Courtyard House by Bill Shugg

Hidden down a driveway, behind a grand colonial house in South Hobart, is a modernist urban paradise built by architect Bill Shugg (1925–2009) for his family in the early 1960s. This wonderful, understated home was masterfully designed to adapt to constantly changing modes of occupation, which has allowed it to be the heart of family life for nearly 60 years.

Kenneth William (Bill) Shugg was an influential figure in Tasmanian modernist architecture and a strong advocate for urban design and the environment, with a keen eye for detail and an interest in community. He was encouraged to study architecture by his aunt, Margaret Keitha Findlay (1916–2007), who, in 1943, became the first woman in Tasmania to qualify and register