A Generous Quality of Light and Space within Studio Apartments
A generous quality of light and space within Studio Apartments elevates this expertly designed and executed development into an archetype for the studio typology.
The cleverly articulated five storey street wall steps back with screened upper levels creating a strong, unified facade. Cleverly sited on a challenging triangular site, apartments fan toward the northern street facade, opening up to light and ventilation with a retained sense of enclosure. Carefully designed balustrade elements to balconies visually extend studios, allowing a balance of sunlight, acoustic and visual privacy.
The arrival sequence for residents and visitors is a journey toward the layered rear garden, with naturally ventilated open gallery access to apartments. A roof terrace provides a communal gathering point, screened in the setback upper levels, providing outlook over the southern garden.
Low-tech environmental principles coupled with astute awareness of site conditions, deliver apartments with 100% solar and ventilation compliance. Simple, robust materials are executed elegantly externally, and carried internally to well considered finishes and joinery, providing a high quality of amenity and enduring design.
The generosity of space and spirit of the Studio Apartments is to be congratulated and demonstrates the potential for equitable and diverse density in existing urban locations.
Project Information
Architect: Hill Thalis Architecture and Urban Projects
Photography: The Guthrie Project
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