ODR Architects is Melbourne firm that specializes in three main areas – residential, hospitality and commercial. Their featured Lily St. House in Seddon, Victoria Australia represents their modern architectural residential work. The home’s contemporary architecture and structure reflects the commercial industrial surroundings, yet the designers still succeed in creating a comfortable abode.
While designing, the architects proposed a raised recycled corrugated shipping container that resembles the docks, which are a strong presence in the area. The home has zero setbacks with regard to Lily Street. The garage sits right on the front property line and a fence provides the threshold between the front yard and the streetscape.
The interior of the home reveals a modern interior design with and open plan around a small interior courtyard. Light floods into the home through large glass windows on the facades away from the street and from skylights. A central steel stair with an accompanying patterned steel screen allow for flow from the main level to the upper level. By integrating the context of the docks in Seddon Victoria and other Australian water cities.
