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
Strong Arm House is the bold response to a demanding brief to suit a busy family of seven who requested a flexible and practical home to suit their evolving needs. A modest bungalow is reconfigured and extended via a contemporary addition to create a sense of place for the young family.
Project name
Strong Arm House
Architecture firm
MCK Architects
Location
Middle Park, Australia
Photography
Felix Mooneeram
Principal architect
Mark Cashman
Design team
Dominic Levene, Jacobo Smeke Levy, Greg Bachmayer, Judith Dechert, Rowena Marsh
Collaborators
ITM Design (Hydraulic engineer)
Interior design
K.P.D.O (Interior Decoration)
Civil engineer
Van der Meer Consulting
Structural engineer
Van der Meer Consulting
Environmental & MEP
Hampton Sustainability
Landscape
The Spectrum Group
Visualization
MCK Architects
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
Circular Economy Villages (or CEVs) is a systems-based approach to living and land regeneration developed by Dr Steven Liaros, a town planner and political economist, together with water engineer Nilmini De Silva, directors of Australian town planning consultancy PolisPlan.
Project name
Spiral Village
Architecture firm
Valentino Gareri Atelier
Location
Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Principal architect
Valentino Gareri
Design team
Valentino Gareri Atelier, Polisplan
Visualization
Denis Guchev
Client
Polisplan (For Bellingen Council)
Typology
Mixed-Use Development
The Extruded House is a bespoke design peculiar to the idiosyncrasies of the lives it seeks to provide shelter to. It is in it’s absolute modesty and simplicity that the Extruded House captures both the eye of the inhabitant and the design savvy public.
Project name
Extruded House
Architecture firm
MCK Architects
Location
Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia
Photography
Willem Rethmeier
Principal architect
Steve Koolloos
Design team
Jarad Grice, Ahron Best, Isabelle Orr
Interior design
MCK Architects
Structural engineer
SDA Structures
Construction
TOKI Constructions
Material
Cavity off-form concrete
Typology
Residential › House
Jaboby is a renovation and extension to an 1890s Federation house located on a beautiful tree lined street in St Kilda West with direct access to Jacoby Reserve, a small neighbourhood park.
Architecture firm
Lucy Clemenger Architects
Location
Saint Kilda West , Australia
Photography
Derek Swalwell
Principal architect
Lucy Clemenger
Design team
Lucy Clemenger Architects
Interior design
Lucy Clemenger Architects with Studio Stamp
Construction
Morcon Constructions
Material
Terracotta tiles, timber lining boards, pale oak floors and joinery, deep sea green tiles, soft carrara marble
Typology
Residential › House
An abstract composition of contrasting textural elements, this design responds to a very inspiring client brief for a building that ‘should not look like a house’.
Project name
Brighton East 3
Architecture firm
Pleysier Perkins in collaboration with InForm
Location
Brighton East, Melbourne, Australia
Principal architect
Simon Perkins
Design team
InForm in coloration with Pleysier Perkins
Structural engineer
BDD Engineering
Landscape
Matt Walsham Landscape Architecture
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
