Armadale Residence
Armadale, Victoria, Australia
2016-20
Landscape Architect
Paul Bangay
Project Manager
Tumac
Interiors
Mim Design
Builder
BCG Constructions
Photographer
Timothy Kaye

Interpreting the classic grandeur of old Armadale with contemporary detailing and form, Armadale Residence skilfully balances the demands of modern living with an enduring design sensibility.

The building façade expresses the enduring architectural principles of proportion, structure, scale, and geometry; resulting in an aesthetic that equally combines classic and contemporary influences. Deep colonnades of weighty limestone express timeless restraint, solidity and structure, while openings of elegant vertical proportions are finished with refined bronze detailing.

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"The architects responded to the brief by composing a design that draws on grand, classical proportions and plays with open and opaque surfaces that lend an elegant rhythm to the façades. The frontage’s colonnade is a key example, made of limestone and offering not only a visually powerful grid that accentuates verticality and defines the house’s overall look, but also cleverly creates space for a series of details, such as bronze French doors, balustrades, planter boxes, and louvred screens."

- Wallpaper* Magazine

The deep colonnade creates an expression of timeless restraint; the openings exhibit elegant vertical proportions and incorporate a perimeter rebate detail to provide the façade with a refined appearance; the stone cladding adds to the sense of solidity and stature; the operable aluminium louvred screens add a layer of fine detail, allowing the occupants to tune their desired level of privacy, enclosure and shading.

The Armadale Residence expresses an absolute focus on detail, right down to the custom designed bronze letter-boxes and meter enclosures.