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Issue 60 - The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

Issue 60

The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

HABITUS has always stood ahead of the rest with a dedicated Kitchen and Bathroom issue of exemplar standards. For issue 60 we have taken it up a notch with our Guest Editor the extraordinary, queen of kitchen design, Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent&Pyke, speaking directly to Kitchen and Bathroom design with some increadable insights.

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Winnings x Habitus House of the Year shortlist: Tomich House by Mark Jeavons Architect with Ohlo Studio
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Winnings x Habitus House of the Year shortlist: Tomich House by Mark Jeavons Architect with Ohlo Studio

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Habitus House of the Year 2024 Nominee

Architecture

Mark Jeavons Architect

Interior Design

Ohlo Studio

Photography

Jack Lovel

Tomich House by Mark Jeavons Architect with Ohlo Studio has been shortlisted for Winnings x Habitus House of the Year 2024.


Tomich House, completed in 1971, is one of Iwan Iwanoff’s most distinctive designs, featuring an intricate façade of curved elements and a unique floorplan characterized by arced walls radiating from a central cylindrical core. Over the years, the house underwent a series of additions and alterations, including a significant three-level extension in 1986 that departed from Iwanoff’s initial vision. These changes, along with years of neglect, led to major issues such as roof leaks, plumbing problems, and concrete cancer.

Upon acquiring the property, the client initiated a comprehensive restoration to realign the house with its original intent as a functional coastal family home. The brief involved careful re-planning and sense making of an at-times awkward and wildly organic floorplan. In-depth heritage research aided in righting the wrongs created by the 1986 extension. Interior spaces which for a long period had become landlocked are now light-filled through a considered re-programming and previously uncomfortable access between multiple floors has been made convenient.

The restoration pays homage to Iwanoff’s style by selecting finishes, fittings, joinery, and details that are sympathetic to his original design. The new internal spaces resist competing with the flamboyant exterior built form; instead, they play a complementary and respectful counter role of mediation. The garden design allows for more freedom, featuring cylindrical forms and predominantly endemic Western Australian and Mediterranean plants, creating a landscape that is rooted in its location.

Sustainability was prioritized through innovative integration of new technologies and upgraded services. High-efficiency double-glazed cedar windows and doors, an 11 KW PV solar array, high-efficiency LED lights, and recycled Jarrah floorboards contribute to energy and water reduction.

Read about the 2024 Winnings x Habitus House of the Year shortlist: Six Ways House by Kennedy Nolan


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Issue 60 - The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

Issue 60

The Kitchen and Bathroom Issue

HABITUS has always stood ahead of the rest with a dedicated Kitchen and Bathroom issue of exemplar standards. For issue 60 we have taken it up a notch with our Guest Editor the extraordinary, queen of kitchen design, Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent&Pyke, speaking directly to Kitchen and Bathroom design with some increadable insights.

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