High Street | Lineburg Wang

High Street | Lineburg Wang | Photographer: David Chatfield

2024 National Architecture Awards Program

High Street | Lineburg Wang

Traditional Land Owners

Turrbal and Jagera people of the Yuggera nation

Year
2024
Chapter

Queensland

Region

Brisbane

Category
Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Builder
Struss Constructions Pty Ltd
Photographer
David Chatfield
Media summary

A tiny pre-1911 cottage on a tiny 253m2 site, the design works hard to find generosity.

The existing house is moved forward, a relaxation to all boundary edges enables enough space to construct one special room to the rear.

The project builds less in order to provide generosity on a constrained site the special room remains flexible, void of any fixed walls or cabinetry that could dictate the permanence of the occupant’s routine.

The room is an empty square, serviced by a utility core, circumnavigated by a split-level stair. By removing obstacles, the special room is free, occupied only by loose furnishings, changeable. With doors open, the internal and external public space operates as a single volume, sharing the same brick materiality.

The project challenges the commonly prescribed room requirements of today’s homes, working with strategies of expanding constrained space to ensure the small site does not feel small.

National Awards Received
The Eleanor Cullis-Hill Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additional)
2024
Queensland Architecture Awards Accolades
Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)

The design aspect we both enjoy is the creation of distinct public and private spaces. In particular the kitchen and courtyard is a wonderful space to have as a public space which allows all sorts of social activities. It may be a small family dinner each evening or a bigger dinner party or simply a friend popping around. This space caters really well for it all.

Project Practice Team

Michael Lineburg, Design Architect

Lynn Wang, Design Architect

Project Consultant and Construction Team

Ingineered Pty Ltd, Structural Engineer

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