Victoria
The South Yarra House presents as a bold, impenetrable object. Deceptively simple in form, its robust materiality provides a protective shield for the inhabitants and a vessel for the sculptural forms and delicate materiality within.
The journey through the house is shaped by the sense of compression and expansion. Passing under the concrete facade which appears to float over the front garden and a delicate ribbon of patterned glass the double height foyer space is revealed. Enclosed, a spiral staircase and the curved form of the main living space protrudes into the space as an abstract, brick form.
Beyond the foyer space, a juxtaposition of materials unfold; black timber battens lining walls, aged brass detailing, monoliths of marble and granite, zinc cladding alongside warming American oak and soft polished plaster may seem contradictory yet on the other hand are complementary to the interplay of light and dark throughout the home.
Dominic Pandolfini, Design Architect
Philip Vasilevski, Graduate of Architecture
Marina Trevisan, Graduate of Architecture
BGSM, Building Surveyor
Intrax Consulting Group, Hydraulic Consultant
Intrax Consulting Group, Electrical Consultant
Intrax Consulting Group, Civil Consultant
Dome Building Project, Construction Manager
Myles Baldwin Landscape Design, Landscape Architect
Simone Haag, Interior Decorator
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.
