This Meticulously Crafted Concrete Home is a Minimalist’s Dream

When Melbourne architect Tony Vella, director of Rachcoff Vella Architecture, was approached by a couple with four young children and three dogs to create a home on Melbourne’s bayside beachfront, the brief was a challenging one. They wanted a home that could stand up to all the "trials and tribulations a family could throw at it"—but it also had to be architecturally ambitious and stand out from the more conventional "fishbowl" architecture that lines the promenade.