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Avenue

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The Avenue residences, provides refined modern living with a collection of luxuriously appointed townhomes in one of Melbourne’s best bayside locations.  The resulting development embodies contemporary sophistication, with 9 three-bedroom townhomes featuring expansive, light filled living, well appointed kitchens, private garages and seamless engagement to private gardens.

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

The Activity Centre Zoning paired with a largely residential streetscape demanded sensitivity in achieving the preferred urban densification with enduring fine grain articulation.  Traditional row typology, set around a heavily landscaped common mews was elevated to create a subtle distinction between dwellings by incorporating familiar pitched roof forms and layering to allow owners to identify and connect with their individual residence.  The exterior palette of standing seam zinc cladding and charred timber is continued internally in the form of deep-toned panelised walls and polished plaster, blurring the boundary between inside and out.  A deliberately restrained and muted material selection allows the punctuation of landscape and light to enrich the spaces.  Activated frontages, usable garden space and upper level balconies all contribute to passive surveillance of the street realm.  Burying the cars within a basement maximised ground level landscaping.   

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

Limited to two primary townhouse types, Avenue residences incorporate both lifted access and traditional walk-up types, targeting both downsizes and young professionals. Ample storage and parking opportunities as well as flexible study/living spaces ensure wide purchaser appeal. The internal spatial planning places emphasis on the kitchen as a focal point, drawing on the social aspect of the space and reflected connection to the outside.  Using downdraft cooktop technology allowed for a statement wall of stone, a stunning backdrop to the cooking experience, which is further accentuated without the inclusion of overhead cupboards.  Elements of mirror in the kitchen reflect light and provide continuous views of joinery, and generous full height timber grain cupboards provide an abundance of integrated / concealed storage space and feeling of warmth.  Upstairs, the master bedrooms feel like a private sanctuary, with cathedral ceilings and an abundance of dappled light streaming through the floor to ceiling windows.

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

The large rectilinear site with significant cross fall required careful consideration to limit offsite amenity impacts. The pitched roof forms and strategic benched ground levels meant planning control profiles were seamlessly managed and shadows cast beyond the site limited.  Through an integrated landscape strategy; way finding, accessibility and sense of address were all in harmony.

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

Use of advanced lightweight prefabricated steel construction meant all the primary framing was detailed and fabricated off-site.  This upfront planning and attention to detail afforded a compressed site construction and near perfect substrates for the standing seam zinc cladding.  This methodology afforded easy integration of insulation and dual skin façade application allowing breathability and exceptional thermal properties throughout.

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

Commitment to enduring and quality materials celebrates the strength of form throughout.  From the generosity of outdoor space and established landscaping to the volume and tranquillity afforded to the master bedrooms within the pitched roof forms, Avenue is a unique and premium offering within the market.

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

Team:

Architecture & Interior Design: ADDARCI

Landscape: Jack Merlo

Styling: Karin Bochnik

Photographer: Timothy Kaye

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

Materials Used:

Miele

Fisher & Paykel

Brodware

Hub Furniture

Whitecliffe Imports

Artedomus

Apex Stone

Quantum Quartz

Bishop Decor

Elton Group

VM Zinc

Adbri Masonry

Eco Timber Group

Collective

Figgoscope Curates

Halcyon Lake

Studio Gallery

photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye
photo_credit Timothy Kaye
Timothy Kaye

Project credits

Architecture & Interior Design
Contractors
Landscape Architects
Photographers

Product spec sheet

Kitchen Tapware
Kitchen Appliances
KS 37422 iD Fridge KM 6381 KMDA 7774 FL H 2661 B G 4263 Vi Active FNS 37402 i DA 6890 by Miele & Cie. KG
Finishes
Whisper White Malay Grey by Dulux Australia
Blended Brick
Blended Brick by Adbri Masonry
Kitchen Island Bench & Splashback
Bianco Camogli by Apex Stone
Floor & Wall Tiles
Urban White by Artedomus

Project data

Project Year
2021
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