Armadale Architects

Davidov Architects works in Armadale and across the City of Stonnington on residential architecture and interiors, including heritage renovations and extensions, new homes, townhouses, and boutique apartment buildings. We design architecture where atmosphere is the primary outcome, shaped through light, sequence, privacy and material longevity.

In Armadale, the work is rarely about style. It is about light, privacy, neighbours, and the careful choreography of arrival and retreat. Many sites are narrow, deep, and closely overlooked. The strongest outcomes come from restraint and clarity, where openings are calibrated, thresholds are thickened, and the home is shaped to feel calm inside even when the suburb is active outside.

Armadale’s lanes, gardens, and fine-grained streets reward architecture that is quiet from the street and richer within, where atmosphere is discovered through sequence rather than display.

For heritage homes, we treat the existing fabric with respect and precision. The aim is not to imitate history, but to make a clear, coherent relationship between old and new. Extensions are resolved through proportion, sequence, and material honesty, so the transition feels inevitable rather than applied. We begin with light, shelter, and orientation, then refine the plan until it feels settled.

For townhouses and apartments, atmosphere still comes first. Density should not mean thinness. We look for depth and hierarchy, sheltered outdoor moments, and circulation that feels composed rather than merely efficient. Plans are organised to protect privacy, maximise light, and give each dwelling a sense of quiet individuality within a larger whole.

We work closely with clients through concept design, design development, approvals, tendering and delivery. Longevity and performance sit beneath this process as a discipline of comfort, durability, and low maintenance over decades.

Selected projects in Armadale and across Stonnington include: SLD Residence, Davidov Architects Studio, LSD Residence, GG Residence, Martin Court Residences, ALH Residence, MRG Residence, NPW Residence, Prahran Residence and Prahran Terraces.

Prospective clients are welcome to contact the studio to arrange an initial conversation.