By Starbox Architecture
Brief
To give an existing industrial shed a new purpose, function and feeling. Transform into a service workshop, car storage and hangout space for a local racing team.
Challenges & Solutions
Because of the nature of an industrial shed being raw, cold and dark, we chose to keep this theme. However, add warmth and luxury. Dark metal wide tray cladding was installed on the ceiling to reduce the need for extra supports, add luxury and mood to the overall feeling. Recycled hardwood was selected to warm the space and add acoustic control. A hydrronic heated slab was also installed to not only heat the space but also keep the car engines ready as they could be stationary for long periods. A mezzanine was designed to sit above the workshop, becoming: a hang out space, bar and lounge area. Complete with 10m bifold window that would allow the mezzanine to be a viewing platform to watch the horse races at the adjacent horse track.
Materials
Colorbond Kliptray cladding from Structuur. ARMCO railing. Recycled hardwood cladding from Australian Architectural Hardwoods.
At Starbox Architecture - we humanise spaces.
This means creating spaces that promote social interaction, engagement and connection. We focus on spaces individually, collectively and how we experience spatial sequences.
We are driven by the brief, site location, local elements and human value. We believe that working collaboratively alongside clients and consultants with effective communication, ensures that the brief is ultimately addressed and realised. Our designs are individual, site specific and client driven with character, purpose and individuality that are intimately connected to the client.
We respond to the context of the site in a dynamic manner that is both relevant and appropriate to create a built form that is physically beautiful and enriches the lives of it’s occupants pragmatically and aesthetically. We are always conscious of passive environmentally sustainable design principles which include consideration of the material palette and the manner in which the building elements are connected to the surrounding environment. We are a multi-disciplinary practice that has delivered many projects of varying diversity, scale and complexity and has proven capability in both design and delivery.