Bold palette, minimalistic form achieved with sculptural Corian® elements at West Perth office

Designed by Cameron Chisholm Nicol, the Rhodes House office in West Perth features bold colours and minimalistic forms, achieved using sculptural Corian® elements. The project's success demonstrates the flexibility and durability of Corian®, enabling intricate designs that fulfill the client's vision without compromise.

Architecture & Design Team

15 Apr 2025 • 2m read • View Author

The team at Cameron Chisholm Nicol worked closely with the client to design a personalised office space on Level 3, a café, additional office tenancies, amenities, and a basement EOT facility.

The design of the interior is bold in colour but minimalistic in form with sculptural Corian® elements that anchor the meeting/social spaces.

The client desired a grand custom kitchen and outdoor BBQ that would be designed to accommodate larger functions. Corian® allowed the design team to achieve an oversized kitchen and BBQ that have become sculptural minimalistic statement pieces in the space.

Situated near the entrance on the ground floor is the café that draws elements inspired by the Rhodes Ridley truck through its shapes, textures, and metal features. The café is a modern art deco design wrapped in fluted Corian® with embellished brass accents.

“We love the durability of Corian® and how you can achieve a grand kitchen that looks seamless without visible joins. The flexibility of the product is very extensive. Corian® allowed us to use it both indoors and outdoors, and we were able to explore and not be limited by standard shapes and sizes, which was a must for this project,” said Louise Ignatescu from Cameron Chisholm Nicol.

“Corian® allowed us to design a large monolithic kitchen and BBQ, a minimalistic vanity for the master ensuite, and a café incorporating fluted Corian®.”

The client and the design team at Cameron Chisholm Nicol were very pleased with the outcome of using Corian®. The café has kept its original design and elements with the fluted Corian® effortlessly wrapping around the cafe. The kitchen and BBQ became beautiful sculptures within the space without the concern of join lines or needing to minimise the size to match slab sizes. Corian® allowed the original design intent to follow through without needing to compromise on anything.

The interior design team initially had some concerns on trying to use a fluted Corian® profile that needed to also curve around the café but were very impressed with the results of how seamless and organic Corian® is and how the fluted profile wrapped around perfectly.

Project details

Project: Rhodes House

Location: West Perth

Interior Design: Cameron Chisholm Nicol

Builder: Built

Joiner: Domain Interiors and base build by Ferguson Corporation

Fabrication: Domain Interiors

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