Houses Australia — Issue 118 2017

Architect

Branch Studio Architects

6/73A Rupert Street

Collingwood 3066

+61 3 9419 2300

studio@

branchstudioarchitects.com

branchstudioarchitects.com

Practice profile

A small practice based in

Melbourne, specializing in

residential, education and

commercial projects.

Project team

Nicholas Russo, Simon Dinh,

Rowena Henry

Builder

Martin Builders

Consultants

Engineer: Wayne Spencer

and Partners

Landscaping: Owner

Products

Roofing: Lysaght Klip-Lok

in Colorbond ‘Monument’

External walls: Silvertop

ash shiplap in Cutex ‘Black

Ash’ finish; rammed earth

Internal walls: Rammed

earth; Polytec Maison Oak

veneer in ‘Ravine’; Edwards

Slate and Stone double-

honed bluestone tiles;

hoop pine plywood ceiling

in Cutek ‘Black Ash’ finish

Windows and doors: Capral

Narrowline frames and

artisan folding doors in black

Flooring: Bentzon

Savanna carpet from RC+D;

Edwards Slate and Stone

double-honed bluestone

tiles; silvertop ash timber

floorboards in Cutek

‘Black Ash’ finish

Lighting: Unios Tourmaline

wall lights in black/gold;

Gentech Lighting low-profile

surface-mounted LED strip

lighting; SAL LED track

lighting; Telbix Eos external

wall lights

Bathroom: Custom mild

steel and concrete vanity

by the builder; Rogerseller

Solo oval bath; Milli Axon

bath outlet and basin mixers

in black; Laufen Kartell

420 round basins; custom

outdoor shower in exposed

copper by the builder

External elements: Custom

off-form concrete seating

and custom weathering steel

planter and screen by the

builder

Other: Built-in joinery

incorporating Polytec Maison

Oak veneer, Warwick Fabrics

upholstery, formed concrete

and mild steel

Area

Site: 40,000 m^2

Floor: 85 m^2

Project cost

$375,000

Time schedule

Design, documentation:

10 months

Construction:

8 months

07

07 Three-quarter-height
joinery divides the space
into subtly styled “his”
and “her” paths.