By Western Architecture Studio
The existing building on Mends Street contained 11 different tenancies offering a variety of services—but the building had been modified over its life and the design had become compromised.
This project was intended to bring the external areas a new cohesion and legibility. The existing form of the building was painted white and had a loose Spanish/Mexican theme. (terracotta tiles, stepped flat roof forms).
WAS saw this as an opportunity, and instead of fighting it: we doubled-down.
The resultant building reads as a Spanish townscape. It utilises colour to differentiate the forms and adds stylistic flourishes such as new pergolas, detailed tile work, and new wrought iron.
The building now reads as a unified assemblage of different forms and differentiated businesses.
Successful architecture responds to its place, its time, and the people it serves.
Western Architecture Studio is collaboration between Andrew Boyne and Carl Greaves. Andrew and Carl have more than 30 years combined experience working across Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe.
The journey from design to construction; bringing something new into being is a rewarding process. WAS creates a fun, vibrant, honest environment in which our clients can see their projects, and their vision, come to life.
We work across complex and challenging projects, and can deliver projects of all types. We provide expertise across all aspects of the design and building process, and welcome all projects no matter their size.
We are passionate about producing architecture that is of its place and of its time.