Felix Forest

Photographer

A formal structure in both plan and volume Studio Kennon begins with a classical base, where spatial qualities are prioritized from the outset.

The power of this architecture expresses an interest into the idea of living well.
How to wake, how to bathe, where to cook and where to rest, this is a composition of thoughts and a desired pattern of movement. Embodying the full floor top floor with 360-degree outlook, the living spaces are positioned to the morning and daytime sunlight at the east and north of the building – a considered plan sensitive to location.

The interior is considered with layers, a white marble as base used in various formats and implementations carry the solid kitchen form in large mirrored slabs is an anchor to the main living space. Underneath slips mosaic marble tiles that transitions in scales through-out room thresholds forming lines in delineation to the subdivision of space.

Formal ideas are used in a contemporary manner bringing a touch of mischief and playfulness to a traditional room layout and bold architectural language – an expose into Kennon’s taste for expressing details in subtle methods, a quiet luxury.

Small and refined motifs suggest a larger grandeur is present, moments explore opulence then appear to withdraw and recede – a connection from detail and material rigour that carries a minimalistic like softness, a feeling that is calming and ever present in Kennon’s fast-growing body of work. A finesse in restraint underpins a refined elegance, the core interior architecture and programmatic function enables the studio’s skill in furniture curation both custom design and sourcing to complete The Eighth Penthouse as one powerful piece of work.

The Eighth Penthouse — Melbourne, Australia — 2025

The Eighth Penthouse is a lesson in control, restraint and layered depth.

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