This outstanding project by BG Architecture, featuring INAX Ceravio G Japanese ceramics, is an extensive renovation to a beachfront art deco home in seaside Victoria.
DESIGNER: BG Architecture
YEAR: 2016
CLIENT: Private
PRODUCT: INAX Ceravio G CVG1
PHOTOGRAPHER: Dianna Snape
The architects retained part of the original double level curved façade, while successfully updating the dwelling it to create a modern aesthetic. The curved INAX tiled wall pronounces the entry from the street to embrace a double height interior volume to vertically link the two levels of the home.
The designers proposed INAX tile at Concept design phase to the clients for both pragmatic and aesthetic reasons. “They loved the tactility and texture it offered to the façade and the interior,” says BG principal Donna Brzezinski, “coupled with its resilience to heat and the harsh conditions of this beach locale.”
“The vertical tile beautifully accentuates the curve of the design while transforming from a flat surface in full sun to a dramatic composition when in shadow.”
The property had very limited access from the from the cul-de-sac street for lifting equipment hence the tiles offered a cost effective and buildable method.
