Recently we were given the opportunity to design a home with ageing in place at the forefront thanks to two design-loving and passionate clients who were ready to sell up their family home and move closer to Mt Eliza village.
Project name
Mt Eliza House
Architecture firm
BENT Architecture
Location
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Design team
Paul Porjazoski, Rob Chittleborough, Merran Porjazoski, Michael Germano, Tilde Sheppard
Interior design
BENT Architecture
Structural engineer
Marcon & Tedesco O'Neill P/L
Construction
Bede Debenham
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The brief was to create new Living spaces, relocate the kitchen and bathroom and improve access to natural light. The functional requirements of the client were simple. The only particular requirement was to find a place in the design for 3 tapestries that her mother had made.
Project name
Cross-Stitch House
Architecture firm
FMD Architects
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Peter Bennetts
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
The Lubetkin Prize winning Southern Cross Station reorganisation and expansion was the first project undertaken by Grimshaw in Australia. It is now a landmark of Melbourne’s Central Business District.
Project name
Southern Cross Station
Architecture firm
Grimshaw
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Photography
Shannon McGrath
Principal architect
Keith Brewis, Mark Middleton
Collaborators
Lincolne Scott Australia (Services Engineer), DCWC (Cost Consultant)
Structural engineer
Winward Structures
Client
Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd
Typology
Transportation › Rail Station
Nestled in the rural surrounds of Bruny Island, Tasmania, Coopworth is a contemporary interpretation of a country farmhouse. The site’s inhabitants of Coopworth sheep, the wide-ranging views to the water and mountain ranges beyond, as well as the weathering red lead shacks dotted over the island provide an ever-changing landscape with which the hou...
Architecture firm
FMD Architects
Location
South Bruny, Tasmania, Australia
Principal architect
Fiona Dunin
Design team
Fiona Dunin, Jayme Collins, Alice Edwards, Robert Kolak, Fady Ghabbour, Oscar Eltringham-Smith
Structural engineer
Aldanmark Consulting Engineers
Construction
IN2 Construction
Material
Wood, Brick, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a long and sloping site along the Mornington Peninsula, the McCrae Bush house is a dwelling that was inspired by its unique surrounding context of native bushland and the close proximity of Port Phillip Bay.
Project name
McCrae Bush House
Architecture firm
Chan Architecture
Location
McCrae, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Anthony Chan
Design team
Anthony Chan, Brett Hudson
Collaborators
Grimbos Building Surveyors
Built area
204 m² + 42 m² terrace
Structural engineer
Wright Design Pty Ltd
Landscape
Spitfire Designs
Construction
Croft Wootton Construction
Material
Recycled red ironbark, glass, wood
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a sloping site set amongst the gum trees in Red Hill, the design is a direct response to its surroundings. Working with the natural topography, the house is divided into a series of stepped floor plates around a central courtyard. The tiered floors zone the interior spaces which offer unique views of the surrounding native bushland.
Project name
Red Hill House
Location
Red Hill, Melbourne, Australia
Principal architect
Ross Berger
Structural engineer
BDD Engineering
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Brick, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Castle Cove alterations is a rear extension project of a family home in northern Sydney. The project involved the renovation of a 1970’s home to render it more suitable to the needs of family. The existing home did not relate to the sites slope or orientate to take advantage of passive solar design.
Project name
Castle Cove Alterations
Architecture firm
Chung Architects
Location
Castle Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Andrew Chung
Design team
Chung Architects
Interior design
Chung Architects
Built area
20 m² extension, total renovation 35 m²
Civil engineer
Fly Engineering
Structural engineer
Fly Engineering
Construction
Timber frame on concrete slab
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The house is built entirely of concrete with a deliberately indeterminate form with no clear geometric figure – powerful on the one hand but equally never challenging the centrality of the landscape. The platform led to a clear arrangement of program – private functions downstairs and to the rear, and the gathering spaces for the family on the upp...
Project name
Castle Cove House
Architecture firm
Terroir
Location
Castle Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Photography
Brett Boardman Photography
Principal architect
Scott Balmforth, Gerard Reinmuth
Interior design
TERROIR in collaboration with Pascale Gomes-McNabb Design
Structural engineer
Kevin Mongey Simpson Design Associates (SDA Structures)
Environmental & MEP
Steve Nee - CandSnee (Electrical), Innerwest Plumbing (Plumbing)
Lighting
TERROIR in collaboration with Pascale Gomes-McNabb Design
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
