Michelle Bailey is a Brisbane-based freelance writer and a graduate of architecture from the University of Queensland. She writes regularly for local and national publications about architecture and design including Houses and Artichoke magazines.
Michelle Bailey's Latest contributions
A perfect perspective: Lindfield House
On a long, narrow site on Sydney’s Upper North Shore, the design for a suite of garden rooms plays on scale to complement the proportions of the large, ethereal back garden.
Meet the owners of Tarragindi Steel House
Tarragindi Steel House is the result of a unique collaboration between the architect and the owner-builder and engineer Stephen Paterdis and his father, who have a family history in steel fabrication. Here, Michelle Bailey chats with Stephen about the process of working with an architect.
Suburban charm: Hendra Project
An extension to a postwar cottage in suburban Brisbane is shaped by climate and character, with a material palette that is at once distinctive and restrained.
Flood-proof and connected to nature: Beck Street
On a Brisbane site burdened by flooding, this residence negotiates and acquiesces to the cycles of nature, balancing a utilitarian undercroft that will endure the flood with a richly layered and refined home.
Meet the owners of Paddington House by Twohill and James
Owner-builder Bobby Coulston sought the expertise of architects Twohill and James to give a formerly rundown cottage in Brisbane a new lease on life.
A framework for landscape: Paddington House
The artisanal sensibility of an owner-builder, a steeply sloping site and a desire for a tactile material palette set the direction for this refreshing addition to a humble Brisbane worker’s cottage.
Wondrous curves: Wahroonga House
An earthy colour palette brings the surrounding bushland inside this laidback yet sophisticated refuge that playfully acknowledges its mid-century modernist roots.
The pleasure of introversion: Walan Apartment
Curvaceous forms combine with warm-toned custom joinery and thoughtful transitions in this delightful adaptation of an open-plan Brisbane apartment.
One to Watch: Alcorn Middleton
Based in Brisbane, Joel Alcorn and Chloe Middleton of Alcorn Middleton draw on their experiences of other cities to design homes that respect local traditions while challenging the modus operandi.
Ceremonies of camping: Corymbia
On an island off the coast of Queensland, a modest but finely crafted weekender captures a camp-like atmosphere and embraces a family’s rituals of island life.