CASA CONCRETO
Overview
Casa Concreto is a private residence that brings a refined industrial character to a highly personal home. Originally conceived as a bachelor residence that could later accommodate a family, the brief evolved during design to support family life while retaining the home’s individuality and architectural strength.
Corian® features throughout the residence, from custom vanity tops and semi-recessed basins to bedroom furniture, shower recesses, a coffee station, laundry and outdoor kitchen. A custom-shaped Corian® Deep Nocturne cap also finishes the circular spa.
Across these applications, sculpted profiles connect the interiors with the building’s distinctive concrete details.
The Brief
The design called for the home’s heavily textured concrete slab edges, featuring rebated, cog-like profiles, to continue into the interiors in a softer but equally expressive form.
The material needed to accommodate intricate shaping and precision notching for custom UltraPOP semi-recessed basins and vanity tops. It also had to carry the same design language across bathrooms, bedroom furniture and practical work surfaces.
At the circular spa, scalloped black finger tiles created a separate detailing challenge. The spa needed a finishing element that followed its curved geometry while providing a smooth, comfortable edge for entering and leaving the water.
Material Specification
Custom Vanities and Interior Applications: Corian®
Corian® enabled the rebated, cog-like profiles of the concrete architecture to be interpreted at the scale of furniture and joinery. Custom UltraPOP semi-recessed basins were incorporated into shaped vanity tops, carrying the design through the master ensuite, three guest ensuites and powder room.
The material also features in the master bedhead recess, bespoke bedside tables, bath and shower recesses, and guest shower recesses. Its use continues across the master suite coffee station with an Axix sink, the laundry benchtop, and the outdoor kitchen benchtop with an Axix sink.
Pool Spa Surround: Corian® Deep Nocturne
Corian® Deep Nocturne was custom-shaped to cap the circular spa, including the curved section of glass. The cap provides a smooth, tactile edge that follows the spa’s form and continues the residence’s black-and-concrete palette.
Design Outcome
Corian® acts as an architectural element rather than simply a surface finish. Repeated profiles connect the bathrooms, bedroom furniture and work surfaces with the exposed concrete, giving the home a consistent design language across different rooms and uses.
The sculptural detailing also accommodates personal expression. Within the outdoor kitchen benchtop apron, the rebated cog-like pattern spells out the client’s name in code.
At the spa, the shaped Deep Nocturne cap resolves the transition between the tiled structure and its upper edge, combining the circular geometry with a comfortable surface for everyday use.
Why It Works for Similar Projects
Highly individual homes often need a material that can carry a signature detail across different rooms, scales and applications. This approach offers a reference for:
- Custom vanity tops with semi-recessed basins
- Shaped bath and shower recesses
- Bespoke bedside tables and bedhead details
- Coffee stations, laundries and outdoor kitchen benchtops
- Curved spa surrounds requiring a smooth finishing edge
- Personalised profiles repeated throughout a residence
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