A busy construction lawyer leaves the corporate world to fly solo and work from home. What could possibly go wrong? Well, juggling stressful deadline-driven work while caring for young children soon killed his productivity.
So he leased two adjoining commercial spaces on the ground floor of a recently completed residential building in St Peters, NSW.
The two tenancies were separated by an entry to the residential levels above, but the client needed a functional and pleasing layout with a reception area, private boardroom, offices, and an open-planned workspace for future growth.
Architect Amrish Maharaj devised a plan that placed the main reception area at the building entry adjacent to the private offices and open-plan area.
Clients are greeted at reception and then taken directly to the boardroom in the adjoining second tenancy without having to transit through any offices.
Planning was meticulously worked in with the unique floor plate to deliver the brief, while celebrating otherwise unusable areas through a series of strategically layered material selections.
Key Products Used
Ivory Oak Twist Prime Grade Par-ky Engineered Timber Flooring – Havwoods
Territory Urban Grey – Cemintel
Fern Spring Vertical Garden – Evergreen Walls
Project Details
Project size – 150 m2
Site size – 150 m2
Completion date – 2018
Building levels – 1
Project Team
Architecture
Amrish Maharaj
Amrish Maharaj Architecture was established in 2016 with a commitment to creating better spaces through innovation and consultation. Their key skills involve producing unique and refined architectural solutions from individual client requirements and site constraints. A small team of dedicated designers with complementing expertise ensures quality and commitment to their clients.
Photography
Vikram Hingmire
Vikram has a background in Landscape Architecture, having earned his Master’s at CEPT Ahmadabad, in 1999. After 18 years working as Landscape Architect and photographing his travels, he obtained a degree in photography from the Light & Life Academy, Ooty in 2016. Now he works as an Architectural and Food photographer in Sydney, Australia.
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Design © 2020 Amrish Maharaj. All Rights Reserved.| Images © 2020 Vikram Hingmire. All Rights Reserved.
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