Bask
Carmichael Build is back to present their coastal masterpiece ‘Bask’.
Just a year after their success with Onyx, the team at Carmichael Build, owned and operated by husband and wife duo Niquel and Sam Carmichael, presents Bask — a radiant, modern duplex just a stone’s throw away from the Gold Coast’s famous Tallebudgera Creek.
“For the past twelve months, we’ve been building the Bask duplex pair in Palm Beach,” says Nicquel. “As you can see, it’s very different from Onyx. We love all the fresh colours and beachy vibe and coastal theme we’ve got going on here.”
Carmichael Build’s previous project, Onyx, features a monochromatic scheme with a distinctive, Melbourne-inspired design. This time, they’ve swapped brutalist architecture to embrace coastal home design with light, sandy interiors and architectural features reminiscent of coastal landscapes.
“Tallebudgeera Creek is famous in the Gold Coast for summer and basking in the sun — that’s where the name came from, and from that, we went with a really coastal light theme,” says Nicquel.
Embodying the home’s name, skylight ceilings and various windows drench the home in natural light, further augmenting the perception of a more expansive, stand-alone home.
Custom tiling throughout the home not only enhances the play of light but highlights architectural nuances, seen particularly on the tiled island bench’s contours emulating the undulating forms of shoreline waves — a captivating counterpoint to the home's linear architectural style.
Though Bask and Onyx might appear to be in contrasting opposition, a common thread between the two is the consistent use of ABI Interiors’ brushed nickel tapware.
“We stuck with the brushed nickel ABI tapware that we actually used in Onyx build as well,” says Nicquel.
“It’s our favourite,” agrees Sam.
“It’s so interesting to see how different it looks versus a dark palette to a light palette.” continued Niquel.
“I feel like ABI tapware is super affordable, and that’s why we keep using it in all our builds,” says Sam.
“Yeah, it has such a nice high-end finish… that we love,” continues Nicquel. “Everyone has done such a beautiful job, and we couldn’t be more happy with the result. It’s another really great feather in the cap for Carmichael Build.”
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