Residential Projects

Avondale Heights - Dual Occupancy Development

Laura Grove was a speculative development conceived in 2019. The Construction scope was to build two architecturally designed large, low maintenance townhouses to to sit humbly into the landscape but provide the occupants with a expansive view and interface with the Maribyrnong river valley. The internal floor area is a split level design comprised of 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, 2 living areas, a kitchen with a walk in pantry, a study area, a laundry and a single lockup garage. Foundations were Concrete Piles and Interlocking Strip footings underpinning the split level steel and timber frame. 11 Laura Grove is clad in rendered hebel power panels with feature cladding, aluminium double glazed windows, extensive wood grain aluminium screens and a steel skillion roof. Constructed outdoor areas include an upper tiled terrace, a lower deck, a concealed services storage area underneath a suspended concrete garage slab with a landscaped undercroft interfacing with the back yard and the river valley. The Interior finishes are scandinavian inspired with contemporary fittings and fixtures and pops of colour throughout. The house is serviced by electricity (no gas) which runs the 5000L Grey water pump, Hot Water System, 900mm Smeg apliances, LED strip and downlighting, and a multihead split system air conditioner. It has 2.7m ceilings throughout with vaulted ceilings in the kitchen and clerestry windows.

Northcote - Extension & Renovation

This Contemporary Northern Suburbs extension was completed during the height of the COVID 19 Pandemic. The Metacon boys masked up and got the job done through many challenges. The original period home was stripped out including a removal of all the floors for re-stumping. Insulation and plastering along with new doors and double glazed windows brought the original house up to modern thermal standards. The extension was largely comprised of a light filled kitchen/ living/ dining area with joinery divisions, butchers block island bench, powder coated custom made range hood and oak floors. The curtains were installed on concealed tracks while the windows were framed from floor to ceiling to maximise access to the northern aspect. The bathroom, laundry and WC were also part of the additions and these were tastefully finished with a careful selection of customised fittings and fixtures. The additional skylight in the bathroom created a sense of space and light in what was otherwise a modestly sized area. This was all completed within a 6 month timeframe through many logistics challenges.

Seddon - Extension & Renovation

This inner western suburbs Seddon extension and renovation in 2021 transformed the existing period home into a contemporary urban dwelling with space and light. Metacon was consulted early in the project to get the sub floor design right and overlay onto some tricky foundations which had to be designed to deal with reactive clay, trees and and broken sewer lines. The cladding and decks were all in a beautiful Silvertop Ash. While the internals were also finished with natural timber detailing including Blackbutt floors and Ply cabinetry with Tassie Oak benchtops. The kitchen and dining was structurally transformed into a warm but much more spacious open plan arrangement and the cathedral ceilings and 2.7m windows added to this sense of space. We worked closely with Circle Architects to achieve other construction detailing like recessed skirting boards, and flush jambs to maintain the clean lines that they had envisaged. This was all delivered within a space of about 5 months all the while battling COVID lockdowns. Most importantly at the end we got some happy clients and happy architects and produced a real work of art.

Ringwood - Dual Occupancy Development

Two large and supremely detailed townhouses speculatively built by Metacon in the leafy Eastern suburb of Ringwood. This development was designed by a local designer under the direction of Metacon to be generous family homes with multiple living areas and a large double garage. Improvements and detailing included floor to ceiling tiling, timber floors throughout living areas, niche detailing, Tasmanian Oak hardwood stairs, 4 bedrooms, a study and lots of amenity. Metacon managed the purchase of the site, the planning constraints including the tree overlays, the permit approvals process right up to the release of the subdivision and the delivery to the happy new owners.

KEW - Dual Occupancy Development

Working closely as development consultant and builder with a client during the COVID pandemic Metacon finished these 2 stylish and elegant townhouses in Kew in 2020. We overcame issues with a flood overlay, authorities asset encroachments, design challenges and of course the health pandemic that gripped Melbourne during the worldwide health crises causing lock-downs and other delays. This project demonstrated that with good communication, client collaboration and hard work Metacon can deliver the desirable outcome despite fierce adversity. Design features included flush floor transitions, grab rails and disabled lifts for elderly occupants, rainwater harvesting and re-use, increased thermal ratings, AWS commercial grade windows, tiled niches, recycled reds brick cladding with double garages off the side laneway.

THE BARKLY - 6 Townhouses

This development was another speculative build by Metacon. Local Architects were retained who formulated a cutting edge contemporary 7 star design to cater for the inner urban buyer. These townhouses were designed side by side in a “terrace” style design stretching down the laneway. A broad pallete of cladding types and colours were used in addition to complex cantilevered designs to produce what is one of the most breathtaking residential boutique townhouse development in the western suburbs. Construction period was 12 months and all units were sold and settled shortly after completion - during the GFC.