0314 Huski PROJECT TYPE Hospitality, interiors PROJECT ADDRESS 3 Sitzmark Street Falls Creek, VICtoria Australia AWARDS raia Victorian Architecture Awards Regional Prize Wallpaper* Design Awards Best Ski Resort Public + Commercial Building Composite Frame Timber Awards Finalist PROJECT TEAM Client: ZacaMoco Pty Ltd council: Alpine shire Council Elenberg FRAser: Callum Fraser, Zahava Elenberg, David Harrap, Lauren Holland, Cassian Lau, Andrew Davidson, Eugenia Lai, Karl Engstrom, Bryan Miller PROJECT Manager: Zacamoco Pty Ltd ConTRACTOR: Arnet & Browning Building SurvEYOR: Gardner Group Pty Ltd Land SurvEYOR: Walpole Surveying QuantiTY SurvEYOR: Slattery Australia structural Engineer: Felicetti MECHAnical Engineer: Norman Disney & Young HYDRAulic Engineer: Norman Disney & Young ElECTRical Engineer: Norman Disney & Young Services Engineer: Norman Disney & Young Fire Engineer: arup Geotechnical Engineer: CoFFey International Limited FurnituRE: move-in pty ltd joinery: B & B Joinery ARTWORk: Peter Bennetts time DEsign / DOCUMENTATION: 6 Months Time CONSTRUCTION: 6 Months PROJECT COst: aud$4.8m GROSS FLOOR AREA: 1.340sqm An international design hotel featuring the amenity of a North American condo hotel with the personal touches of a European Pensionne Huski is a unique snowflake in Australian alpine accommodation. The accommodation isn t the only unique part of Huski it was designed to stand in differentiation to the clichéd alpine architecture found in Australia s skifields. Situated in Falls Creek, we wanted to design a building that not only responded to, but became a part of the natural landscape: a building that the snow could sit into. The wedged shape site lent itself to a radiating floorplan the form evokes the European sauna with timber boxes arrayed across the façade. These boxes are far from generic though, the perimeter program of each is tessellated some are bedrooms, some are terraces, some are living to create an inhabited façade with people doing different things in different spaces across the surface of the building. This reflects the micro and macro views of a snowflake, at long range they look the same but a closer look reveals intricate detail and distinction. The journey through Huski mirrors the ski day the hotel is experientially rich. Coming downstairs from your apartment you are able to grab a nourishing meal or snack from the produce store housed on the ground floor. Due to Falls Creek s ski-in / ski-out amenity you can grab your skis from the ski concierge, head out for a day on the slopes and return straight to your hotel door. At this point it s all about aprèsski enjoy a mulled wine next to the communal fire or revive your aching limbs with a soak in the guests hot-tub or a visit to the day spa. For the more modest guests, private hot-tubs are located in the rooms. Huski s interiors are the product of significant research into trends in tourism. We discovered the increasing popularity of togethering, where families holiday in larger groups with other families or with extended family. With this in mind, we designed several typologies for the 14 apartments in Huski studios, two, three and four bedroom penthouses. The floorplan configuration caters for various combinations of guest groups, who are able to book out single or adjacent apartments. The design of the apartments reinforces the connection with the landscape and including the glass-screened shower with a view. To develop such a unique place, we visited the world s top ski resorts on a study tour through North America and Europe. Huski is the fruits of our labour a boutique hotel that offers a personal experience with unparalleled amenity. 01
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Huski MATERIALS, FINISHES, PRODUCTS PHOTOGRAPHER CONTACT DETAILS contact WALLS: Load bearing concrete block work walls Bondeck concrete slabs. Steel post and beams ROOF Penthouse terrace: Bondeck slab incorporating waterproof membrane Roof: Colourbond metal deck roofing WINDOWS: Hardwood timber windows with high performance double glazing DOORS External: Hardwood timber windows with high performance double glazing Apartment entry doors: Solid timber Internal doors: Hollow core timber doors INTERNAL MATERIALS Public Spaces: Black pearl granite tiles by Classic Ceramics, Cordova needle punch carpet, Dulux paint, stainless steel commercial kitchen, new age veneer joinery INTERNAL MATERIALS Apartments: Composite marble, tiles by Quarella, mirrored sliding doors, reconstituted marble bench tops and splash backs, frameless glass shower screens and doors, high gloss 2Pac polyurethane joinery, Tuftmaster 100% wool carpets FLOOR FINISHES Ground Floor and Entry lobbies: Black pearl granite tiles by Classic Ceramics FLOOR FINISHES Apartments: Composite Marble tiles by Quarella, 100% wool carpets by Tuftmaster WALL LININGS Apartments: Plasterboard CEILING LININGS: Plasterboard PAINT Walls: Wash & Wear paint finish OTHER: Stone/stainless steel bench tops and splashbacks FIXTURES: Smeg kitchen appliances, Fisher and Paykel refrigerators, LG washer dryer, Hansa Polo tapware, Designer Doorware accessories JOINERY HARDWARE: Catalina door levers Note: All images are provided for information purposes only and remain the copyright of the photographer. Please contact the photographer directly for all publishing requests. Melbourne Level 3, 160 Queen Street Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia Peter Bennetts telephone +61 (0) 412 568 181 www.peterbennetts.com pb@peterbennetts.com Telephone +61 3 9600 2260 Facsimile +61 3 9600 2266 Tony Miller Archiphoto Pty Ltd 8 / 26 Blenheim Street Balaclava VIC 3183 Telephone +61 (0) 412 535 575 arcphoto@ihug.com.au Peter Clarke Latitude Group 9 Hillingdon Place, Prahran VICTORIA, 3181 telephone + 61 (0) 412 057 383 peter@latitudephoto.com.au IMAGES 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 0314_091012_PC_03_1 0314_070910_tm_03 0314_050621_pb_01 0314_051102_pb_04 0314_051102_pb_05 0314_070910_TM_14 Sydney Telephone +61 2 9600 8455 hanoi Villa D-25, The Manor My Dinh Me Tri Ward Tu Liem District Hanoi Vietnam Telephone +84 4 3787 8401 Facsimile +84 4 3795 9764 mail@elenbergfraser.com www.elenbergfraser.com