Inside an Art Lovers Dream Home Filled with Curiosities (House Tour)
Imbued with a sense of calm and tranquillity, Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects creates a dream home that encourages contemplation. A neutral approach to materiality is complemented by an extensive art collection and sculptural furnishings, inspiring stillness and a sense of wonder for what lies beneath the structure’s outward façade.
Located in the coastal refuge of Balmoral Beach in Sydney’s Mosman, Almora House is a collection of unique spaces. The clients have resided in the house for over twenty years and have come forward with the brief to design an enduring, timeless, maintenance-free dream home that would accommodate their extensive art collection.
Almora House presents a distinctive shape that encourages a soft contemplation. The form of the house itself is organised around a spine that runs almost north-south — the structure stretching its way along this spine, with a series of rooms that push out into the garden, creating small courtyards. Various features throughout the home also encourage contemplation, particularly the bookshelf. Housed in the upstairs library, the bookshelf’s rear side is made of slightly frosted glass, becoming an alluring abstract composition seen from the dining room.
The spine design of the dream home creates an effortless sense of flow in its layout. Inside the front door, there is a guest bathroom and bedroom that open into a courtyard. As you walk south along the spine, the first of the living rooms, a dining room with double-height ceilings and a kitchen unfurl to the left. Beyond the kitchen is an informal room with four glass walls that open into the garden. Upstairs are the master bedroom and powder room, a study and a gallery.
Thoughtful choices surrounding materiality also create a dream home that embodies a poignant sense of calm and introspection. Glass is used to welcome the serenity of the surrounding greenery into the home. A concrete frame is used as a neutral material that showcases the art within the home and inspires calm.
Almora House reveals itself to incite tranquillity, stillness and retrieve from the constant movement of daily life. Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects perfectly balances an appreciation of practicality, art and craftsmanship to create a dream home that acts as a container of curiosities and a hub for the calm moments integral to being present in our fast-paced, modern world.
00:00 - Introduction to the Art Lovers Dream Home
00:29 - The Location of Almora House
00:44 - The Clients and The Brief
01:15 - The Organisation of the Home
01:55 - A Walkthrough of the Home
02:59 - An Enduring, Timeless and Maintenance Free Home
03:37 - Where The Spatial Richness is Derived From
04:11 - The Most Enjoyable Project for the Architect
04:46 - Favourite Parts of the Home
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Photography by Brett Boardman.
Architecture and Interior Design by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects.
Build by Bellevarde Construction.
Landscape by Bates Landscape.
Structural Engineering by PMI Engineers.
Joinery by Square Peg Woodworks.
Videography by O&Co. Homes.
Production by The Local Project.
#DreamHome #Art #Architecture
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