The Whimsical Lightness of Melbournes Armadale Residence

2019-03-14 14:23

Located in Armadale, an up-and-coming leafy suburb of Melbourne, Australia, this monolithic-looking residence by local practice b.e architecture appears as if it has been carved rather than built. Comprising 260 tons of light grey granite that seamlessly clad the building’s exterior, the house is characterized both by a sculptural heftiness and an ethereal weightlessness, most pronounced when the sunlight illuminates the stone’s furrowed texture. The inherent paradox of a weightless stone structure is further enhanced by the volumetric composition where the cantilevered upper floor seems to be floating despite its stark solidity. Piercing the house’s granite armour, large timber shutters create yet another subtle juxtaposition, this time between the smooth wooden surfaces and the rough granite facades. The blueprint of playful contradictions has been also applied to the building’s interiors that combine a minimalist aesthetic of stone floors, white walls and trim less fittings with a whimsical selection of furniture that range from modernist classics to vintage pieces and bespoke designs that playfully reflect the clients’ personalities.

位于澳大利亚墨尔本的多叶郊区Armale，当地的实践B.E建筑看起来像是雕琢而不是建造的。包括260吨的浅灰色花岗岩，无缝地覆盖建筑的外部，房子的特征在于雕塑的黑度和无形的失重，最明显的是，阳光照亮了石头的纹理。重量较轻的石头结构的固有悖论进一步被体积组成所增强,在该体积组成中,尽管其Stark的坚固性,悬臂式上地板似乎是浮动的。穿透房子的花岗岩盔甲，大的木材百叶窗又产生了另一种微妙的并置，这一次在光滑的木质表面和粗糙的花岗岩立面之间。有趣的矛盾的蓝图也被应用于建筑的内部，它结合了石材地板、白色墙壁和装饰较小的配件的简约美学，从现代主义经典到复古的家具和定制设计范围的家具的奇幻选择，这些设计充分体现了客户的个性。

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On the ground floor, the generously day lit, open-plan living space completely opens up to an adjacent courtyard, courtesy of fully retractable, floor-to-ceiling glazed doors, purposely designed to cater to the owners’ frequent entertaining. For the same reason, the large dining table is a bespoke design that can be extended when hosting large groups. Meanwhile, an idiosyncratic light fitting in the form of a suspended four-meter ring featuring hundreds of multi-coloured disks, which is also custom-made, sets the tone for the house’s fun-loving décor that includes items such as clear Perspex display boxes serving as a coffee table, a turquoise lacquered cabinet that injects an element of colour into the living room, and a bespoke built-in, olive green velvet sofa that provides comfortable seating in the TV room. The eclectic selection of furniture is complemented by a series of art works selected by the architects, including pieces by artists David Noonan, Mark Hilton, Heather B. Swann and Imants Tillers, which have been strategically placed throughout the house.

在底层，阳光充足、平面开阔的居住空间完全通向相邻的庭院，由完全可伸缩的地板到天花板的玻璃门提供，目的是为了迎合业主们频繁的娱乐活动。出于同样的原因，大餐桌是一个定制的设计，可以扩展时，举办大型团体。与此同时，一款独特的灯具以悬挂四米长的圆环的形式，配有数百个彩色磁盘，这也是定制的，为这座房子的娱乐装饰设定了基调，其中包括清晰的Perspex展示盒，用作咖啡桌，一个涂着绿松石漆的柜子，为客厅注入一种色彩元素。还有一个定制的橄榄绿色天鹅绒沙发，在电视房里提供舒适的座位。建筑师挑选的一系列艺术品补充了家具的折衷选择，其中包括艺术家大卫·努南(David Noonan)、马克·希尔顿(Mark Hilton)、希瑟·B·斯旺(HeatherB.Swann)和伊曼茨·蒂尔斯(Imants Tillers)的作品，这些作品都

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On the upper floor, the private quarters include two guest bedrooms and a spacious master suite that opens onto an internal courtyard planted with Japanese maples and featuring a discrete outdoor shower while a granite-lined en-suite bathroom, which features a free-standing bathtub and a hefty basin block carved from solid blocks of stone, provides another space of serenity and relaxation. The attention to detail that the architects have put into the design of the residence is astounding. From the split-faced granite blocks that line the doors and windows inside the house, the work of a specialized stone mason who ensured that both the external and the internal stone applications were meticulously constructed, to the curvaceous brass handrail that follows the concave stairwell space and the oculus above, there is no element of the house that has not been thoughtfully designed and flawlessly constructed.

在楼上，私人宿舍包括两间客房和一间宽敞的主卧，这间套房通往一个种植有日本枫树的内部庭院，并有一个独立的室外淋浴设施，还有一个花岗岩内衬的套房浴室，其中有一个独立的浴缸和一个由实心石块雕刻而成的巨大盆块，提供了另一个宁静和放松的空间。建筑师们在住宅设计中对细节的关注令人震惊。从房子内门窗分叉的花岗岩块，确保外部和内部石材应用都精心建造的专门石匠的工作，再到凹楼梯间空间和上面的Oculus的弧形黄铜扶手，这座房子没有任何元素没有经过深思熟虑的设计和完美无缺的建造。