Houses, August 2019
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In Profile
Modernism of a contemporary kind: The houses of CO-AP
The distinct yet complementary methods of CO-AP Architects principals Tina Engelen and Will Fung are united in the work by the practice, bridging design generations to make a marked contribution to Australian architecture.
Preview
Houses 129 preview
Introduction to Houses 129.
Awards
2019 Houses Awards: Australian House of the Year
Daylesford Longhouse by Partners Hill is winner of the award for Australian House of the Year in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: New House under 200m2
Bay Guarella House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture is the winner of the award for New House Under 200m2 in the 2019 House Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: New House over 200m2
Daylesford Longhouse by Partners Hill is the winner of the Award for New House over 200m2 in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 House Awards: House Alteration and Addition under 200m2
House in Darlinghurst by Tribe Studio is the winner of the Award for House Alteration and Addition under 200m2 in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: House Alteration and Addition over 200m2 – joint winner
Brisbane Riverbank House by Owen Architecture is joint winner of the Award for House Alteration and Addition over 200m2 in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: House Alteration and Addition over 200m2 – joint winner
Teneriffe House by Vokes and Peters is joint winner of the Award for House Alteration and Addition over 200m2 in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: Apartment or Unit
The Bae Tas by Work by Liz and Alex is the winner of the award for Apartment or Unit at the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: Garden or Landscape
Whynot St Pool and Carport by Kieron Gait Architects with Dan Young Landscape Architect is the winner of the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: Sustainability
The Garden Bunkie by Reddog Architects is the winner of the award for Sustainability in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: House in a Heritage Context – joint winner
Balmain Rock by Benn + Penna is a joint winner of the award for House in a Heritage Context in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: House in a Heritage Context – joint winner
House in Darlinghurst by Tribe Studio is a joint winner of the award for House in a Heritage Context in the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: Emerging Architecture Practice
Edition Office is the winner of the Award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2019 Houses Awards.
2019 Houses Awards: Commendations
Twenty-six projects and two emerging practices have received commendations in the 2019 Houses Awards.
Projects
Surprising grandeur: Fitzroy Terrace
Within a seemingly typical Victorian terrace house, new shifts in volume and dramatic apertures to the sky create the illusion of impossibly spacious proportions.
Witty woodwork: Seed House
Adding to the architectural legacy of a salubrious Sydney suburb, this home for the architect’s own family is a volumetric study that celebrates the inherent qualities of timber.
Choreographing the domestic: New Farm Park House
A choreographed sequence of landscaped gardens enriches the experiential qualities of this addition to a Brisbane home, whose regional sensibility befits its locale.
Houses
Eclectic yet unified: Oak House
Colour and geometry permeate this bold addition to a double-fronted Victorian terrace house that offers new-found connections to an established oak tree.
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Revisited: Ooi House
Ooi House by Kerry Hill Architects is a seminal project in Australia’s modern architectural canon. Revisiting the icon more than two decades after its construction leaves the striking impression of a nuanced home inextricably bound to its site.