In this affluent Melbourne suburb, on a narrow street lined with large French and Italian country style homes, sits the Shrouded House. The contemporary house gained its name from the thin vertical bronze-and-anodized-aluminum battens—spaced just 1.7 inches apart—that encase a…
In this affluent Melbourne suburb, on a narrow street lined with large French and Italian country style homes, sits the Shrouded House. The contemporary house gained its name from the thin vertical bronze-and-anodized-aluminum battens—spaced just 1.7 inches apart—that encase a significant portion of its second floor, creating a dark screen. While the battens present as an almost solid mass to viewers outside, the view and light is relatively unobstructed for its residents within.
Continued Australian architect Reno Rizzo said the battens were inspired by their use in traditional Japanese architecture and, more recently, by architect Kengo Kuma, who is known for designing the Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo and the Hiroshige Museum of Art in Tochigi, Japan. "It's a very…
Australian architect Reno Rizzo said the battens were inspired by their use in traditional Japanese architecture and, more recently, by architect Kengo Kuma, who is known for designing the Suntory Museum of Art in Tokyo and the Hiroshige Museum of Art in Tochigi, Japan. "It's a very nontraditional house in a traditional suburb," said the home's owner, Internet entrepreneur Matthew Rockman.
Continued Floor-to-ceiling windows flank both sides of the living room and a large, open kitchen, with views of a garden, lawn, swimming pool and poolside cabana with its own steam room and bar.
Floor-to-ceiling windows flank both sides of the living room and a large, open kitchen, with views of a garden, lawn, swimming pool and poolside cabana with its own steam room and bar.
Continued While Mr. Rockman, 44, oversaw the design of the house, his wife, Julia, 43, worked with interior designer Allison Pye on the furnishings by Australian, French and Italian designers.
While Mr. Rockman, 44, oversaw the design of the house, his wife, Julia, 43, worked with interior designer Allison Pye on the furnishings by Australian, French and Italian designers.
Continued The walls are white and the floors are a blond European oak, which provides almost perfect camouflage for the family's yellow Labrador, who bounds up for a sniff at visitors.
The walls are white and the floors are a blond European oak, which provides almost perfect camouflage for the family's yellow Labrador, who bounds up for a sniff at visitors.
Continued The living areas have large couches and thick rugs. The walls have colorful modern artwork by Australian artists like Leonard French and David Bromley; other pieces, such as a Buddha's head sculpture on a pedestal, were inherited from Mr. Rockman's grandmother.
The living areas have large couches and thick rugs. The walls have colorful modern artwork by Australian artists like Leonard French and David Bromley; other pieces, such as a Buddha's head sculpture on a pedestal, were inherited from Mr. Rockman's grandmother.
Continued As striking as the house is, Mr. Rockman, an investor in technology start-ups, said it is also very simple, noting an absence of 'bling' in the form of chandeliers, grand staircases or highly polished surfaces. 'We always wanted minimal, we always wanted low key, we always wanted…
As striking as the house is, Mr. Rockman, an investor in technology start-ups, said it is also very simple, noting an absence of 'bling' in the form of chandeliers, grand staircases or highly polished surfaces. 'We always wanted minimal, we always wanted low key, we always wanted subtle,' he said.
Continued Mr. Rockman declined to say how much the house cost to build. Damian Canny, managing director at Melbourne luxury-home builder Canny, estimated the house could have cost up to 7.5 million Australian dollars (US$7.7 million) to build, but it might have cost more or less depending on…
Mr. Rockman declined to say how much the house cost to build. Damian Canny, managing director at Melbourne luxury-home builder Canny, estimated the house could have cost up to 7.5 million Australian dollars (US$7.7 million) to build, but it might have cost more or less depending on materials and technology used in the home.
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