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Isla Motel.

Title:: Isla Motel
Architect:: Those Architects
Category:: Commercial/; Hospitality
Photographers:: Anson Smart

Read the full story here: A contemporary take on retro Australiana revives a dated motel

Seventies Cool
A 1970s beachside motel gets a miraculous makeover that riffs on its retro vibe with graphic interventions in a coastal palette of ivory and ochre, kelp green and french blue. Original blunt geometries are softened with fine steel archways and breeze-blocks. Inside, the suites are warm and luxuriously lined with timbers and terrazzo, while the rear garage is reimagined as a lovely poolside cabana. More than a styling up exercise, Isla is a smart sustainable reuse of an existing built asset, adding decades to its life.

Location: Batemans Bay NSW
Date: 2022

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Products used

Plungie Max | 6m x 3mPlungie

Plungie Arena | 3.5m RoundPlungie

Professionals used

Those ArchitectsArchitectsSurry Hills, New South Wales

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

PlungieManufacturers and SuppliersRocklea, Queensland

2.2M X 2.2M SWIMMING POOL

3.5M ROUND SWIMMING POOL

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2.2M X 2.2M SWIMMING POOL

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Jetmaster FireplacesManufacturers and Suppliers

UNIVERSAL OPEN FIRES

SLOW COMBUSTION FIREPLACES

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UNIVERSAL OPEN FIRES

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Those Architects

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Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales

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Those Architects. An internationally award-winning practice with studios in Sydney and Byron Bay, creating works of quiet beauty and integrity — from city to country to coast.