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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: Proclamation House by State of Kin
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Winnings x Habitus House of the Year shortlist: Proclamation House by State of Kin

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Habitus House of the Year 2024 Nominee

Architecture

State of Kin

Photography

Jack Lovel

Proclamation House by State of Kin has been shortlisted for Winnings x Habitus House of the Year 2024.


Set within Perth’s inner-city suburb of Subiaco, Proclamation House is an abstract reinterpretation of the area’s archetypal character homes. The building is characterised by a singular use of olive-toned render, obscuring boundaries between the landscape, exterior and interior to craft a feeling of unexpected immersion.

Responding to the local vernacular with an abstract hand, the home’s sculptural silhouette marks its presence amid a varied streetscape, referencing the proportions, pitched volumes and generous setbacks of the suburb’s archetypal character homes. A palette of earthy render and aluminium detailing lends rawness to the architecture while obscuring boundaries between the landscape, interior and exterior, resulting in an immersive environment that elevates the client’s everyday living rituals.

The built-form’s earthy render melds with its surround­ings and is contrasted by crisp aluminium awnings — a contemporary representation of the suburb’s bull­nose verandahs.

Generous to the street: the significant setback is populated with native species and fruit trees, tempering the interface between public and private while deliver­ing usable, north-facing outdoor space.

A small courtyard leads to a self-contained bed­room and bathroom, accommodating an ageing yet independent parent.

Operable, glazed doors open laterally to the front and central courtyards, offering access to light, greenery and ventila­tion across the main living spaces.

Our design echoes the proportions, volumes and setbacks of the site’s former dwelling and character cottage vernacular typical of the area, finding new expression in a series of abstracted, sweeping and angular planes. The olive-toned hemp render adds warmth to the architecture and blends seam­lessly with its surround­ings, namely the two native Peppermint trees framing the home.

Beyond the seemingly single-storey façade, the interior unfurls as a spacious and light-filled sanctuary for living, aided by a lowered floor and series of voluminous light wells created by the distinctive form of the pitched roof.

Read about the 2024 Winnings x Habitus House of the Year shortlist: Gold Coast Apartment by SJB


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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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