Based in Hobart, Judith is a graduate architect, sculptor and writer who works freelance on her own projects and teaches at the School of Architecture, University of Tasmania. Judith is engaged in working out how to transform unusual ideas into real things, moments or places. She loves to balance the solitude of making art with the collaborative potential of design.
Judith Abell's Latest contributions
New into old: Hawthorn House
Victorian and modern, home and garden, communal and private: a clearly articulated design by Kennedy Nolan brings balance to a multifaceted house in Hawthorn.
Cues from the sea: Sandcastle
A sandcastle in more than name, this multi-level home by Raffaello Rosselli and Luigi Rosselli Architects with Alwill Interiors combines beachy colours with clear views of sea and sky.
A mini metropolis: Live Work Share House
Three spaces, ten occupants and one flexible plan: Bligh Graham Architects’ Live Work Share House is a multi-use prototype where everyone can feel at home.
Courtyard retreat: East Fremantle House
“Addition by subtraction” was the approach taken in the redesign of this Fremantle cottage, which pairs crisp interiors with light-filled courtyard gardens.
A frugal approach: The houses of Preston Lane Architects
With offices in Hobart and Melbourne, Preston Lane Architects has developed a signature design process that focuses on the way people interact with buildings.
A garden room with history: Fusilier Cottage Addition
A Georgian landmark in Hobart’s Battery Point is graced with a surprisingly porous living pavilion that interacts generously with street and garden.
Coopworth by FMD Architects
A new farmhouse on a sheep farm on Tasmania’s Bruny Island is at once humble and refined, offering a contemporary response to life in a rural landscape.
Sense of craft: Cascade House
On an internal block in suburban Hobart, architect Ryan Strating’s own family home is at once solid and subtle, cosy and robust, revealing the owner’s love for the making process.
An exploration of concrete and timber: Coastal House
Amid the windswept landscape of the Mornington Peninsula’s southern edge, this house meets ecological and bushfire concerns without compromising on enjoyment.
Killora Bay by Lara Maeseele in association with Tanner Architects
On Tasmania’s North Bruny, in an area populated by white gums and stands of grass trees, this holiday home for a young family serves as an elegant living platform that offers many ways to enjoy its bush setting.