CLAYFIELD FERN HOUSE BY PAUL BUTTERWORTH ARCHITECT
When an architect meets their client and discussions take place, the transformative process of architecture begins. For Brisbane architect Paul Butterworth, initial conversations with his clients about the need to remedy the shortfalls of their Queenslander centred around what not to do. Deciding not to build a back deck nor raise the house and build underneath, they settled instead on the powerful idea of creating a fern house. The landscape-focused response was proposed to improve amenity inside while also creating a sheltered gathering space that was tuned to the suburban site and the tropical roots of
