Sorrento Architects

Davidov Architects works in Sorrento and across the Mornington Peninsula on residential architecture and interiors, including new coastal homes, retreats, renovations and heritage-sensitive upgrades. We begin with light, shelter, and orientation, designing architecture where atmosphere is the primary outcome.

On the coast, durability is inseparable from atmosphere. Materials and details must hold their character in salt air and sun, and weather with dignity over time.

Nestled close to Melbourne yet seemingly a world away, Sorrento is defined by its coastal conditions which shape how a home should feel, not just how it should look.

Architecture in this part of the Peninsula demands a careful relationship between comfort and openness. Outlook is valuable, but so is privacy. Light is abundant, but it needs calibration. Shelter is never decorative here. It is the foundation of atmosphere.

Working on the Southern Peninsula

Working in Sorrento, Portsea and St Andrews Beach calls for a careful reading of place, planning controls and environmental conditions. Many sites are shaped by coastal character, vegetation, bushfire requirements, erosion management overlays, heritage considerations and local planning provisions. These conditions need to be understood early and carried through the design process with consistency. Our experience across these settings helps us guide clients with clarity, maintain momentum where possible, and protect the intent of the architecture.

Our architectural approach is refined and restrained, not as a style, but as a discipline. We focus on solid, resolved forms and natural, durable materials chosen for the way they weather in coastal conditions. Courtyards, deep thresholds, protected edges and carefully placed openings are often used as planning devices, grounding the architecture, creating privacy and relief from wind, and shaping atmosphere through borrowed light and shadow.

We work closely with clients through concept design, design development, documentation and construction. The process is collaborative and guided. We explain decisions clearly and refine the work carefully so the final home feels coherent, calm and enduring.

We are proud to have completed several notable projects in the Mornington Peninsula, including Sorrento Bathhouse & Portsea Villas.

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

Related Reading: Our Process, Atmosphere as the Vessel for Life, Time as a Material.