the Whadjuk people of the Nyoongar nation
Western Australia
Located on a leafy street in Shenton Park, Davidson Residence is a two-storey home for a young couple and their two kids. It features a bold, yet highly site-sensitive design which has become highly recognisable along the street. A simple and bold gesture subverts the vernacular tiled roof into a folding & curving shell which envelopes the home. The roof form both rakes & twists from the front to the rear, to open to the north and views, while tipping its height as the site falls with respect to the southern neighbour’s amenity. Roof tiles, burnished concrete floors, expressed glulam beams, painted white tumbled bricks, stained timber & a dynamic pattern of glass blocks draw from the established streetscape and its material context. In keeping with the architecture, the interiors are equally playful and reflective of the client’s quirky tastes.
There’s something beautiful and unique about each room and I love walking into all of them. The glass-blocks are my favorite. We told the architects if they had a material that other clients were nervous about, we’re the ones to do it. We have different tastes in music, and I love that we have a space to come together, share and create the sounds with our kid’s and friends. I love that I am surrounded by trees and that I actually get to see them. It doesn’t feel like a house on a busy road so close to the city.
MATT DAVIS, Design Architect
MITCHELL COOK, Project Architect
OLIVIA REEVES, INTERIOR DESIGNER
SAM KLOPPER, Design Architect
CONCEPT ORIGIN, Landscape Consultant
MAROCCHI ENGINEERING GROUP, Structural Engineer
Thermarate, ESD Consultant
The Australian Institute of Architects acknowledges First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters, and skies of the continent now called Australia.
We express our gratitude to their Elders and Knowledge Holders whose wisdom, actions and knowledge have kept culture alive.
We recognise First Nations peoples as the first architects and builders. We appreciate their continuing work on Country from pre-invasion times to contemporary First Nations architects, and respect their rights to continue to care for Country.
