Creative Disconnection – Victoria Residence by Electric Bowery

Victoria Residence is a removed retreat inspired by a casual coastal sensibility yet is located within a secluded and buffered landscape setting. Electric Bowery proposes calm, open living in the crafting of this unique and timeless home where texture and subtle simplicity define the experience from within.

Taking inspiration from nearby Venice Beach, Victoria Residence merges a rich artistic heritage with a contemporary and linear resolve. Home to clients who are deeply integrated within the arts community, the residence reflects and facilitates moments of creativity. The openness with which the form engages with the surrounding landscape encourages exploration and softens the architectural form. Electric Bowery aims to create spaces that inspire and stir curiosity yet retain an enduring spirit – places that are innovative, feel grounded and become the ideal escape from the urban realm.

Taking inspiration from nearby Venice Beach, Victoria Residence merges a rich artistic heritage with a contemporary and linear resolve.

Set within generous surrounds, the home is the culmination of the aspirations of the clients and a contemporary interpretation of a hacienda-style structure. Concealed behind a wall of privacy, gates open to reveal the house tucked in amid the natural elements. The entry to the building features native plantings, with pathways and points of interest adding to the experience. Limestone and vein-cut travertine flow seamlessly from exterior to interior, bridging both domains and reinforcing a permanence and robustness throughout. Internally, the colour palette echoes the botanical established tones of the garden as a response to site.

Framing views out, custom steel glass windows and doors define a link between inside and out, allowing the landscape to act as an ever-changing source of inspiration and animation. Together with warm and muted bleached-oak timber elements integrated within the joinery, the materiality creates a soft and calming presence whilst maintaining a deep connection to a natural sensibility. The rich tone of indigo-ebony coloured timber then speaks to a bold aesthetic.

Set within generous surrounds, the home is the culmination of the aspirations of the clients and a contemporary interpretation of a hacienda-style structure.

Expressing the residents and the surrounds, Victoria Residence embraces the unique characters and intricacies of both. Crafted to connect to the environment and inspire tranquillity, Electric Bowery’s design does more than merely provide shelter – it becomes an incubator for relaxation and creative thinking.