Issue 129 August 2019

Houses

Be inspired by the best contemporary residential architecture and design.

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Musings
Now in its ninth year, the 2019 Houses Awards had more than five hundred entries submitted, with a total of 181 entries and five emerging architecture practices shortlisted. This year’s jury was particularly impressed by the entrants’ emphasis on pla
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Houses Awards Jury
Lindy Atkin is a co-director of Bark Architects, established with Stephen Guthrie in 1997. As a councillor for the Australian Institute of Architects’ Queensland chapter from 2012 to 2017, Lindy was an active member of the Regional Affairs Committee
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La Dolce Vita
French design house Petite Friture’s distinctive Francis table references colour billowing off the tip of a paintbrush dipped in water. Petite Friture released two versions of the Francis table in Milan, one in black with violet tones and one in whit
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Daylesford Longhouse
The Daylesford Longhouse by Partners Hill is more than a remarkable home – it’s also a hardworking farm building, a verdant greenhouse and a new business setup, all within the confines of a 110-metre-long shed. The opportunity to create a generous vo
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Daylesford Longhouse
Daylesford Longhouse by Partners Hill is an uplifting home that was generated by laterally thinking about a novel and challenging design brief. Although the project is more than 1000 square metres in size, the footprint of the living quarters is only
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House In Darlinghurst
This project saw the transformation of a former electrical substation built in the 1930s, located in what was once a slum and red light district in Darlinghurst. The architect’s modest response to the context involved making a respectful intervention
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Brisbane Riverbank House
Set atop a gentle knoll on the edge of a riverbank, Brisbane Riverbank House is an addition to an existing home for a car collector who asked for a dwelling that would enable a simple way of living, with spaces for family and friends to enjoy togethe
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Teneriffe House
Delightfully sculptural and elegantly crafted, the striking Teneriffe House responds explicitly and exquisitely to three essential criteria: “response to context,” “experimentation and innovation,” and “house becomes home.” The architect’s response i
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The Garden Bunkie
After a long deliberation over this year’s commended projects, the jury agreed that The Garden Bunkie by Reddog Architects deserved the Sustainability award. This small building, akin to a granny flat, is called the “bunkie” in reference to the name
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A Heritage Home Extension That Will Endure The Test Of Time
When EME Design director Luke Middleton was approached to extend a heritage-listed home in Armadale in Melbourne’s south-east, he relished the opportunity. The home’s interiors weren’t fit for living in terms of being functional or accommodating, so
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Co-ap In Profile
Tina Engelen has been a prominent design figure in Sydney for most of her life. Her family founded the Danish Design Centre (Dedece) in Sydney in 1978. She grew up immersed in Scandinavian design culture and remains, along with her two brothers, a di
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Fitzroy Terrace By Taylor Knights
As is the case with all terrace house alterations, this project presented the age-old design challenge of maximizing space and light on a tight and narrow inner-city block. Efficient planning comes into play, but it is the varied and eventful journey
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Seed House By Fitzpatrick + Partners
There is something exciting about architects designing their own houses and unsettling the established triumvirate of visionary client, inspired architect and accomplished builder. And where better to practise this rare form of architecture than Cast
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Oak House By Kennedy Nolan
The project that would become Oak House was first drawn up in 2013. Anticipating the possibility of a long planning approval process for alterations and additions to their double-fronted Victorian terrace home, the clients began working with Kennedy
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New Farm Park House By Myers Ellyett
One of the challenges for architects working with vernacular housing in the subtropical city of Brisbane is finding suitable ways to adapt the Queenslander. Jade Myers and William Ellyett, directors at Brisbane-based architecture studio Myers Ellyett
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Ooi House by Kerry Hill Architects
Can you recall the images of architecture that first left a lasting impression on you? For me, there are three: Magney House by Glenn Murcutt (1984), House in Nipponbashi by Waro Kishi (1992) and Ooi House by Kerry Hill (1997). These modern minimal i
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Clement Meadmore: The Art Of Mid-century Design
Clement Meadmore (1929–2005) was one of Australia’s more significant post-war industrial designers and, internationally, the nation’s most successful sculptor. That being the case, it is surprising that the exhibition Clement Meadmore: The art of mid

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