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Delicious Symmetry in Mirrored Pair of Australian Townhouses

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The Australian architecture studio Martin Friedrich Architects has designed a pair of very chic urban townhouses.

The mirrored floorplans results in an intriguing and symmetrical facade.

Each has a fully glazed floating effect living room that flows out to a pool.

Connecting the floors, from the basement garage to the bedrooms is a spiral stair.

Each has an underground cinema at the bottom of the circular stairwell, next to the drive-under garage which can house five cars each.

And each have identical mirrored upper floors that could house either 3 couples or a family with 2 to 4 children.

The street-facing wall is also curved white, suggesting the curved spiral stair to be found within.

The stairwell is a truly sculptural form, perfectly presented in its pristine white gallery-like setting.

This free standing sculptural circular staircase connects all three levels with a huge circular skylight above.

The long central expanse of white wall offers the perfect setting for art.

The two townhouses are designed for hip urban professionals with a desire for a maintenance-free garden.

Both are designed for an easy, low upkeep indoor/outdoor lifestyle.

The pure clean white render throughout makes the perfect foil for an art collection.

A deep grey European oak flooring adds depth and warmth and richness to the gallery-like setting.

The bold white sculptural shape of the ‘shutter’ defines the minimalist and contemporary exterior.

Because these bedrooms are recessed quite far back behind the shutters, passersby can only see in from directly in front.

The very striking pair of brilliant white townhouses is in the affluent Bayside suburb of Melbourne.