Two of the best houses in South Australia were revealed on 16 June at the Australian Institute of Architects’ state chapter awards.
Parkside Residence by Ashley Halliday Architects has received the John S. Chappel Award for best new residential home, while Medindie House by Architects Ink received the John Schenk Award for best alteration and addition.
Parkside Residence
Parkside Residence by Ashley Halliday Architects uses a contemporary palette of complementary materials and finishes. But despite its modern air, the house is sympathetic to its surroundings, taking cues form its adjacent 1880s villas in formal language and profile.
The home’s form is defined by two gabled pavilions that sit perpendicular to one another, “separated and inflected to create interstitial spaces between,” the architect said. It is a creative adaptation of the traditional rooflines of the neighbourhood, keeping in harmony with the streetscape while creating a private slice of introverted bliss.
A traditional, understated facade gives way to an open and transparent space at the rear. Floor-to-ceiling glazed windows create a light, capacious space where indoors seamlessly bleed into garden. The owners said the open design has “increased our sense of connection to the outside, allowing us to experience changes in weather and even to stargaze from inside the house.”
They added, “The subtle zoning within the main pavilion enables us to pursue our separate activities and to find quiet moments, even when we are all at home.” Warm, textured oak battens on the high ceilings give rhythm and repetition to the space and gently draw the occupant into the textured heart of the home.
Medindie House by Architects Ink received the top award for residential architecture – alterations and additions.
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Medindie House
Medindie House by Architects Ink is a two-storey addition to an old sandstone villa. In the brief, the owners sought a contemporary home with a strong connection to the north-facing backyard, and space to accomodate their growing family.
Architects Ink selected inset concrete for the walls, floors and roof – the solidity of which is balanced with the warm, natural materials throughout the addition. Windows, skylights and voids are strategically positioned for a radiant play of light and air throughout the building, capturing the sun, breeze and garden views.
The addition is “minimal, yet warm and functional with an understated luxury,” the architect said. It is intended to be contemporary, yet enduring, and a harmonious counterweight to the grand sandstone villa.
“The living area is the centrepiece where the bold and strong architectural elements interact with the gardens, which have been designed to complement,” the client said. “It is in this place we are taken to our own oasis – a wonderful escape from the outside world.”
See all the winners of 2022 South Australian Architecture Awards.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
