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Ensemble

Location

Elwood,
Victoria

Photographer

Veeral

Type

Multi-res

Status

Built - 2021

2022 Better Future Awards
Architecture – Multi Residential – Constructed – Shortlisted

2022 Archdaily Building of the Year
Nominee

2021 Archello Best Projects of 2021
Nominee

Ensemble is a collection of residences designed to commemorate luxury, history and innovation – all at once. Drawing strings from Elwood’s residential heritage, the project’s architecture depicts forms characteristic of the Art Deco era, reimagining them in a way that fits cohesively with the styles of today. Inside, high-end finishes flow through every space, summoning the essence of luxury living.

The brief was to create a statement piece of architecture that would offer residences in Elwood a point of difference without delineating from its historical and heritage architectural language. In seeking to create a language befitting of the client’s aspiration Ensemble are a departure from the conventional stacked apartment design response. The horizontal building mass is divided by a bisecting vertical glass void which simultaneously, creates a strong and identifiable sense of address but also creates relief and a break to the built form.

The vertical glazed entry consists of a two-storey void upon arrival into the building which is experientially a counterpoint to the horizontal reading of the building. Moreover, the bronze glass visually contrasts the materiality of fluted concrete to further create an identifiable visual connection to the entry of the building. The lower section of the building incorporates white
fluted concrete with large arched windows which creates articulation and visual interest. The large arched windows further reinforce the curved architectural language and also create interesting and engaging framed views from within the internal spaces.

The colour, geometry and texture at the lower levels create a podium for the building mass that engages with a sympathetic human scale to avoid visual bulk. This intervention is further reinforced with the change in material, colour and geometry to clearly create relief and contrast from the top level. The expectations from purchasers looking at homes are getting higher and higher where high-end, low-maintenance and luxury living are at the top of the priority. Spearheaded by a contemporary architectural language achieved in the brief Ensemble addresses all of these through over-sized apartments, open-plan living, roof terraces and a curated selection of finishes and fixtures from suppliers such as Miele, Bosch and Phoenix.

Ensemble

Location

Elwood,
Victoria

Photographer

Veeral

Type

Multi-res

Status

Built - 2021

2022 Better Future Awards
Architecture – Multi Residential – Constructed – Shortlisted

2022 Archdaily Building of the Year
Nominee

2021 Archello Best Projects of 2021
Nominee

Ensemble is a collection of residences designed to commemorate luxury, history and innovation – all at once. Drawing strings from Elwood’s residential heritage, the project’s architecture depicts forms characteristic of the Art Deco era, reimagining them in a way that fits cohesively with the styles of today. Inside, high-end finishes flow through every space, summoning the essence of luxury living.

The brief was to create a statement piece of architecture that would offer residences in Elwood a point of difference without delineating from its historical and heritage architectural language. In seeking to create a language befitting of the client’s aspiration Ensemble are a departure from the conventional stacked apartment design response. The horizontal building mass is divided by a bisecting vertical glass void which simultaneously, creates a strong and identifiable sense of address but also creates relief and a break to the built form.

The vertical glazed entry consists of a two-storey void upon arrival into the building which is experientially a counterpoint to the horizontal reading of the building. Moreover, the bronze glass visually contrasts the materiality of fluted concrete to further create an identifiable visual connection to the entry of the building. The lower section of the building incorporates white
fluted concrete with large arched windows which creates articulation and visual interest. The large arched windows further reinforce the curved architectural language and also create interesting and engaging framed views from within the internal spaces.

The colour, geometry and texture at the lower levels create a podium for the building mass that engages with a sympathetic human scale to avoid visual bulk. This intervention is further reinforced with the change in material, colour and geometry to clearly create relief and contrast from the top level. The expectations from purchasers looking at homes are getting higher and higher where high-end, low-maintenance and luxury living are at the top of the priority. Spearheaded by a contemporary architectural language achieved in the brief Ensemble addresses all of these through over-sized apartments, open-plan living, roof terraces and a curated selection of finishes and fixtures from suppliers such as Miele, Bosch and Phoenix.