Established in 1999, Sam Crawford Architects is a Sydney-based practice focused on residential and community projects including houses, apartments, and small urban interventions, with extensive experience in heritage conservation, interior and furniture design.
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First House: Avalon Beach House by Sam Crawford and Emili Fox
Abundant enthusiasm outweighed limited experience for Sam Crawford when his sister called with an invitation to renovate a tired 1950s beach shack. Sam reflects on how this house, designed in collaboration with Emili Fox, kickstarted his career in architecture.
Darlinghurst Terrace by Sam Crawford Architects
After thirty years at home in this two-storey terrace house, an artistic pair sought renovations to prepare for a few decades more.
Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre by Sam Crawford Architects
The largest pet rescue centre in the Southern Hemisphere has opened, with capacity for up to 380 cats and dogs to take up residence in the Sam Crawford Architects designed facility.
2023 Australian Interior Design Awards: Sustainability Advancement
Campbell House by Tonkin Zulaikha Greer
A botanical brief: House in the Garden
Nimble moves and a shared vision were required to modernize a house with ‘well-proportioned bones’ on Sydney’s lower north shore. The result is a space that is modest in size yet rich in experiences.
Wild Senses: The Ian Potter Children’s Wild Play Garden
A new garden in Sydney’s Centennial Parklands celebrates learning through nature play, immersing children in habitats with a roguish sense of adventure.
Elegant interventions: Bouwman House
Delivered under strict heritage controls, this sensitive addition to a Federation-style home creates a family abode that considers spatiality as thoughtfully as it does light and materiality.
2017 National Architecture Awards: Small Project Architecture Award
North Bondi Amenities by Sam Crawford Architects with Lymesmith.
Dunny done right: North Bondi Amenities
On a highly conspicuous site on Sydney’s North Bondi beach, Sam Crawford Architects with Lymesmith has artfully integrated a wealth of amenity for beachgoers into this small public building.
Designer public dunnies: Civic dignity in small public architecture
Three recently completed public amenities blocks represent the importance of small projects in the discourse of public architecture. Andy Fergus considers the phenomenon of the architect-designed public toilet.
