Margie Fraser is the Brisbane editor of Artichoke and Houses, and a writer specializing in design, art and architecture. She also promotes emerging designers through consultancies and publicity work.
Margie Fraser's Latest contributions
Ritual and relaxation: RNA Day Spa
In Brisbane, Cameron & Co has designed a day spa that not only reflects Queensland’s subtropical aesthetic and lifestyle, but also distils the rituals of pampering and relaxation.
‘An elemental shrine’: Tinbeerwah House
Resting on a steeply sloping, heavily damaged site, this house by Teeland Architects works to stabilize and rehabilitate the land while offering expansive views of the forest beyond.
Scenery and shenanigans: Rocky House
A generous site has been transformed by Base Architecture into a private park, complete with a golf course and skate bowl, and a new home that takes from modernist cues.
Suburban sculpture: Bardon House
Drawing in surrounding bushland and establishing new internalized landscapes, this new home intimately engages with its context and climate.
Profile: Phorm Architecture + Design
With an appreciation of vastness, infinite variety and our temporary occupation of land, each residential project by Phorm Architecture and Design has a deep connection to its site.
Geometry and serendipity: Chapel Hill House
Reddog Architects has peeled back a 1980s home and reprogrammed it into an interconnected “collection of pods” that respond to the subtropical climate.
Lost World pavilions: Ridge House
A striking pavilion duo by Sparks Architects that encourages a connection with the landscape while referencing the heritages of the owners.
‘Humble values’: Kieron Gait Architects
The husband-and-wife team behind Kieron Gait Architects has a deep understanding of the language of adaptation, creating moments of discovery and daring new forms.
Tubular casa: West End House
This home, shaped like two tubes with solid sides that funnel the air through, demonstrates fresh approaches to working with a heritage site.
Light in spades: Garden House
This architect and designer duo transformed their dark box of a Queenslander into a garden-centric, light-filled house where views abound.
