Bellevue Small House
By Rama Architects
Avalon Beach, Sydney
Built: Timber Tales
Photography: Simon Whitbread
The Loft project was designed to satisfy a simple brief, secure off-street parking and a provide accommodation and/or a multipurpose workspace. The challenge was to integrate the bulk of the building upon the existing parking provisions located already well forward on the site without the stacked form seeming over-barring, overly dominant or detracting from the character of the existing street scape of this leafy Avalon Beach residential street. We achieved this with a simple gable form as a way to keep the wall heights low on the sides of the building, whilst providing a usable and spacious attic-style space above. Construction detailing and the use natural materials created a simple monolith sitting above a sandstone podium. The sandstone was reclaimed from the foundations of the original residence and the choice of a dark mono-tone colour palette was chosen to blend as a backdrop within the leafy setting. Matt finish standing seam Monument Roof sheeting and Painted Eco-ply board & batten wall cladding was detailed, aligning and unifying the vertical and horizontal surfaces creating a camouflaging rhythmic stripe and textural finish all over.
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Rama is a multi-disciplinary design team specialising in architecture and interior design. our vision is to create beautiful spaces and timeless architecture that gives people an enhanced sense of well-being.
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Rama is proud to explore a variety of different styles of Architecture and Interior Design, from traditional coastal or weatherboard homes to innovative modern structures, non-residential projects and everything in between. Our philosophy with Architecture and Interior Design revolves around the ideologies of simplicity, balance, scale & proportion and a connection to landscape.
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Our practice thrives on innovation, pushing boundaries and dreaming up spaces yet to be seen. We’re also grounded and pragmatic.‘Form follows function’ is a principle of modernist architecture, which is embodied in all the work we do. Our Architecture performs first on a functional level before we endeavour for an aesthetic solution.
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Rama offers interior design services as a component of a greater architectural project or as a stand-alone interior design offering. Our designers enjoy working closely with clients to achieve a result that reflects their desired outcomes and requirements and are happy to facilitate showroom visits to select materials, finishes and furniture. Upon establishing the brief, design intent and project direction, our designers offer tailored design advice to suit each client to create beautiful homes that are bespoke, refined and complimentary to their lives.
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