Nannygai Street | Robinson Architects
Nannygai Street house is an exercise in responsonse to place, restraint and the function for the active lifestyle of our clients.
The building has adaptability with a seperate guest studio to cater for guests or longer term visitors.
The U shaped in plan provides a private green court for the occupants and a pleasant out look from all rooms.
The upper bedrooms take advantage of the northern aspect. The timber battened screen has operable panels that were designed using local stainless steel yacht rigging, negating the use for electrical devices.
Landscsaping was an important consideration, allowing for no need for a front fence to the street.The building is designed to improve with time, with the use of timber, large openings and planned vegetation.
The house and court have been elevated to a level to avoid any inundation of 100 year flood pedictions.
Solar panels and water harvestaion have been employed.
Onesurf Residence | Blueprint Architects pty ltd
Conceptualised as a robust beach shack, the built form of Onesurf Residence was designed to have sense of strength to combat the harsh oceanfront environment, be enduring, be connected to its place and age beyond the lifespan of neighbouring contemporary structures.
The residential program is based around a private internal quadrangle with its edges occupied to take advantage of the sites beachfront location. Open ocean views are predominantly to the east and southeast, with a view of Surfers Paradise at the beachfront. Locating the rooms at the edges allows the internal court to connect with outlooks while taking advantage of breezes and has resulted in the home preserving a strong relationship with its surroundings. Brick veils, timber casements and a half level difference to frontages affords the occupants of the house internal privacy whilst maintaining a strong sense of connectivity and permeability with the public domain.
PALA Residence | Studio Snell
PALA is a highly considered and warm family home. PALA is also a statement of intent by the owners, who are local builders, about raising the expectations and standards of architecture and build quality in the suburb, and the Gold Coast generally.
Studio Snell were engaged by Havendeen Projects to conceive a building which brought construction technologies and standards of finish not often manifested in the area. The building also functions as a pragmatic and uplifting home for a young growing family.
PALA has been designed with longevity in mind with concrete construction including precast panel walls and expressed steel elements. The aesthetics of the building are cohesive inside and out with a focus on natural and substantial materiality to support the strong and expressed structure of the building. Narrative and occasional whimsy are introduced through sculptural forms and unexpected dark vs light expressions in tectonics and joinery.
Sjøhavn House | Lightbody Architects
The client’s design brief formulated the overall program for the house.
Interpreting the individual functional spaces as simple volumes, the design also became about what happened where spaces overlapped, and spaces in between could be occupied.
Understanding the client’s design brief provided the overall functionality of core spaces within the house.
These primary spaces were expressed as simple, extruded volumes that created an opportunity for exploring the smaller in-between or overlapping spaces as a result. These smaller Interstitial areas created a sequence of threshold spaces that provide connectivity to the primary areas along with areas for occupants to retreat and seek privacy away from activity.
The minimalist palette of materials creates a sense of cohesiveness of these interstitial and primary spaces while strengthening the seamless connection between the internal and external program of this family home.
Tallowwood Cabin | Fouché Architects
Located on a property owned by a young couple and their father / father-in-law, this project set out to create a modest secondary dwelling that would become a home for the father.
The surrounding tree canopy, access, views, and a desire to touch the ground lightly played a large role in defining the form of the home, while the external skin of the cabin was intended to not only to perform robustly in its environment, but to blend in unobtrusively with its natural surrounds.
The immediate bushfire threat on a proposed dwelling also placed added pressure on an already tight budget: the proliferation of native tree species as well as the zerocanopy setback we were going to achieve in squeezing a dwelling into the only developable area of the property meant the home had to achieve a BALFZ rating the highest possible bushfire requirement.
The Island House | BDA Architecture
The Island House is a home away from home. Located on South Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) the holiday home nestles within the natural landscape allowing the residents to seamlessly be connected with the rainforest and the local wildlife.
The pavilionlike forms define the public and private spaces. The materiality of the charred timber clad box defines the private bedroom wing whilst the new guinea rosewood datum line with the clerestory glazing and plywood ceiling identifies the public areas.
The architecture aspires to reinforce the identity of place through site positioning, a climatic response, retention of the existing landscape and adaption of raw materiality. The natural material palette of charred timber and new guinea rosewood creates a warmth and connection with the surrounding native trees.
The dwelling aspires to create a series of interior sequential spaces that change in scale, experience and materiality whilst providing visual connections to the Minjerribah landscape.
The Grove | Jamison Architects
The Grove is a new residential project located in the beachside suburban community of Burleigh Heads. The home is an open, light-filled space with a strong connection to the surrounding environment. It is nestled into its unique, natural context, backdropped by the Burleigh Heads National Park.
The design intent was to establish a connection to place and strengthen the relationship with the beautiful local context within its subtropical region. Natural amenity is borrowed and occupants can view through and over a series of green spaces both within and beyond the site that appear to merge.
A passive solar design and void maximises natural light deep into the plan, and enables natural cross-ventilation, cooling and heating.
It is a timeless, efficient, regional design that prioritises its relationship to the landscape, local context and sub-tropical climate to maximise site potential and budget, while enhancing liveability and positively contributing to the neighbourhood environment.
Warwick Brick House | Marc & Co
Warwick Brick House a multi-generational house on a steep site. Daily living spaces and gardens are located on the roof, offering privacy, views and moments of tranquility and joy.
The playful composition of the façade, with its slender brick piers, oversized reveals and corbel detailing, adds depth and decorative relief to the building whilst acknowledging a history of brickmaking in Warwick.
Wellington | Base Architecture
The Wellington Street project emerges as a symbol of contemporary architectural excellence. It focuses on blending indoor and outdoor spaces seamlessly while maximising natural light and privacy. Spanning an expansive 450 square meters, the residence caters to the diverse needs of a young family, including pets and a home business. Meticulous planning achieves a harmonious balance of private and communal areas across multiple levels. With its unique curved architecture and sustainable features like green roofs and sunscreens, the project enhances both the architectural landscape and cultural fabric of Manly. Collaborating closely with the clients and consultants ensured that every aspect of the design reflects the residents’ vision and values, setting new standards for modern living in the community.
Vijayasekaran Residence | Klopper & Davis Architects
Framed by undulating hills and nestled amongst the Australian flora of Eagle Bay, Vijayasekaran Residence emerges as an architectural testament to serene coastal living. The project is an ode to tranquility, privacy, and resilience, fostering a seamless transition between the home’s interior spaces and the natural environment. The design preserves the large, sloping site’s inherent beauty, imparting the clients with a living experience that is sheltered, yet expansively open to the elements.
