Abercrombie Apartments
Builder: NordarconEngineer: Professor Max IrvinePhotography: Michael NicholsonHead Consultant: Matt & Linda Markham-Lee A clever response transforms the industrial building into unique inner city living. The 1920’s brick heritage building was loaded with complex constraints. This project is respects origin of place, heritage and raw built honesty. It meets all project demands and still fulfills architectural […]
North Avalon
Builder: Ross Building & ConstructionEngineer: McKee & AssociatesPhotography: Donna Johnston Photography, Nuance Photography, Simon Whitbread https://youtu.be/meexaAQ4TCo The process was an exercise in restraint and simplicity…in order to achieve true elegance. More This project is predominantly interior design; a substantial interiors project. The internal spaces were reconfigured & reorganised, with all new interior surfaces, kitchen, multiple […]
Elder Tree House
Builder: Lisk Constructions with Matt Markham-LeeEngineer: Professor Max IrvinePhotography: Donna Johnston Photography, Nuance Photography https://youtu.be/iUA8G4gHFLE Simple solutions, but creatively designed to be beautifully built. More Located near Paradise beach on Pittwater shores, on the Spotted Gum forest of Clareville valley. The site itself contains two 100+ year old elder trees, eucalyptus maculate (spotted gum), admiringly […]
Terrarium Studio
Builder: Ross Building & ConstructionEngineer: PMI EngineersPhotography: Donna Johnston Photography The existing 1970s cottage having little engagement to the hillside location, a small extension liberated the existing residence toward a series of beautifully built sandstone terraced gardens. More The site is located on the Pittwater side of Newport, sited on the highside of the road with […]
Garden House
Builder: ABLE Carpentry & BuildingEngineer: Barrenjoey Consulting EngineersPhotography: Willem RethmeierPainting & Styling: by clients, Stone Paint & Decorate https://youtu.be/8PjWllkSYWE A first home for a growing family – buying into the market with their parents. Collaborating with a client collective! Creating 2 autonomous beach houses, allowing each to exist separately, yet symbiotic & organised within a […]
Bangalley
Builder: Bangalley BuildingEngineer: Peninsula Consulting EngineersPhotography: Donna Johnston Photography The project has dual functions, one of being ‘home’ a place of peace, tranquillity, submersion & retreat, and the other having strong social connection with a very unique street community. More Located on a leafy, ‘social’ street in Avalon on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, this project […]
Cove House
Builder: Cre8tive Building ProjectsEngineer: Barrenjoey Consulting EngineersBushfire: Peterson Bushfire Photography: Nuance Photography https://youtu.be/SCkfUBT-cDA Located on a sweeping peninsular ridge, flanked either side by many coastal & estuarine coves. Inspired by nature, the design of ‘Cove House’ evolved as a series of built coves / courtyards in which the programme of the residence is organised. Refuge & […]
Sublime Point
Builder: Dimark ConstructionsEngineer: Professor Max IrvineLandscape Architect: Craig BurtonPhotography: Michael Nicholson Nestled within the raw and wildly beautiful terrain of the world heritage Blue Mountains, Sublime Point sits powerfully within the Megalong valley, yet there is an underlying sense of tranquillity. More Our client’s brief was to provide a house that belonged in the landscape; […]