Kennedy Nolan is a Melbourne-based architecture practice established in 1999 by Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy (who both met while studying and living on campus at the University of Melbourne).[1] Kennedy Nolan principally work on residential projects,[2] but their folio expands to include educational, retail and hospitality projects. Despite the increasing scale of their work, they retain a domestic intimacy to their buildings.[3]
| Kennedy Nolan | |
|---|---|
| Practice information | |
| Founders | Patrick Kennedy and Rachel Nolan |
| Founded | 1999 |
| No. of employees | 23 |
| Location | Melbourne, Australia |
| Significant works and honors | |
| Buildings | James Street House, Merricks Beach House, Westgarth House |
| Projects | Nightingale Leftfield |
| Awards | Melbourne Prize, 2003 and multiple Victoria Chapter AIA Awards in New Residential, Alterations and Additions and Multi Residential categories |
| Website | |
| https://www.kennedynolan.com.au/ | |
Design
editThe form of architectural detail is a preoccupation of Kennedy Nolan. An example of this approach is witnessed at the Laver House where an "oversized timber cruciform column" is overblown in scale to conceal the corridor behind.[4] This playfulness with details salutes Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, an architectural hero of Kennedy Nolan, who stated "God is in the details."[5] Not only details but architectural fundamentals such as stairs and walls undergo examination with Kennedy Nolan. Architectural historian Philip Goad stated that: "What sets Kennedy Nolan apart from other practices in Melbourne is their investigation into the art of the wall. While the work of Mies is a referent, it [for Kennedy Nolan] is only a ghost of one."[6]
Influences
editKennedy Nolan cite Brutalist architecture and the Arts and Crafts movement as being influential upon their work, as they admire the "cultural sensitivity of the arts and crafts with the social optimism and technical empowerment of modernism."[7] Modernist projects such as The Barbican Estate by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon,[7] Clyde Cameron College by Architects Group's Kevin Borland and Bernard Brown, and Marcel Breuer's Hooper House II and House Pack have been influential on the practice.[3]
Notable works
editLeahy Swingler House, James Street
editKennedy Nolan's first project Leahy Swingler House was the renovation of a dilapidated Edwardian House in Melbourne's inner north. Kennedy Nolan's attention to the abstract form of architectural fundamentals is evident on the street elevation with an over-scaled chamfered chimney that accentuates the building's street presence. The commission was the catalyst for Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy to begin their office.[8] It received a Victorian chapter Australian Institute of Architects award for alterations and additions in 2001.
George Street
editIn 2004 Kennedy Nolan redeveloped an old factory site in Fitzroy into three-townhouses, each on approximately 85 square meters of land. The new three-story complex incorporates a single-story 1970s brick warehouse, which enabled the project to have zero setback from the adjacent property. Appearing as an abstract hybrid of house and factory, Patrick Kennedy states that this project "was our first chance to make the form in the public realm."[1]
Awards
edit- 2001 - AIA,Victorian Architecture Award: Residential Alterations & Additions
- 2004 - AIA Victorian Architecture Award: Multi-residential
- 2007 - AIA Victorian Architecture Award: Residential Alterations & Additions
- 2013 - AIA Victorian Architecture Award: Residential New
- 2014 - AIA Victorian Architecture Award: Residential Alterations & Additions
- 2014 - AIA Victorian Architecture Award: Residential Alterations & Additions
- 2014 - Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA): Winner — Overall
- 2019 - AIA Victorian Architecture Award: Residential New, Sandy Point House [9]
- 2019 - AIA Victorian Architecture Commendation: Residential New, Fitzroy Lane [10]
- 2023 - AIA Melbourne Prize for Nightingale Village[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Architects - Show 309". www.rrr.org.au. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Nolan, Rachel (25 October 2011). "Lecture - MAA Talking Homes Rachael Nolan". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ a b Feagins, Lucy. "Interview: Rachel Nolan of Kennedy Nolan". thedesignfiles.net. Melbourne. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Fitt, Kylie (9 September 2010). "Laver House". Australian Design Review. Melbourne: Niche. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ McLoughlin, Gerry. "In Profile". designplace.com.au. pp. 71–76. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Goad, Philip (2011). Kennedy Nolan: a view. University of Melbourne. ISBN 9780734047410.
- ^ a b Nolan, Rachel; Kennedy, Patrick (November 2012). "Arts, crafts and brutalism". Architecture Australia. 101 (6).
- ^ Kennedy, Patrick (February 2012). "First House: Kennedy Nolan Architects". Houses (84). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Muir, Amy (June 2019). "VIC 2019 Winners Announcement" (PDF). Institute of Architects.
- ^ Muir, Amy (June 2019). "VIC Awards Winners Announcement" (PDF). Institute of Architects.
- ^ "2023 Victorian Architecture Awards winners list" (PDF). Architecture.com.au. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.