The terrace extending along Curtin Ave is comprised of 7 houses extending over 3 levels, within a public transit oriented urban village at the beach.

The eastern screen is the primary unifying element of the terrace, it mediates between the inhabitants and the traffic on Curtin Ave, while still maintain an “eyes on the street” over the road and train station. The elevation scale and presence of this screen creates a significant “corner” to the development, punctuating the streetscape and then leading the eye down the view corridor to the beach.

Fundamentally the terrace has been designed to present architecturally as one building rather than 7 individual houses. The larger scale is critical if the terrace is to have a balanced relationship with the surrounding apartment buildings, Curtin Ave, the railway reserve and the open expanse across to Stirling Highway. The proposed scale is consistent with the many existing industrial installations that are important is defining the identity of Leighton.

Terrace houses
Curtin Ave, Leighton Beach, North Fremantle
in progress

Mirvac (WA) Pty Ltd
Michael Patroni
Dimmity Walker
Stephen Corns
Elin Wedel
Mirvac (WA) Pty Ltd
Kerry Hill Architects
Hassell
Wood & Grieve Engineers
Best Consultants
GHD
Norman Disney & Young
Mirvac (WA) Pty Ltd
Mirvac Design

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Fundamentally the terrace has been designed to present architecturally as one building rather than 7 individual houses. The larger scale is critical if the terrace is to have a balanced relationship with the surrounding apartment buildings, Curtin Ave, the railway reserve and the open expanse across to Stirling Highway. The proposed scale is consistent with the many existing industrial installations that are important is defining the identity of Leighton.

The living areas of the houses are configured about and internal courtyard in response to the adverse wind conditions of the site. This allows the house to operate in a dual programme depending on the weather. Externally this is evident in the screens on all aspects of the building.

The detail of the screen has been derived from abstracted images of the eroded limestone formations at Cable Station beach. The resultant poetic form is evocative of beachside imagery, and is successful in contributing to a unique sense of place without resorting to mimicry.