Project Name: Fawkner Park Apartment
Practice Name: By Mysa
Project Team: Lachlan Dettmer / Amy Banfield
Builder: Infinity Concepts
Joiner: STV Country Road Cabinets
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date of Completion: December 2022
Design / Documentation: 7 Months
Construction: 8 Months
Project Cost: $550K
Size (m2): 166m2
Project Photographer: Dave Kulesza
Fawkner Park Apartment is a 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom property situation on the fringe of Fawkner Park (east) and the city’s edge (west). The apartment is part of a multi-residential tower built in the 1980’s, boasting a generous floorplate with abundant access to natural light and both parkland and city views.
The most critical driver for the project was reorienting the apartments shared spaces (which were previously siloed in separate rooms) towards the green treetops of Fawkner Park. In parallel to reorienting the interior, original penetrations and key structure within the apartment also had to be retained to minimise disruption for adjoining residences during the construction phase. This lead to a carefully considered collaboration with consultants and the builder to maintain the apartment’s original integrity, whilst also ensuring the new design intervention was implemented with care.
Our design response aesthetically is restrained and neutral, the client seeking the simplest of details and an overall minimalist palette, all of which have been executed with care and subtlety. Soft curves sit at the edges of joinery to create a greater sense of openness, with the continuity of timber flooring providing warmth and tactility.
Every space has a functional purpose in an effort to maximise storage and ensure that within the framework of a contained apartment, every area provides a unique experience and embodies a sense of openness and ease of living. Perhaps the most celebrated example of this is a secondary banquette sitting area adjacent to the dining space, providing a seamless connection to Fawkner Park and a place for our client’s to pause over a coffee or glass of wine.
