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Proclamation House is a hempcrete urban sculpture nestled under peppermint trees.
Built from hempcrete and stone, Proclamation House, a sculpturally angular build in Perth, Western Australia, carves out an intriguing niche on a quiet suburban street
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VL50: Australia's best designers, architects, landscapers and artists of 2024
Since 2016 State of Kin has expanded the scope and vision of architecture in Perth. Led by the ethos ‘parameters create possibilities’, the team of architects, interior designers and construction experts share a dynamic dialogue and respect for innovation, bold expression and craftsmanship.
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Mentoring the future of architecture with Ara Salomone
Australian Design Review’s (ADR) 30UNDER30 Architects and Innovators of the Built World program, welcomes Perth-based design studio State of Kin’s design director and co-founder, Ara Salomone, as a judge and mentor.
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Kaleidoscope — Modern Homes in Every Colour
Survey this three-storey concrete new build in Western Australia in one sweeping glance, and ‘colourful’ might not be the word that strikes you first. There’s a lot to take in — decadent materials, natural patterns, minimalist principles and sculptural objects — but what ultimately gives the house its personality is the sprinkling of vividness used as a finishing touch to accent the building’s arresting architectural splendour.
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Contrast and Continuity — Shutter House by State of Kin
Born from a desire to explore two seemingly contrasting concepts, behind a veiled façade, Shutter House unfolds as a vibrant contemporary home that balances a sense of privacy and protection with a visual connection to the views of Lake Monger beyond.
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03
Oct
2024
CO-architecure
This modern contemporary family home was designed to thoughtfully integrate with its natural and heritage surroundings.
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01
Oct
2024
Habitus
Proclamation House by State of Kin is a remarkable and unexpected home, a textured monolith designed as a sanctuary for a pair of busy professionals in Perth.
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22
Aug
2024
G&G Magazine
Originally a brown brick, terracotta tile home typical of Perth’s northern beach suburb of Marmion, the new transformation realised by State of Kin is a 1970 – 80s-era suburban coastal house with a street-enhancing design statement that offers both the site and owner a new lease on life.
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21
Aug
2024
Yinjispace
Proclamation House is an expressive home that responds to Subiaco’s local vernacular with an abstract hand.
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14
Aug
2024
Dezeen
Architecture studio State of Kin has paired an olive-toned hemp render with aluminium awnings at Proclamation House, a light-filled family home in Western Australia.
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31
Jul
2024
Dwell
In Subiaco, Australia, a monastic design echoes the area’s history while utilizing a cutting edge energy efficient building material.
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29
Jul
2024
The Local Project
Proclamation House by State of Kin redefines inner-city living with an immersive and innovative approach.
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05
Jul
2024
ArchitectureAU
Located in Claremont, Western Australia, Rude to Stare is a new lingerie store designed by State of Kin.
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24
Jun
2024
Est Living
Monumental in every sense of the word, Proclamation House by Perth-based architecture studio State of Kin effuses a monastic and reverent quality – envisioned as place of connection, but equally one of solace.
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22
Oct
2023
Australian Design Review 30Under30
State of Kin was announced as part of a group of experts and industry stalwarts selected to join the panel for Australian Design Review’s ‘30 Under 30’ program.
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12
Sep
2023
Est Living
Redesigning the kitchen, dining, living room, laundry and bathrooms, the design studio have made way for a textural yet contemporary fusion of old and new.
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08
Sep
2023
ArchitectureAU
Instead of hiding its 1980s bones, this Perth home celebrates its origins through fun pops of colour and playful geometry evocative of the original era’s disco aesthetics.
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26
May
2023
Perth is OK!
We’re absolutely captivated by this transformation of a Marmion home by Perth multidisciplinary design studio State of Kin.
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10
Apr
2023
Dwell
The perforated panels shade the interiors of the brick residence, which is reimagined with terrazzo, cork floors, and a distinctly millennial colorway.
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23
Mar
2023
The Local Project
As a reflection of a youthful demographic, Play House overlays a vitality through colour and texture. State of Kin has defibrillated the otherwise dormant form, ensuring a continued relevance for the chapters to come.
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17
Mar
2023
The Design Files
State of Kin’s design acknowledges and revels in the home’s history, while respectfully moving it into the future.
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10
Feb
2023
Perth is OK!
It’s a testament to great design that a home can crystallise so many influences and still emerge a cohesive, liveable space.
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04
Dec
2022
Habitus
A revitalised kitchen for a chef and his family fuses practical planning with sophisticated materials.
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29
Nov
2022
ArchitectureAU
The project represents a joyful confluence of client and designer who are both unafraid to push boundaries, to place trust in one another’s artistry and to create an experience that will surely resonate for decades more.
