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State - Qld
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The kitchen and dining area can be opened on two sides to garden and courtyard.

Niwa House by John Ellway

A clever and nimble adaptation to the humble Queensland worker’s cottage learns from the verandah, enabling its occupants to live on the edges of house, garden and neighbourhood.

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The roofline was maintained and modified for better solar performance. Artwork: Anita West.

The Cottage by Justin Humphrey Architects

Preferring elaboration over eradication, this adaptation of a 1970s house disrupts pervading Gold Coast attitudes toward older housing and revels in its suburban context.

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A new living pavilion occupies the previously underutilized backyard. Artworks: Lewis Miller (top), Lucie de Moyencourt (bottom left), Pip Spiro (bottom right).

Sydney House by Cavill Architects

A contemporary yet complementary addition to a 1950s house in New Farm is a tribute to the unsung history of brick in Brisbane’s residential architecture.

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Spring Hill House by Myers Ellyett

Spring Hill House by Myers Ellyett

Robust and refined, this extensive reworking of a timber-and-tin cottage in Brisbane’s Spring Hill offers one busy family a calming backdrop to life outdoors.

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Non-structural walls were removed, opening up the apartment’s formerly cellular floor plan.

Oxlade by J.AR Office

A minimalist approach to a 1960s apartment renovation pares back extraneous elements and, through the process of subtraction, generously rewards its owners.

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Sliding, stacking doors and casement panels allow the house to be open to light and breezes.

Hopscotch House by John Ellway Architect

This Brisbane house by John Ellway Architect is inspired by the simple joy of a children’s game.

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Additions unfold around an outdoor room, framed by a soaring steel portal.

Green House by Steendijk

Striking a balance between old and new, this architect’s own home reinvents the traditional Queenslander with confidence and precision, achieving elegance and openness in a compact plan.

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York by Smith Architects

One for all: York

Smith Architects

Function is key for this family of four, and their reimagined Queenslander is at once sophisticated and relaxed.

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Two living pavilions bookend an outdoor terrace, enhancing the links between home, garden and the existing pool.

Instructive reimagining: Pinjarra Hills House

Careful and concise, this addition resolves the problems of an unremarkable 1970s brick home in Brisbane, thoughtfully replanning it to support relaxed family living attuned to its subtropical locale.

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The project reworks a 1980s house, transforming the appearance of the existing brick-veneer structure.

Simple pleasures: Noosa Heads House

In Noosa Heads, a tired suburban house is resourcefully remade into a robust but welcoming retreat that emphasizes the simple pleasures of a holiday home by the coast.

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The new lean-to features a staggered plan that envelops a central courtyard. Artwork: Dominique Corti.

‘A place to picnic’: Cascade House

In Brisbane’s Paddington, a new addition grafted onto the side of an elevated Queenslander steps down the site, orchestrating new living spaces.

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The striking timber facade facing the backyard takes inspiration from the recognizable work of Louis Kahn.

Confidence and conviction: Rainworth Hill House

Engaging with a traditional Queenslander in a contemporary way, this home is a progression of spaces, with intersecting sightlines to its neighbourhood at one end.

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A wide verandah and stair provide a “vital” connection to the street and the broader community.

Renovation remix: Phoenix House

A dilapidated Queenslander is pulled apart and re-assembled to “remix” the original, allowing a sustainable and joyous family home to rise from the ashes.

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A large opening cut into the wall opens up the kitchen to the pool, garden and sky.

Rippling reflections: Toowong Lighthouse

Alcorn Middleton Architecture

Grecian forms and classic colours were used to invoke the inhabitants’ family ties in this clever, playful extension to a 1930s Californian bungalow in Brisbane.

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The kitchen, designed as a “piece of furniture,” uses blackwood in both veneer and solid form. Artwork (L–R): Fred Fowler, Monica Rohan.

Robust yet refined: Bulimba Hill House

Hive Architecture

The renovation of a dilapidated 1920s Queenslander develops a sympathetic dialogue between the original house and its contemporary elements.

