King St - Art Gallery

The art gallery houses a collection of contemporary Aboriginal art. It is owned by a yound couple who have a passion for art and want to provide the oportunity for young aboriginal artists and groups to display their works within a stylish setting. The buildings facade is the only reference that the gallery provides to the artworks housed within. The large glass windows are colored in a series of ocre earth tones, in reference to the traditional colors of Indigenous art. The buildings design takes on an angular style that is derived from the buildings relation to the surrounding street scape. The angle at which the buildings sits to the street is repeated in the anlge of walls, which whilst unusual, provide a neutral setting in which art can be viewed.



The top of the art gallery is inline with the existing street scape, but the sloped facade means that the entry is set back from the footpath. This acts to draw the occupants into the building. By hiding itself the building gives itself a stronger presence in relation to the street.



The back of the building steps down towards the rear parking space. The series of terraces allow for maximum light to be let into the building. The sloped walls are not only for show, they also act as a shading device. The angle of the walls allows in sunlight when the sun is lower in the sky (i.e. morning, night and in winter) whilst protecting windows from the hotter midday sun, stopping it from entering the gallery and damaging art works.





The interior of the gallery is a series of rooms that open onto each other. The main spaces are dedicated to the display of art with three introspective spaces. At the rear of the building is the workshop area, situated above the storage room, allowing for easy storage of work when complete. The office area is split between two spaces. A simple desk is present in the last gallery space, allowing for meetings with clients within the gallery context. Whilst a secondary office space is combined within the storage space, where files can be stored and actual work take place.



The series of thick colored glass windows, act to filter the light as it enters the gallery. The light creates an artwork of its own on the immediate walls around the glass. This quickly blends back into the white of the walls so as to not disturb the art inside.



Like most of the buildings on King St, their is a small apartment on the top level. The owners room is filled with a rich light from the thick windows. Whilst the room is quite small, this is balanced by the large balcony it opens up onto.