Victoria
Slate House is a new three level, high-performing, high-end apartment building of 14 spacious homes, in the bayside suburb of Brighton.
The design is the careful articulation of built form to fit gently within the street character; sensitive to the size and presence of other houses and to its direct neighbour Cardinia House, a significant heritage home. We looked to Architecture that spoke of scale, texture and materiality to inform the design. We aimed for the building to appear domestic, small and loveable. The intention was a synthesis of the prevailing rich history, heritage character and domestic context, to show there was an alternative to the overbearing and clinical modernist box.
Slate House delivers beautiful, thoughtful and refined homes focused on aesthetics, context and sustainability. Achieving an outstanding NatHERS rating of 8.2 stars, Slate House is Brighton’s first fossil-fuel-free multi-residential apartment building.
“We wanted to offer a beautiful place to live that was site specific with outstanding sustainability credentials. All the early design concepts we saw came back the same, except Austin Maynard Architects who came back with a pitched roof. Placed in the context of the street, it resonated with us.
The design, layout, attention to detail and the playfulness has been been really well received. Residents are getting an award-winning Austin Maynard Architects building that references their body of work. Everything is well thought out. Whether it’s a small house, large house, or multi residential, they approach each project uniquely.”
Andrew Maynard, Design Architect
Mark Austin, Design Architect
Mark Stranan, Project Architect
Access Studio, Access Consultant
Cogent Acoustics, Acoustic Consultant
Florenancig Smith, Building Surveyor
Form, Services Consultant
GIW Environmental Solutions, ESD Consultant
John Patrick Landscapes, Landscape Consultant
KPA, Structural Engineer
Lucent, Developer
Lucent, Project Manager
Ratio, Town Planner
Ratio, Traffic Consultant
Ratio, Waste Management 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.
