On a tree-lined street in Brisbane’s inner north sits Northgate Engawa House. Here, calming shades of green are complemented by natural wood tones in a building that’s been designed to create a sense of Zen for the two families who inhabit it.
Yet the home didn’t always look this way. “The original house was a Queenslander, elevated to facilitate breezes, but without adequate clearance underneath for storage or living,” says Matt Kennedy, director of Arcke. This design flaw limited the potential of the block, which
