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Location - Brisbane
Year completed - 2015
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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
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 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
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 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