This The Local Project video is sponsored by Masterworks.
Masterworks is democratising the 1.7 trillion-dollar art market one painting at a time.
In our practice, we're fascinated with this idea of blurring the line between architecture,
interior design and landscape design. This project really has been an exercise in trying
to understand how each of those elements contribute to crafting a sense of space.
The house is located in Prahran we're probably only a few kilometers away from the city centre,
we're nestled on the edge of a industrial commercial zone.
We purchased the property about 17 years ago, it was originally a 1950s sweet factory.
The brief was interesting because we wanted to combine the idea of creating a family home as well
as a commercial office space. For us the challenge was designing two distinct spaces that were
inherently separate. We also felt with the growing needs of a young family
the importance of having natural light and garden directly off our living space.
The garden you know is clearly the focal point of our home, it really is a sanctuary and you know
this time of the year is really exciting because the colours become vivid and vibrant. We love the
honesty and the texture of the old building, we wanted to retain that as much as possible.
The facade of this building is almost like a mask where we look through its old windows and
engage with the cityscape of Melbourne and the surrounds.
The pool for us is a really sculptural element,
it was about inserting a very geometric graphic object and creates this very
dynamic sense of space between the lower terrace and the upper terrace.
You know having this very large north-facing elevated garden
means that our living spaces are completely flooded with natural light.
We wanted to maximize this open floor plan living and have this direct
connection between outside and inside, the idea was to simply insert three walls one being a
black piece of joinery that would contain and conceal the kitchen, another being this very
large piece of artwork that celebrates the history of the building by blowing up an old
newspaper article basically that shows the big vats that used to blow sugar into the building.
The six-metre screen slides to reveal and conceal the functions behind it and then
the third object was the fireplace wall which conceals the television.
Everything else is about the circulation behind those spaces, as you enter from the main living
floor up to our bedroom level, the stairs are concealed but also the importance of opening up
to this very three-dimensional vertical volume which brings the northern light into the back of
the building, it gives us the opportunity to hang artwork but also transition into
this more tranquil sense of private space upstairs where we have our living spaces.
In terms of bedrooms, a bedroom occupies the northern part of the building
the kids all have their own spaces, large bedrooms they're all quite functional.
The gym, it's an interesting space we use it quite often,
it gives us this great opportunity to engage with the courtyard space with the outdoor shower also
revealing the old history of the walls which is a really nice thing to have this connection back to.
The materials are in some respects this opportunity to engage with the industrial
nature of the confectionery factory itself, the office floor and the ground floor was
all the original concrete that we just ground back and expose the aggregate
and when we poured the concrete in for the new footings to hold the structural elements
we were able to express and celebrate you know those new markings on the floor.
It's amazing when I look at my son's feet, he was three at the time, thinking you know
the house has this ability to contain our memories as we grow through the building.
Art is a really big part of our life, we love the connection to it and the process
of meeting artists, going to exhibitions and using the house as an opportunity of
collecting objects and living with colour and texture and realizing that
you know the house itself and the furniture it can be quite simple and monotone
and you can bounce life and texture and colour in through the objects that you use to complement it.
We've really created you know an interesting family home, it's really informed I think you
know how we approach design and the interior space of this house was only made possible because of
the way it reacted to its original facade and building and I think you know that's what's
exciting about the possibilities of design is when you can truly design a space that is contextual.
This The Local Project video is sponsored by Masterworks.
Masterworks is democratising the 1.7 trillion-dollar art market one painting at a time.
The work that Jolson has put into Sunrise house has guaranteed the building’s roots
have remained intact, increasing the property’s value by an unimaginable amount
and ensuring the home will be enjoyed for years to come.
Thoughtfully curated with contemporary artwork,
the home is reminiscent of a painting ¬– the process of how oils and canvas come
together to create something that’s not just beautiful but highly valuable is similarly felt.
Recently, with inflation up 6.1% in Australia and higher around the world,
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The last time inflation was at this height, contemporary art appreciated at an average of 33%
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Their platform breaks this high-value contemporary art into shares,
enabling anyone the ability to enjoy its benefits as an inflation hedge without spending millions.
Not to mention, when Masterworks sells a painting, you get a potential return on investment.
So far, Masterworks has successfully sold 6 paintings for an average net return of 29%
to their members.
With over 500,000 members on their platform, and increasing demand due to inflation,
it’s easy to see why Masterworks has a waiting list for new members.
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