The property is in Malvern and the clients have grown to love the area.
Meeting the family from the start was very exciting, we connected immediately with their
energy. We became very much aware that they were after a home that they could call a forever home.
It was exciting at the time because we learned of the news of a new baby and that
became part of the anticipated joy in designing for this individual.
This home is called Round Choreography. It started with the original floor plan,
the zoning, the careful symmetry in the design
and it grew and expanded into something that mixed rigour with playful geometries.
The skylight above the staircase accentuates different angles of sunlight at different times of
the day. The round skylight outside, near the pool shower, highlights the feature recycled brickwork.
The main feature is the in-situ concrete wall with the round cut out. As soon as you enter
the front door, you see that. It's the focal point that allows you to capture one end of the
property all the way through to the other and it is a magnet for conversations and interactions.
It's my favourite part of Round Choreography.
The design is very intuitive. In their morning run and their afternoon school collection,
their flow from garage through to house is connected through a mud room or laundry stop
and everyone can then disappear to their individual spaces. The highlight for us
was the introduction to a lower level. That just added an extra element to the entertaining aspect.
Not only is it a retreat for the family, but it also offers a wellness gym area
and this is fed by a central core or a courtyard which brings in
tight and air and gives the illusion of being above ground.
We always love to have a collaborative approach with our clients. I always feel like it makes for
the best projects, the ones where the clients are so heavily invested into their project.
Through this project we built a fantastic relationship with our clients Tim and Jess.
It wouldn't be unusual to be able to hear Jess's laughter coming from our meeting room and such a
warm, great relationship. I think as we stand in this house today, the benefits are here to see.
I believe one of our great strengths is that we provide our services all under the one roof.
Take this picture window for example: it's got no frame to the window. It creates so much more work
for the builder yet it's well worth it because you'll look at it and go, "I don't know why that
looks so good, but it just does look really good" and it's because it doesn't have a frame to it.
The material palette was carefully selected as well to be durable. The flooring is polished
concrete with hydronic heating. The feature in-situ concrete, walls both at the front of
the property and at the rear with the rounds cut out, tie in and speak to each other and celebrate
rawness. There's also timbers to introduce warmth and to soften spaces and pockets of feature
recycled brick that were selected at a brickyard to again, bring in warmth and richness in texture.
I'm most proud of the teamwork that went into this home. The collaboration that we had and ultimately
in bringing Lorenzo's vision to life and to be here and see the end result and know that we
all worked on this very hard and together as a team; it's a really proud moment.
Walking into this home today, the attention to detail is really singing out to me. If
I look up at parapets, I'm not seeing any parapet flushing. If I'm looking at windows,
they are full height, they run all the way up to the ceiling. There's pelmets for the blinds.
Every single detail and element of this building are really well considered and it shows and the
light and flow and feeling in this home actually smacks at you when you walk in the front door.
We consider this a celebrated project with a complete appreciation of our clients
expectations as individuals and as a collective as a family and how they behave in their habitat.
This was facilitated by not only their trust in our architectural expression but also
the honouring from the mckimm build team with the design intent being followed.