Margie's Dream

By Architects Ink

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Type | House Addition
Completed | 2020
Area | 330 sqm

Margie’s Dream was inspired by the client's Mediterranean living experience and their desire for a resort style addition and lifestyle, seeking peace and tranquillity.

It involved the restoration of a sandstone villa and an addition to the rear. The site in leafy College Park, sits alongside other historic homes. As part of the restoration, carefully detailed joinery, white walls, and marble wet areas compliment traditional elements and hint of what is to come.

The restored villa opens to stippled white walls, natural light, and limestone. Transparency and connectivity, as well as the play with light and volume, are recurring themes. Four courtyards draw on ancient principals to capture the light and the passing of time. There is always a place to suit the occupants’ needs. These courtyards enable the spaces to connect and flow, from old to new, from indoor to outdoor and room to room.
Unashamedly refined, the house offers seclusion and solitude to retreat and reflect. There is a connection with nature assisted by the sound of water, natural materials, and the abundance of sky. It is the home's ability to affect your mood, that makes Margie’s Dream special.

In the words of the Owners:
"Our home allows us to forget about the world's imperfections. The use of restrained elements; stone, glass and whitewashed walls enable us to appreciate how beautiful and tranquil simplicity can be." 

2021 | South Australian Architecture Awards
Margie’s Dream | Interior Architecture
Winner, SA Chapter Award

2021 | AIDA National Awards
Margie’s Dream | Residential Design
Shortlisted

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Architects Ink is an award winning Architecture and Interior Design practice established in 1996 with offices in Adelaide and Sydney.

Led by three directors in Adelaide, architects Marco Spinelli, Tony Lippis, and Mladen Zujic, and in Sydney, architect Pierre Della Putta.

We specialise in high quality residential design; new houses, alterations and additions, and multi-residential. Our diverse commercial project experience includes healthcare, workplace, hospitality, educational, and retail, as well as council and government.

We create responsive, intelligent architecture and interiors with a focus on conceptual ideas to develop a distinct identity for every project and each client, their needs and aspirations.

We understand that the design process is as important as the final product.

We support communicative and collaborative design and building procedures, as the foundation for establishing strong relationships between our designers, clients, builders and consultants.

We have a dynamic and creative workplace, where shared passions extend beyond good design. We love to share these with you too.

We establish a close relationship with our clients throughout the design process. Together we workshop ideas in a non-hierarchical environment with all participants contributing to possible design outcomes.

We learn about how our clients interact within their home or workplace, to provide a space that will enhance their lives in the present and future.

We believe every client is unique and the design solution should be a reflection of our combined experiences.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.