Kinley Cricket Club.

Winter Architecture in collaboration with Zunica Interior Design

The Kinley Cricket Club is the renewal and conversion of an existing Cricket Club located in Lilydale, in Melbourne’s outer north-eastern suburbs. Winter Architecture, in collaboration with Zunica Design, set out to balance the uses of the building, formerly used as a cricket club, currently as a sales office and its future use as a community centre.

The introduction of large openings, combined with an open floor plan also facilitates a flurry of natural light and a lovely cross venting breeze, whilst also allowing for future flexibility of programme. The design team looked to strengthen the existing buildings gesture towards the oval, by introducing a deep eave, enhancing the buildings aspect and accommodating a shaded outdoor space with protection to the new glazing. The key function of the interior space is to showcase the future development potential of the site, before itself becoming a focal point of community life within the new suburb.

Photography: Nicole England