The Ashfield Range emerged when we were renovating an apartment on Ashfield Street in Hobart.
It was 2014, the same time we were building the Sawmill House and developing the Highline pendant, working with brass millers while thinking of fittings and fixtures that complemented the architecture of the spaces we were creating. It was during this process we decided to create a brass towel rail and toilet holder for the Ashfield residence. We eventually incorporated these designs into subsequent projects, shifting their size for their new contexts. Through these shifts we refined our designs to create a range of products that suit different styles of homes.
The Ashfield Range celebrates quality material and simple design through the tactility of the brass and the way we form it. The result is a concealed structural wall fixing that connects to a larger railing. The towel rails and the toilet holder sit horizontally, while the robe hooks and toilet roll storage are perpendicular to the wall. While we know these products will be covered from eyesight by towels and toilet paper, it’s important we get them right as we know they will be used every day.
They are simple sturdy brass bars that suit a variety of interior environments, and come in a range of sizes. Brass is a material that ages uniquely from piece to piece, so the colour will change over time, but we believe these changes are characteristics to celebrate.
We’ve been using them in our projects for the past few years, and we’re finally ready to share them.
These products are made to order, please allow 4 weeks.
Australia shipping is via Australia Post, using the following flat rates:
Greater Melbourne region – $20 inc GST
Interstate (NSW, SA, ACT, TAS, QLD, VIC) – $35 inc GST
Interstate (NT, WA) – $40 inc GST
New Zealand shipping via DHL Express – $70
We ship worldwide, if you’re purchasing from outside Australia or New Zealand please contact us directly for a formal quote: products@archier.com.au.
ARCHIER is an architectural practice with studios in Hobart and Melbourne. We work across residential and commercial sectors and have a particular interest in the relationship between architecture and landscape. We are a privately owned company and have four principals. One of our four directors is also Landscape Architect and this gives us a unique skill-set to work seamlessly across the two domains of Architecture and Landscape.
We work across a range of scales; for a range of clients. Our work encompasses residential, commercial and government architecture; public and private landscape projects; as well as the design and manufacture of furniture and lighting products
Our innovative designs are focused on material honesty, thermal performance and constructability, as we strive for affordable and responsive architecture that contributes to the public domain.
We are interested in projects that span architecture, urban design and landscape and embrace the mantra that design is delivery. Our practice utilises BIM extensively to automate and streamline our design work-flow and we are increasingly leveraging BIM to not only aid and support the delivery and construction of our work; we are also using it directly with Off Site Manufacturers to automate the production of timber based floor, wall and roof elements directly from the coordinated design model.
Our directors have over 25 years of combined industry experience and were drawn together to create an inclusive practice that is truly outcome orientated. We have won awards across a range of disciplines connected to the built environment that recognise our design excellence and innovation, along with our commitment to sustainable buildings and the environment.
As a practice, we have worked on large scale commercial projects with a construction value in excess of $100M through Joint Venture arrangements with Hayball Architects and we have lead multidisciplinary teams for complex commercial projects over $5M in value.
We relish the opportunity to work collaboratively with clients and large project teams to incorporate specialist knowledge and expertise into our work. We are data driven and focused on quality project outcomes. We have proven project experience leading complex projects in sensitive environments and have been recognised for our contextual approach to design.
We have also been awarded for our approach to sustainability and always seek not only to optimise the thermal performance of our buildings, but also to consider the life cycle cost of our material choices.