A trip to the peninsula suburb of New Farm in inner-suburban Brisbane involves traversing Fortitude Valley and Teneriffe, along arterial roads that are flanked by industrial buildings of red and brown brick. Local landmarks such as the McWhirters building, the Woolstores and the Brisbane Powerhouse reveal the industrial legacy of New Farm and its surrounds, and the pervasiveness of clay bricks in Brisbane’s built heritage. A lesser-told story, however, is the use of the humble brick in Brisbane’s heritage and character homes. Sydney House by Cavill Architects celebrates the unsung history of masonry in the city’s residential architecture.
Sydney House comprises the restoration of a two-storey postwar brick
