Richmond Townhouse by Wolveridge Architects

ArchiPro Project Summary - A contemporary three-level townhouse in Richmond, Melbourne, designed for a family of five, featuring a striking rendered form, outdoor spaces that enhance natural light, and a blend of modern materials including aluminium louvre screens and western red cedar cladding.

Title:: Richmond Townhouse
Architect:: Wolveridge Architects
Category:: Residential/New Builds
Photographers:: Shannon McGrath

Category
Residential

Year
2003

State
Victoria

City
Melbourne

Photographer
Shannon McGrath

Overlooking Burnley Park, this Richmond House is constructed over 3 levels for a family of 5 on a site of 160 square metres. A rendered form at the middle level dominates the structure. It hangs over the entry and jumps out when you enter Albert Place. This form hovers over a pedestrian track and continues to the East Elevation where it becomes a freestanding element in reducing visual bulk.

The whole emphasis of the floor plan is around the outdoor space, it is a hideaway and provider of natural light into the building. Areas that may compromise privacy are clad in a fixed aluminium louvre screen such as the wrapping of the master ensuite. A natural material is introduced in western red cedar cladding. This shiplap form is recognised from public view and continues to the roof, encompasses the structure and returns to the private outdoor space as a means of providing a natural element at the human scale.

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Wolveridge Architects. Wolveridge Architects is a Melbourne-based studio of international renown dedicated to creating thoughtful, materially engaging, sustainable and meticulously crafted built projects that tell a unique story. Those that are deeply contextual, borne of place and richly responsive to human behaviour. Our work is rooted in a bespoke, singular approach to realising habitable spaces that mediate between historical methodologies, cultural reference, modern relevance and future-proofed resilience. Each project is a portrait of its inhabitants and environs, infused with a deep understanding of human wellbeing and connection to nature. We believe architecture is about much more than form; it is a sensory experience that engages with materiality, light, texture, and space to evoke comfort, security, and an appreciation for the inherent value in beauty. These are the key tenets of our practice, yielding environments of quiet originality, exacting composition and arresting visual expressions.