In the news: high praise for Floreat project

4 Dec 2017

Grovedale Road Floreat elevation by Humphrey Homes

Homebuyers wanting to spruce up their outdoor space can take inspiration from the pool and alfresco area surrounding this Floreat home, which was built by Humphrey Homes and has been judged the best in Perth.

The Cottesloe architect and building company took top honours at the 2017 HIA TRUECORE Steel Perth Housing Awards, winning Outdoor Project of the Year for its work on the home on Grovedale Road in Floreat.

Humphrey Homes additionally took out awards in the categories of Outdoor Project $100,001 and over and Residential/Addition Project $650,001 - $1,500,000.  It was a finalist in the Renovation/Addition Project of the Year category as well as Custom Built Home $1,600,001 - $2,600,000 and Small Lot Housing Project $550,001 and over.

Humphrey Homes Director Dean Humphrey said the awards were a wonderful way to celebrate the design and build of the home which had the sole priority of simply making the clients happy by delivering a space that was inviting and entertaining.

“In our gorgeous climate we spend a lot of time outdoors, it's really become a room in its own right,” he said.

“For that reason, this is one of the most competitive award categories, so for our project to take out the title of the year’s best is very humbling, particularly as the award was never our focus.

Mr Humphrey said seamless design was instrumental in making the design work.

“What we find is that if you don’t treat the outdoor space as part of the overall, holistic design, it can sometimes be delivered as a bit of an adjunct or afterthought and adopting that mentality will just never work,” he said. 

“What we wanted to do was create an integrated indoor/outdoor space that added understated elegance and function all in one.

“We did that in a number of ways, the most noticeable visually was by extending the bold vertical and horizontal lines that form such a key part of the overall design.

Humphrey Homes is an architecture and building company based in Cottesloe.  As a Perth local architect and builder, Humphrey Homes primarily designs and builds homes in Cottesloe, Dalkeith, Peppermint Grove, Nedlands, Subiaco and Floreat.

"The architecture of the home is characterised by the flat roof and bold lines that run vertically over two storeys with 13 steel piers spanning the entire height of the home.   That then extends to the central courtyard with the intersecting horizontal and vertical timber arbour that covers the area and provides added shade and personality with a climbing vine.

"We used an extensive use of glass on both levels at the rear of the home which wraps around the courtyard so you feel connected to the outdoors."

The acclaimed outdoor space includes aggregate concrete paving and timber decking over split levels, which provides a seamless link to the outdoors.

“The outdoor area has multiple areas to relax ort entertain with split levels, timber decked seats, an alfresco kitchen and a large pool framed by glass-panelled fencing,” Mr Humphrey said.

This article first appeared in The West Australian’s New Homes liftout on December 2, 2017.

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Humphrey Homes is an architecture and building company based in Cottesloe.  As a Perth local architect and builder, Humphrey Homes primarily designs and builds homes in Cottesloe, Dalkeith, Peppermint Grove, Nedlands, Subiaco and Floreat.