The Loft

by RAMA Architects

The Loft project was designed to satisfy a simple brief, secure off-street parking and a provide visit accommodation &/or a multipurpose workspace. The challenge was to integrate the bulk of the building upon the existing carking provisions located already well forward on the site without the stacked form seeming over barring, overly dominate or detracting from the character of the existing street scape & leafy Avalon Beach residential zone. To achieve this a simple Gable form was proposed as a way to keep the wall heights low on the sides of the building, whilst providing a usable and still spacious attic style space within the form. Construction detailing and the use natural materials are then relied upon to articulate the simple monolith on its sandstone podium. The Sandstone was reclaimed from the foundations of the original residence and the choice of a Dark Mono-tone colour palette was chosen to blend and be recessive within the leafy setting. Matt finish standing seam Monument Roof sheeting and Painted Eco-ply board & batten wall cladding was detailed in a way to align, unifying the vertical  and horizontal surfaces emphasising the monolith and creating a camouflaging stripe, scale like rhythm and textural finish all over.