A young, growing practice that is passionate about well-thought-out residential architecture. With a portfolio of residential and commercial projects focusing on sustainable programming and considered approaches to heritage conditions.
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House on a Lane by Rob Kennon Architects
Unostentatious but meticulously considered, this Melbourne home is an evolved response to an all-too-familiar brief: juggling heritage constraints and limited space with the demands of family life.
2022 National Award for Small Project Architecture
The Dentist by Rob Kennon Architects
First House: Sugar Gum House by Rob Kennon
Tasked with replacing a tumbledown but treasured Otways beach shack where he had spent his own childhood summers, Rob Kennon aspired for an efficient and elemental home that framed the rugged landscape. Twelve years on, Rob reflects on how this formative first project shaped his practice.
Living in the round: Elwood Bungalow
In the garden suburb of Elwood, Melbourne, a delicate balance of addition and subtraction gives rise to an elegant home that is intrinsically linked to its site, family and city.
An abstracted terrace: Fitzroy North House 02
In a quiet street in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North, this curious family home, appearing as an abstracted worker’s cottage from the street, conceals an open design shaped by two verdant garden courtyards.
‘It’s all about people’: Rob Kennon Architects
The consistent body of work by Rob Kennon Architects is bolstered by the belief that the people they design for and other collaborators are the most interesting impetus for architecture.
Integral solutions: Fitzroy North House
Preserving the integrity of its existing heritage condition, this addition to a single-fronted Victorian terrace uses clever spatial solutions and seamless detailing to simplify the daily lives of a growing family.
Wide angle: Malvern House
This “low and wide” addition to a freestanding cottage by Rob Kennon Architects minimizes impact on its site and surroundings while prioritizing a life lived outdoors.
2016 Houses Awards: Emerging Architecture Practice
Rob Kennon Architects
Twin peeks: Clarence Houses
The clever screening techniques used by Rob Kennon Architects in the creation of these non-identical twin houses allow the residents to peek out at the street while maintaining private oases within.
