H20 architects of Melbourne, Australia used colorful tiles for the Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre, an aesthetic choice done in consultation with an ethnically diverse community and which also references psychedelic artwork.
The project was to refurbish an existing gymnasium and to make that building’s exterior have a visual relationship to the new community centre. The architects state on their web site that they wanted to make the building easily-identifiable. They state it reflects local cultural aspirations. Dezeen reported recently that this design choice was done in consultation with community residents, many of whom are Middle Eastern. The architects state the design was also partly-inspired by the artwork of Melbourne artist Howard Arkley, who is known for his psychedelic depictions of suburbs in Australia.
The firm was founded in 1999 by Tim Hurburgh and Mark O’Dwyer. They create from a modernist sensibility, resulting in buildings which are both memorable and sympathetic to their local environments.
Above image: The Avondale Heights Library by H2O Architects. Photograph courtesy of the designers.
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The Avondale Heights Library by H2O Architects. Photographs courtesy of the designers.
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