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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.

Residential
Since 2004 the fire station has been used as a private residence. The current owners engaged Owen Architecture to improve the “cramped and disconnected” spaces and circulation.

From ‘hose to house’: Bayside Fire Station

The restoration of a former fire station in Brisbane by Owen Architecture reimagines a unique typology as a comfortable family home, achieved with a design strategy that was “deliberately singular.”

Residential
Building Z9, which houses the dance, drama, creative writing, music, animation and research programs, is the signature building of Stage Two of the Creative Industries Precinct.

Creative Industries Precinct 2, QUT

This assured building by Richard Kirk Architect and Hassell enriches learning for the creative disciplines at the Queensland University of Technology, encouraging students to “lead the culture” in the spaces.

Education
The mixed-use development brings an unexpected geometry and rhythm to Echlin Street in West End, Townsville.

Fresh-faced: The Hub on Echlin

Architects North has created a curious and elegant self-generated development in the Townsville suburb of West End that was conceived as “a breathe of fresh air.”

Commercial, Residential
The new science building at Trinity Anglican School is a concrete and single masonry block structure wrapped in a sunscreen of prefabricated steel channels.

Trinity Anglican School Science Building

Charles Wright Architects has created a dynamic new science building for Trinity Anglican School in Far North Queensland, responding to both program and climate with lyrical pragmatism.

Education
Elements of the existing dwelling, including hardwood structure and cladding and steel-framed windows, provided “good bones” for the new works.

Into the Labyrinth: Dornoch Terrace House

A “nearly derelict squat” has been transformed into a labyrinthian dwelling that celebrates the work of an artist who once called the site home.

Residential
The roofs of the two pavilions follow the line of the landscape, while indoor and outdoor living spaces are suspended above the slope.

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.

Residential
The back of the home is configured into a series of orderly layers that work with the slope of the site.

An ‘escaped undercroft’: Camp Hill Extension

An interesting model for alterations and additions to a Queenslander home: Camp Hill Extension by Neilsen Workshop and Morgan Jenkins Architecture.

Residential
Ormuz Specialist Eye Clinic has a striking and articulated form – its inverted truss roof and array of slender columns make it easily identifiable.

Civic vision: Ormuz Specialist Eye Clinic

Loucas Zahos Architects has orchestrated a calming and intimate sequence of spaces for a new eye clinic in Caloundra, South East Queensland.

Commercial, Health
Metal sheeting interlocks with the changing brick profile, while the upper level’s right-angled visor reduces sun penetration.

Sunny outlook: Buena vista

To meet the brief, which included housing five cars, Shaun Lockyer Architects used a relatively simple construction of brick, steel sheeting and fibre cement and then “lifted up” a level, offering tremendous views.

Residential
The tectonics of the new addition follow a simple, expressive logic similar to that of the existing dwelling.

Living alfresco: Bath House

Stephen de Jersey Architect has extended the spatial and material characteristics of an old Queenslander to result in a striking yet respectful addition with delightful settings for everyday living.

Residential
The home’s expressed joists give insight into its tectonics and create a striking facade that facilitates engagement with the street.

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.

Residential
An open-air brick fireplace at the end of the garden sits adjacent to a swimming pool.

Dichotomous domesticity: Rosalie House

A cleverly orchestrated sequence creates a division between the public and private spaces in this new home, with a set of integrated garden pockets catering to various family activities.

Residential
The building’s breezeway is a climactic space that “folds” the building inside out and forms a new heart for the university campus.

Tropical humanism: UQ Oral Health Centre

Cox Rayner Architects employs an impressive level of craft and detail to deinstitutionalize The University of Queensland’s new oral health centre.

Education, Health