St Kilda West is a chic home designed by Kennedy Nolan.
St Kilda
West by Kennedy Nolan:
“Our task in
designing this house was to accommodate a family on a sloping site – long and
relatively narrow and incorporating an existing Victorian house. We also needed
to ensure that the highly serviced building minimised energy use through
passive solar design.
Whilst the
accommodation requirements and the shape, orientation and terrain of the site
largely determined the formal arrangement of the house, the articulation of the
fabric and the detail design were generated from both the passive solar methods
employed and more significantly, our Client’s request that the architecture
reflect their extensive time living in various parts of Asia.
We were
conscious of avoiding a literal or thematic depiction of ‘Asian’ architecture,
so the connections are subltle and characterised by a minimal palette of
colour, texture and form and an attempt to reference the qualitative aspects of
Asian architecture rather than obvious visual representations.
That the
house functions effectively for a family with frequent guests and supports both
family life and individual privacy is a satisfying outcome for us. The
significant achievement however, is the unexpected narrative that the house
offers once through the front door. There is a sense of space unfolding and the
suggestion of more at every turn. There is also a quietness in this house, a
stillness and sense of retreat from the city – perhaps the most essential link
to Asia.”
Source:Homedsgn
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