Rob Kennon Architects
Architecture & Interior Design
Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
Architecture & Interior Design
Fitzroy, VIC, Australia
Rob Kennon Architects was established as a practice in 2011 by Rob Kennon. RKA's objective is to deliver the finest possible architecture, interior and urban design that enhances the built environment. Adjustments of space, light and texture relate to a particular skill and care in their design process is key, assisted by constructive engagement between all participants.
Rob Kennon Architect's process acknowledges the site and its constraints. The construction techniques and materials used are chosen by RKA to achieve a connection to site that respects the permanency of the built form.
Rob Kennon Architects value integrity of structure, the way a building is constructed being central to its aesthetic influences. RKA admires craft and invention and encourages elements of surprise and delight.
Their portfolio includes residential projects in a variety of landscapes, urban and rural, notable for a considered response to heritage conditions and sustainable programming.
On a sloping site in leafy Kew, Rob Kennon Architects replaced a contextually non-responsive 1980s renovation to this Edwardian, semi-detached duplex dwelling.
The exterior shell is of this project is augmented with a sustainable, cost-effective, batten-and-board cladding system, similar to the standard paling fence.
Two light filled townhouses, with individual personalities at street level, aim to improve the architectural quality of Clarence Street.
Each level’s programmatic difference is reflected in the materials and the degree of intimacy, creating a series of interconnecting spaces, not rooms.
The main aim on this south-facing block was to differentiate each functional zone by adjusting volume and light, as opposed to materials or planning.
Anchored to a steep site near the Yarra River, In-situ House has a strong respect for materials.
Shortlisted for the 2016 House Awards, Lee's House has a timber-filled interior with contrasting elements of modern black cabinetry and textured brick walls.
A elegant, clean and sharp interior brought together by it's matte-black interior and modern furnishing.
Set on the outskirts of a small rural town in northern Victoria, this is a family home raised slightly above the flood plain of a working farm.
This house, on a deep site near the top of Richmond Hill contains the unexpected.