with a modicum of luxury. There is individual beauty in every piece, yet the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The interiors reflect the ideas of maximum light and space within this context.
Questions and Answers
What was the brief?
The client brief had a clear requirement to deliver an urban infill development within a sensitive heritage context without compromising amenity.
What does the project achieve in terms of sustainable outcomes?
While creating a sense of calmness and comfort has its own sustainability advantages in human terms, a great deal of effort went into ensuring the furnishings and additions were sourced from sustainable sources. Jardan, for example, created a number of the iconic natural timber pieces on display. They are certified carbon neutral through the Australian Government’s National Carbon Offset Standard. The predominant use of natural materials make practically everything in the house recyclable.
Describe the interior design project
In order to complement the gritty Cremorne backdrop, the interior materials used were deliberately simple, unrefined, unadorned and visually robust. In addition, the unembellished form doesn’t visually compete with the surrounding decorative heritage dwelling; and the built form of the development directly references its surrounding context, form, mass and material. It is an abstracted hybridization of the three surrounding dwellings.
The finishing touches were designed to add comfort and a sense of calm, with consideration given to every room’s primary function first. Complementing the interior finishes and structural materials with a simple, natural, raw and unrefined colour palette, the all-pervasive theme is relaxed, airy and comfortable.
The non-functional visual stimuli carry the theme superbly. With a calming blue clearly conveyed through the naturally framed artwork. Indoor planting adds another layer to the sense of space, air and breathability and help connect the inside to the landscaped courtyard.
What are the truly innovative aspects of the design of this project?
This project is truly innovative as it is designed to offer the essential components of a traditional family dwelling on a compact footprint. How? By offering easy, low maintenance living designed specifically for a downsizer family. Its garden planting turns a small space into a creative and productive garden – usually only seen in larger family homes. The innovative townhouse also proves that an urban infill development can work effortlessly within a sensitive heritage context. Its unadorned and understated design doesn’t visually compete with its surrounding decorative dwellings – instead complementing them.
Details
| Completion date | 2015 |