The brief for Cosy Cremona was to work with the client’s love of blockwork and rugged and imperfect materials. Naturally, concrete blockwork became the feature material of the home.
Selected for its versatility, concrete blockwork features as exterior cladding and flows from the porch area into the interior of the entry zone, as well as serving as a feature wall in the primary living zone, main bedroom and kitchen island bench.
The advantage of a north-facing boundary allowed the design to feature a single-raked ceiling with four sizeable vertical highlight windows starting from the entrance and extending into the open plan kitchen and dining area and primary living space.
Continuing that connection with the exterior, v-groove joinery, doors, wall panelling, and pine lining boards were also echoed outside. These classic materials, hallmarks of coastal architecture, connects the home to its location and to its local coastal architectural heritage.
The client’s love of concrete was also incorporated into the landscape design with the upcycling of underground water pipes once destined for landfill. Cut into varying sizes these pipes became planters filled with succulents and drought-resistant plants as well as a feature outdoor fireplace in the backyard.
Smaller spaces along the boundary edges became ideal spots for vertical gardens to continue the focus of the eye outside and beyond the outdoor entertaining area as well as bringing some of the outside into areas like the kitchen and main bedroom.
The concept behind the secondary living space was for a flexible space that could be easily opened or shut off to work with the needs of an evolving and growing family.
With its central location in the home, the use of three-panel sliding doors (for easy close-off), and walls that don’t extend to the ceiling, allow for light to be borrowed from highlight windows in the primary living space.
The creation of this second living space comes from a dividing wall which also serves as an aesthetic feature, continuing with the timber batten cladding that adorns the exterior of the front of the property and a home for various indoor plants atop making it into an interior green wall.
Stria shiplap cladding installed vertically
Brushed Nickel Tapware | Vivid slimline range
Cypress battens
Designer range | Smooth Blockwork | Colour: Pearl Grey