By MRTN Architects
In what was once a ground-floor gallery the long and narrow space has been neatly divided into office, meeting and workshop areas. A large shopfront window casually engages with the footpath outside while the shared office space occupies the space between the window and a glazed meeting room.
The meeting room is conceived of as a custom textured glass screen rather than an enclosed space, one that you pass through to reach the workshop beyond. The material palette was kept intentionally muted and a combination of white, grey and black shades break up the long space
through the use of material blocking along its length. The elongated reeded glass panels of the meeting room obscure the goings-on of the workshop while allowing natural light to filter from both ends.
Photography: Dave Kulesza
MRTN Architects is a design focussed architecture and interior design studio founded by Antony Martin and located in Melbourne. We have a reputation for our unique style and the recognisable homes that we create specifically for the families and individuals that live in them.
Award-winning city, country and coastal homes that are sustainable and contemporary. Experienced in designing to local council requirements, including BAL and bushfire prone areas, we are also recognised for our sensitive response to projects situated within a heritage overlay.
Our projects, regardless of scale or type, have in common a considered design approach that results in buildings that use materials wisely and are correctly oriented, sized and proportioned.
Our approach to design is not a prescriptive one, we enjoy getting to know our clients and working with them to arrive at an outcome together. This process should satisfy what is required of the brief and the desires for the project but also create something unexpected and wonderful.
Creating enduring spaces and forming enduring relationships.