Edition 23 | 2020

+ Latest project: Prahran House

The brief was to design a house where art came first and living came second.

Sitting behind an industrial facade is a striking brutalist residence. An escape from the streetscape, our design provides a nod to the style of the original building and retention of the former textile factory shell.
The new building is comprised of two key volumes/forms, the first in off-form concrete and the second metal clad. A glass ‘knuckle’ links the two elements with a dramatic sculptural stair.
The industrial fabric of the existing building has been preserved while incorporating a clean, contemporary design set against a vibrant urban backdrop.

“After years of looking for a more traditional home, we realised what we really wanted was a warehouse with this scale to showcase our passion for art and indulge in our shared desire to live in an industrial space. The brief was to design a home where art came first and living came second.
Both of us love the juxtaposition of the warehouse’s organic brick walls, the concrete and steel construction and our contemporary art. There is a great relationship that seems to live amongst these elements and we feel it every time we walk in the door.” – Kallie Blauhorn.

Full article in the Australian Finical Review – Life&Leisure Magazine.