Tag: Residential

Two main dwellings are augmented by a third studio space.

Projects | David Welsh | 28 Feb 2014

Balmain Houses

Two semi-attached dwellings plus a studio by Benn and Penna Architects accommodate multi-generational living.

The cranked U-shaped plan gives each room access to natural light and views.

Projects | Peter Davies | 24 Feb 2014

Main Ridge Residence

A multi-faceted house by McAllister Alcock Architects, set in a Victorian winery.

The roof acts as a dam, creating a moat around the upper floor.

Projects | Trisha Croaker | 21 Feb 2014

Invisible House

A house by Peter Stutchbury Architecture embraces its epic bush pastoral setting.

The interior is clad in hoop pine ply, which has a cocooning effect; extensive glazing balances this with a sense of openness.

Projects | Mark Scruby | 17 Feb 2014

Beach House Mornington

Clare Cousins adds a self-contained, timber-clad “treehouse” to a Merchant Builders’ home.

A sense of openness and connection to the seasons and nature characterizes the East Brunswick House.

Projects | Maitiú Ward | 10 Feb 2014

Brunswick East House

A timber bungalow in Melbourne’s north references the Eames’ Case Study House #8.

An enclosed courtyard separates the old and new sections of the house.

Projects | Tommy Honey | 6 Feb 2014

Upside-down and Back-to-front House

An early house by Carter Williamson Architects turns the original design on its head.

Detailing is a layered, intricate geometric composition of painted plaster and polished timber. Artwork: Michael Johnson (painting); Roderick Yunkaporta (left dog and echidna); Gary Namponan (right dog).

Projects | Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper | 3 Feb 2014

Hill End House

Architect Michael Rayner’s family home is a complex manipulation of shadow and light.

The terse facade with brick-screened window openings was explored earlier by Grounds in his design of Melbourne’s NGV.

Projects | Eugenie Keefer Bell | 27 Jan 2014

Frankel House (1970) revisited

Roy Grounds’ highly crafted Canberra house for Sir Otto and Lady Margaret Frankel.

The choice of brick relates to the existing commercial context.

Projects | Tobias Horrocks | 24 Jan 2014

Little Brick Studio

A backyard garage and atelier completes the renovation of a Melbourne home by Make Architecture.

A rare example of speculative development in 19th-century Brisbane.

Projects | Alice Hampson | 17 Jan 2014

New Farm Arbour

Owen and Vokes and Peters rework an historic Brisbane home.

The polycarbonate-clad, hardwood studio at the rear.

Projects | Eoghan Lewis | 13 Jan 2014

Tempe House & Studio

Eoghan Lewis Architects turns a heritage sandstone cottage into a contemporary home and studio.

The compact structure was designed as a reflection of the clients.

Projects | Natalie Ward | 10 Jan 2014

Ozone House

A house by Matt Elkan among the angophoras of Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Visitors to the apartment step over and through the truss framing.

Projects | William M. Taylor | 8 Jan 2014

Attic in the Dolomites

A sixteenth-century Italian attic restored by Perth studio SODAA and local studio, MQAA.

The multi-use space has a green roof.

Projects | Jill Pope | 3 Jan 2014

Backyard Room

A conversation about working from home kick-started ArchiBlox’s affordable prefabricated structure.

Students design/build project in Cambodia

Industry News | Peter Salhani | 13 Dec 2013

Students design/build project in Cambodia

University of NSW students go to Cambodia to build houses for the village of Chaom Trach.

Its southern edge is beautifully tiered, stepping down into the site with a series of single and double steps.

Projects | Peter Davies | 13 Dec 2013

Peninsula House

A rammed earth house by Robson Rak Architects on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

The three-storey, cedar-clad tower, connected to the original Victorian terrace, recalls Japanese architecture.

Projects | Maitiú Ward | 9 Dec 2013

House House

A playful addition by Andrew Maynard Architects to a pair of inner-city terraces.

A timber deck inset at the rear expresses the house volume into the yard and pool.

Projects | Laura Harding | 6 Dec 2013

House Chapple

Hannah Tribe finds the light-filled airy home inside a cramped old Sydney bungalow.

The hideaway has a gentle relationship to the harbour.

Projects | Genevieve Lilley | 3 Dec 2013

Balmain East Residence

Melocco & Moore crafts a meticulous addition to a Victorian waterfront villa in Sydney.

The pavilion slots neatly into place against the existing house, enclosing the new living space and kitchen.

Projects | Brett Seakins | 27 Nov 2013

Kew House

A glass living pavilion by Joyce Architects is added to an imposing interwar home.

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