2020 Houses Awards: Emerging Architecture Practice

Jury comment

Established in 2016 by Michael Lineburg and Lynn Wang, Lineburg Wang is an emerging practice that has already asserted itself among Queensland’s wonderful lineage of architectural talent. The influence of work experience at prominent Brisbane-based practices is apparent, but there is a palpable freshness to the suite of houses by Lineburg Wang.

The residential work by this duo is ingrained in its context, tracing histories and inventing new ones. Park Road House (see Houses 134) is a fine example of a response to a traditional Queenslander house: it is subtle and sympathetic to the existing condition, with layers of history revealed. Simultaneously, the architects’ bold and clever design moves transform it into a contemporary home.

Lineburg Wang’s depth of interrogation of each new residential brief is impressive, solving pragmatic concerns with poeticism. Although there is a consistent and gentle aesthetic evident in the work, the practice takes a sensitive and contextual approach to each unique design problem. The jury members were impressed with the formal clarity and spatial experimentation seen in the collection of predominantly alteration and addition projects, and are looking forward to seeing what’s to come from Lineburg Wang.

The Award for Emerging Architecture Practice is supported by Blum. See full image galleries of all the winning and shortlisted projects here.