The Shrine | studio edwards

The innovaYve redesign of a 55m2 apartment creates interconnected living spaces with stunning views of the Shrine of Remembrance and Botanic Gardens. Skewed internal plans, angled walls, and reflecYve surfaces enhance the interplay between interior and exterior, while darkened and tacYle surfaces create beauYful contrast. The transformaYon of a 55m2 apartment into a series of interconnecYng living spaces, strategically anchored around picturesque views of the Shrine of Remembrance and Botanic Gardens opposite. The apartment’s internal plan, situated at third-floor level, is purposefully skewed, which creates an illusion of expansion and contracYon when moving through the different spaces. An angled wall serves as the focal point, tapering from the entry lobby into the living space, loosely defining the kitchen and uYlity areas. ReflecYve and angled verYcal surfaces enhance the interplay between the interior and exterior spaces, while a raised sisal floor plinth provides a comfortable sleeping area. A darkened bathroom space, lined in bluestone, offers a stunning contrast to the sharp lines and tacYle surfaces throughout the apartment. The elevated bathroom, with its sliding hatch, maximises outward views from the shower and bathtub, while the interconnecYng bedroom wall enhances the fluidity of the space. The apartment’s design highlights the strategic use of contrast, sharp lines, reflecYvity, and tacYle surfaces to create a conYnuous space that captures and reflects exterior views into the interior. 

Lead Architects: Ben Edwards (Architect) & Nancy Beka (Architectural Designer) 

Photography: Peter BenneWs 

Website: https://www.peterbennetts.com/news#sthash.1fz4f2DT.dpbs