Rob Kennon Architects on Lunchbox Architect
Rob Kennon Architects is a Melbourne architecture practice founded in 2011 and based in Fitzroy, recognised for its considered design sense and experience building in both urban and rural settings. Director Rob Kennon established the practice after working with Bates Smart and Jackson Clements Burrows.
The studio is interested in the idea of building as a backdrop, valuing architecture that is simple, recessive and belongs to its context. Site and clients are fundamental to its process, and its small team of architects shares an interest in the composition, coordination and detailing of building elements, working closely with builders and collaborators to achieve highly resolved, well-crafted buildings.
On Lunchbox, Sugar Gum House replaces a century-old cottage on the rugged Otways coast, Batten and Board House adds a simple timber box to a Coburg weatherboard, and Stepped House steps down a sloping, south-facing site in Kew. Other featured projects include Datum House, East West House and Double Terrace House.
See Sugar Gum House, Stepped House and more of their work on Lunchbox below.
Sugar Gum House: A Modern Weatherboard Beach Shack
This modern replacement for a derelict weatherboard cottage takes full advantage of the sun, the surf and views of the rolling hills.
Batten and Board House: A Simple 'Box' Transforms a Weatherboard
From very early on it was clear that a simple box would dramatically improve the amenity of this home. And what a beautiful box it is!
New Addition Features Spaces with Generous Sense of Volume
At Datum House the ceiling height, rather than extra square meters, creates a generous and varied sense of space (without the cost).
East West House Hides a Secret Behind Its Victorian Facade…
East West House, near the top of Richmond Hill, contains the unexpected. A large roof deck is hidden behind the heritage protected Victorian roofline.
Double Terrace House: Two Adjacent Terrace Homes Become One…
Behind these unassuming terraces' heritage facades is an unexpectedly modern home blurring the boundaries between two once separate houses.
Stepped House Deals with a Sloping South-Facing Site with Style
Each room of this addition steps down with the contours of the site, while the plan zigzags to access light and connect to the garden.