Designed with sustainability, low maintenance and natural ventilation in mind, OURHOUSEWANDAL is a low budget, family home with a difference. Having ravelled extensively and become accustomed to using minimal space wisely, the young family client wanted their first family home to reflect their love of the great outdoors and have a natural, rural fe...
Project name
OURHOUSEWANDAL
Architecture firm
Design+Architecture (in collaboration with N Veenstra)
Location
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Scott Burrow Photographer
Principal architect
Colin Strydom
Interior design
N Veenstra
Structural engineer
McMurtries Consulting Engineer
Construction
Raised timber framing floor, walls, roof framing
Material
- Bluescope Steel Zinc Cladding. - James Hardie Internal and external sheeting - Laminex Joinery - Bradnams Aluminium Windows and doors
Budget
$300 000 (Aus dollars)
Typology
Residential › House
Situated on top of Mt Archer, Rockhampton’s most iconic tourist destination, the recent revitalization by Rockhampton Regional Council and Design+Architecture has transformed an underutilized mountain-top peak into the region’s go-to picnic, event, and tourist locale.
Project name
Mt Archer - Treetop Boardwalk and park revitalization
Architecture firm
Design+Architecture
Location
Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Scott Burrow Photographer
Principal architect
Colin Strydom
Landscape Architecture
Rockhampton Regional Council
Design team
Colin Strydom, Alex Stein, Michael Ramsay, Marcus Bree, Tom Olsen, Collaborators: Rockhampton Regional Council, Queensland National Parks
Engineer
Calibre Structural – Civil Engineers, Janes and Stewart Structures, McMurtries Consulting Engineers
Client
Rockhampton Regional Council
Typology
Park, Mountain on the edge of a regional town in sub-tropical Queensland
Moda Three is a light-filled apartment with an open floorplan for a family of three. The apartment features a studio style “out-house” bedroom plus ensuite, a wellness courtyard and wellness room, plus a timeless master suite – a sacred space.
Project name
Moda - Three
Location
Brighton, VIC, Australia
Principal architect
Lorenzo Garizio
Design team
Isabella Cini, Jordan August, Danica Garizio
Interior design
Isabella Cini from Mckimm
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Moda one is a bespoke, 2 bedroom residence within a multi-residential project - a light filled, open floorplan for a potential buyer. A light, calming neutral palette, with a focus on curves and organic forms.
Location
Brighton, Victoria, (Melbourne), Australia
Principal architect
Lorenzo Garizio
Design team
Isabella Cini, Jordan August, Danica Garizio
Interior design
Isabella Cini from Mckimm
Typology
Residential › House
In 2020, Design+Architecture was commissioned by Livingstone Shire Council to design an art gallery in Yeppoon. First considerations were for the site's uniqueness: a narrow, sloping block nestled behind two historic Fig trees and situated beside Yeppoon’s original Post Office. It was paramount that the gallery was humble yet responded to its conte...
Project name
Figtree Galleries
Architecture firm
Design+Architecture
Location
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Cam Murchison Photography
Principal architect
Colin Strydom
Design team
Shreya Khanna
Collaborators
Michelle Black, Rob Ritchie
Interior design
Design+Architecture
Civil engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Greenedge Design Consultant
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Enscape
Supervision
Livingstone Shire Council
Construction
Griffin Builders
Material
Steel frame, concrete floor, James Hardie external sheeting
Client
Livingstone Shire Council
Typology
Cultural › Gallery, Coastal, Edge of Town, Sloped Site
Let's fast forward to the sophisticated center of Melbourne, where we are greeted by a mysterious house of mirrors. 24-storey office project is created by HAMPTON PROJECTS in partnership with the legendary DKO Architects.
Project name
563 Little Londsdale
Architecture firm
Hampton Projects & DKO
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
CUUB Studio
Client
Hampton Projects & DKO
Status
Under construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Like many dwellings from this period, the home has been a building site more than once during the course of its existence. In this case, the clients have owned this Brighton property going back to the 1970s. And as their family grew so did their needs and eventually they commissioned an extension in the 1990s which was designed by architect John Cu...
Project name
Brighton House
Architecture firm
FIGR. Architecture & Design
Location
Brighton, Victoria 3186, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko
Collaborators
Michel Group Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Ruth Welsby (Styling)
Structural engineer
Meyer Consulting Engineers
Construction
Shape Building
Material
Roofing: Colorbond Roofing. Colour: Whitehaven. External Walls: Weatherboard, Silvertop Ash Ship Lap Cladding with Cutek Finish, Custom Operable Screening. Internal Walls: CSR Plasterboard, Blackbutt Ash Ship Lap Cladding Treated in Osmo Polyx-Oil. Flooring: Blackbutt Flooring. Windows: KDHW in Cutek
Typology
Residential › House, Additions & Alterations
The Seat was not just affected by the global pandemic, it was born of it. Our clients, a semi-retired couple who bought the property on a whim, were seeking a weekender on the coast with room to breathe – a safe place for their grown family to escape, gather and relax. When the pandemic hit, the couple found themselves unexpectedly spending more an...
Architecture firm
Atlas Architects
Location
Tuerong, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Principal architect
Aaron Neighbour, Ton Vu
Design team
Atlas Architects
Interior design
Atlas Architects
Structural engineer
Vayco Structures
Landscape
Atlas Architects
Visualization
Atlas Architects
Material
Steel, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