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24
Nov
2022
ArchDaily
Whilst the aesthetic is undeniably very industrial and raw, the ambiance of the home is textural, open, and warm
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07
Oct
2022
Yellowtrace
The result is an avant-garde, stylized and slick space with cuttingly sharp lines accentuated by sporadic injections of playful colour and gentle, rounded shapes.
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09
Jun
2022
Artichoke
Championing the offerings of local design and materials, the Shutter House is a concrete block structure that utilises the topography of the site, as opposed to merely accounting for it.
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13
Sep
2021
Habitus
Designed to be expressive — Shutter House by State of Kin
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12
Aug
2021
The West Australian
Take a peek inside this State of Kin home you’ve probably seen near Lake Monger
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13
Jul
2021
Australian Design Review
“We need more passionate young forward-thinking designers in Perth creating beautiful things. And it’s important to be bold, be smart and let people educate you.”
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01
Jun
2021
Vogue Living
Our vision centres on innovation, momentum and craftsmanship. Each project is formed from its own nucleus of insight, and tended to with vitality, perception and zeal. We’re passionate about delivering expressive, contemporary spaces, and we focus on the experience of users within the spaces created, reflecting a distinctively characteristic outcome.
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01
Jun
2021
Home Italia
This celebrated home, energetic and forward in its approach is testament to the wonderful work of this dynamic young studio.
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14
Apr
2021
Architecture & Design
Championing the offerings of local design and materials, the Shutter House is a concrete block structure that utilises the topography of the site, as opposed to merely accounting for it.
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08
Apr
2021
designboom
State of Kin wraps ‘Shutter House’ in timber batten skin in Western Australia
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06
Apr
2021
ArchDaily
Shutter House is a celebration of vibrant colour, rich textures, light, and shadow. The home is an exploration of tactility, a balance between powerful and gentle sensations, and an experiential space throughout.
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26
Feb
2021
Tatler
Shutter House is a celebration of vibrant colour, rich textures, light, and shadow. The home is an exploration of tactility, a balance between powerful and gentle sensations, and an experiential space throughout.
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29
Jan
2021
The West Australian
Inside Mount Lawley masterpiece with surprises around every corner
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20
Jan
2021
Maison & Jardin
Interior from elsewhere — an avant-garde house in Australia
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20
Jan
2021
Home Journal
Inside a lakeside residence brims with colour and texture
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14
Jan
2021
Decor
The project explores the connection between design and architecture, with expressive personality (translated)
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12
Jan
2021
La Nacion
Balance: Great use of space and light in a Japanese-inspired house (translated)
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07
Jan
2021
IW Magazine
Shutter House is an imaginative and unique home situated in Wembley, Western Australia
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23
Dec
2020
The Local Project
Referencing the historical industrial past of the area, Brick House is a new build that takes heeded influence from the renovated factory vernacular. State of Kin combines a sustainable approach with the refinement of a contemporary build to create a home of character and embodied interest.
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21
Dec
2020
The Core
The furniture became an important ingredient in the overall result and fits perfectly with our architecture and interior finishes
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01
Dec
2020
Dwell
Mechanized shutters protect this Australian home from prying eyes
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24
Nov
2020
Habitus
A historic post office in Perth has been transformed by State of Kin, a local design practice, into Bodyscape Yoga, delivering a newfound state of zen to its yogi clientele.
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14
Nov
2020
Elle Decor
This Australian home hosts a selection of contemporary design furniture along with a rooftop pool.
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29
Oct
2020
Habitat
A forward-thinking home designed for the modern family and furnished with some of the world’s most renowned and decorated brands; carefully hand-picked to complement the architectural statement of the home.
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22
Oct
2020
Indesign Live
Combining the traditional with the contemporary, the team at State of Kin has created an interior that is both simple and serene.
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31
Aug
2020
Artichoke
In brief: The Stables Bar
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05
Nov
2019
Fabric Quarterly
Raw and industrial yet textural, open and warm, this beauty may look like a factory but there is no doubt that it feels like a home.
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21
May
2019
InsideOut
This Industrial-style Brick House in Perth inspired by heritage factories
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04
Apr
2019
Habitus
A new Perth home from State of Kin sees heritage style industrial aesthetics expressed in a welcoming home – belying the fact that this is in fact an entirely new build.
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27
Feb
2019
Habitus
In a bid to shift the residential landscape of Perth, one company is breaking the barriers between architects and builders with a refreshing and much needed approach to design.
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27
Feb
2019
Architecture & Design
A combination of new and old design techniques and materials were used to embrace history in a new build.