The Local Project “Warm Minimalism”

Featuring Cream House

Photography by Andy MacPherson // Words by Bronwyn Marshall

“Crisply contained, Cream House is imagined as a refreshing coastal home that draws from the nearby ocean and its calm, proposing a home of open connectedness. Davis Architects recalibrates the expected to create a passively designed home for its young family.

Sitting contained and concealed from the street, Cream House is positioned across from Tallows Beach in Suffolk Park, epitomising a contemporary coastal approach. The family home is imagined as a place of retreat whilst also referencing integral cues of living near the ocean. Through an openness that embraces the elements, the integrated spaces feel generous and light filled, welcoming a conversation between inside and out. Required to be both resilient and robust for the needs of its growing family over time, the comprising materiality and sense of internal flow are deliberately conducive to allowing personal expression whilst still retaining a sense of identity. Davis Architects ensures the resulting home feels deeply personal and yet open to change.”

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Project team:

Architects: Ed Davis, Dylan Robinson, Project Architect Vanessa Yee for Davis Architects // Contractor: Belcon Constructions // Landscaping: Nicholas Ward Landscapes // Photography: Andy MacPherson Studio