Majestic Modern
Balgowlah Heights
Adam Robinson Design had the pleasure of collaborating with Cadence & Co on this majestic, modern mediterranean home, designed and built to welcome in the sunshine of both the rising and setting sun with superb ocean views.
Perched on a Manly hilltop, this architectural home of square geometry encompasses a palette of materials that is simple and organic with textured, tactile finishes, such as stone walls, crazy paving and Victorian ash cladding, which will silver over time.
The large suburban block on a sloping 450-sqm site provided a good scope for Mediterranean- resort design prospects in the garden for a sense of relaxed luxury as the architecture delivered visual connect between the kitchen and living spaces to a rear garden and pool with the sea views beyond.
Lush coastal foliage plants border the entry path and create a genuine experience on arrival with groundcover that will mature over time and temper the hardscaping. Crazy paving and a slatted timber ceiling in the portico are continued indoors past the large pivoting front door.
An existing frangipani tree was retained but otherwise all the other plants were craned in or gently man-handled and guided into their final planting locations. Texture was of primary importance in the plant selection to make sure this element relates back to the hard materials.
The plant palette consisted of, Banksia integrifolia (Coastal Banksia) Howea Forsteriana (Kentia Palm) Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese Silver Grass) Phoenix roebelenii (dwarf Date Palm), Olea europaea (Olive Tree) Strobilanthes gossypinus (Persian Shield Plant) Lomandra 'Tanika' (Dwarf Lomandra parvifolia and Bird Of Paradise.
Over time as the plants grow and spread, especially the olive trees and broad-leaved banana palms will provide ample screening from the neighbours and create the ideal resort-style, private sanctuary.
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CREDITS
Architecture, Interiors Cadence & Co.
Landscape Install Terraneo
Plants Exotic Nurseries
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