The Melbourne-based practice has completed the fitout for Casa Victoria, an ode to quietness, calm and the Central American notion of building with raw materials and timbers. Splinter Society, fronted by husband and wife duo Chris Stanley and Asha Nicholas, are well-versed in inner-city renovations, so they willingly and gladly rolled up their sleeves to […]
The Fitzroy-based firm has created a modern family home in response to a series of unconventional site conditions caused by the division of a heritage estate in Ivanhoe. Tear Away is a double-storey masonry house connected by a parting wall to the original adjoining home. The team implemented a vertical rupture through an unfinished brick […]
Asha Nicholas and Chris Stanley have been partners in life and work since finishing their architecture degrees 25 years ago. Their (business) baby, Splinter Society, is a distillation of the pair’s complementary design approaches and two decades spent absorbing experiences together. “There’s a bit of a seamless blend between work and life, where you are […]
A second-generation family home, Villa Italia is a renovation and extension executed brilliantly by Splinter Society to a classic single fronted Victorian terrace located in Brunswick East. Drawing on the clients’ heritage, the redesign is guided by qualities often associated with Italian brands: fine craftsmanship, sophistication, elegance, and a touch of luxury. Led by Asha […]