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An openable wall draws light and air from the outdoor room into living spaces.

Light and airy: Clayfield Fern House

Paul Butterworth Architect

Voluminous yet resourceful, this lightweight addition to a Queenslander is a pragmatic solution that filters sunlight and buffers noise while also serving as a delightfully adaptable outdoor room.

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The house is arranged in a U-shape, transplanting the backyard into the centre of the site.

Shelter and connect: Evelyn

In Brisbane’s Paddington, an old timber cottage is thoughtfully and skilfully recast as a courtyard house that responds to site, climate and the desire for familial connection.

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Wrapped in charred timber, the enigmatic form of the addition does not overwhelm the house’s street presence.

‘Magnetism of the landscape’: Poinciana House

Taking root beneath a timber Queensland cottage, this carefully tuned addition knits an experience of the immediate and distant landscape into the daily patterns of domestic life.

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A series of new spaces are perched on top of the existing house, their gradual climb informed by the terrain.

Enriched with possibilities: Ashgrove Hillside House

Capitalizing on an elevated site with enviable prospect, this cleverly planned addition to a Brisbane home culminates in a surprising and spatially rich treetop eyrie.

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Living spaces in the sub-street-level addition open directly onto the back garden.

Enhancing neighbourliness: Toowong Renovation

A new addition to a much-loved Brisbane cottage unearths the latent possibilities of a sloping suburban site, interlacing house and garden while preserving the neighbourliness of its laneway locale.

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The original worker’s cottage has been lifted and an independent studio added beneath.

Suburban manifesto: 3 house

Channon Architects and Burton Architects

A single-storey worker’s cottage in Brisbane is transformed into three autonomous and adaptable units, making a compelling case for greater density in the suburbs.

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Living spaces occupy the ground level, expressed as an undercroft that opens to the front and rear gardens. Artwork: Deb Mansfield.

Ebb and flow: Attic-Undercroft House

Baber Studio and Marc and Co

An open kitchen in this Brisbane home supports informal interaction, providing a tactile, imaginative and flexible space for a young family.

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The richness of the kitchen’s spotted gum finishes makes it a warm, inviting space for the everyday activities of family life. Artwork: Jason Wing.

The rejection of ‘more’: St Johns Wood Residence

Local timber and bronzed mirror wrap the pared-back spaces of this refreshed Queenslander, which draws in its leafy suburban surrounds.

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The alteration and addition to an existing cottage features a lower level that is permeable to floodwater.

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.

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The new pavilion addition to the century-old cottage houses private, social and service spaces over four stepped levels.

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.

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The family can retreat from the sun into the undercroft, or move out towards the pool to enjoy the sun in its golden hour.

All round entertainer: Wooloowin House

Brought to ground via the introduction of a robust kitchen and living space, this reimagined Queenslander is ideal for entertaining.

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Highgate Park House captures the owners’ inclusive and dynamic Mediterranean heritage.

A sense of familiarity and nostalgia: Highgate Park House

An addition to an 1860s cottage, Highgate Park House allows passers-by a glimpse into the history of its Brisbane suburb while affording those who live there a home that is distinctly their own.

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A concrete monolith supports garden beds on the upper level while providing intimate courtyards for the occupants below.

De-compartmentalizing a Queenslander: Park Road House

Lineburg Wang’s eloquent reimagining of this sprawling Queenslander has opened up space for visiting family and friends while improving connectivity and function for the retired homeowners.

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Cantala Avenue House by ME.

‘A mini urban landscape’: Cantala Avenue House

A nuanced understanding of the Gold Coast’s colourful heritage, as well as its local quirks and character, is embedded in this neighbourly family home.

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A painting studio located in the building undercroft is accessed via a double-height landing that opens to the backyard.

Protect and preserve: K & T’s Place

Preserving the qualities of one of the few remaining Queenslanders in a South Brisbane neighbourhood, this addition comprises screened outdoor rooms that mitigate the increasingly built-up surrounds.

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