Stuartholme House is built on the land of the Yuggera and Turrbal peoples
Queensland
Brisbane
Stuartholme House is the renovation and addition to a post war cottage sitting on a long block which backs into the foothills of Mt Coot-Tha to the west. The existing rectilinear house runs north/south on the block, with a previous addition by Peter Kuhnell to the south east.Â
A new lounge room and master bedroom suite are arranged to define and prioritise a new private courtyard which connects directly to the bushland beyond in both plan and section. The new work uses the geometries of the boundary setbacks to flare slightly apart from the old building edges and allow increased amenity to existing spaces.Â
Filtered light and canopy views are brought into the building through high level glazing but the building and courtyard are deliberately sunken into the hill slightly in order to achieve a sense of refuge within a larger landscape.Â
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Stuartholme House is an exemplary home characterising refuge, privacy and connection to varying types of landscape while cleverly responding to neighbouring conditions and bushfire considerations. The design intelligently splays two internal spaces to create three new rooms. The addition respects the work of previous architects, keeping much of the existing building fabric intact and making the eras of structure and space legible and connected. This project shows magic that can come when the architect, engineer & builder problem solve structural and budget constraints to collaboratively find design solutions that align with the brief and create beautiful spaces for their client.Â
Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Stuartholme House employs timeless architectural principles of material restraint, framing of light and view, and control of volumetric compression and release, by which this project achieves an exceptional outcome. The addition sets a distinct tone from the existing timber and tin dwelling, by offering a masterclass in masonry construction and effortlessly responding to site constraints of privacy, topography and bushfire overlays.
Planning splays three new rooms around a compact central courtyard, managing privacy by framing views internally and upward to the landscape canopy beyond. Formally, the building volumes shift dramatically, by lifting the roof line over the living area and conversely, compressing the scale down over rooms of retreat. Brick detailing is celebrated through clarity of construction, and framing inherent material qualities through expert craft and light. Achieved through a trusted and collaborative relationship between architect, engineer and builder, the result is architecture of elegance and delight.
Commendation for Residential Architecture - Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Stuartholme House is an exemplary home characterising refuge, privacy and connection to varying types of landscape while cleverly responding to neighbouring conditions and bushfire considerations. The design intelligently splays two internal spaces to create three new rooms. The addition respects the work of previous architects, keeping much of the existing building fabric intact and making the eras of structure and space legible and connected. This project shows magic that can come when the architect, engineer & builder problem solve structural and budget constraints to collaboratively find design solutions that align with the brief and create beautiful spaces for their client.Â
Award for Residential Architecture - Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Stuartholme House employs timeless architectural principles of material restraint, framing of light and view, and control of volumetric compression and release, by which this project achieves an exceptional outcome. The addition sets a distinct tone from the existing timber and tin dwelling, by offering a masterclass in masonry construction and effortlessly responding to site constraints of privacy, topography and bushfire overlays.
Planning splays three new rooms around a compact central courtyard, managing privacy by framing views internally and upward to the landscape canopy beyond. Formally, the building volumes shift dramatically, by lifting the roof line over the living area and conversely, compressing the scale down over rooms of retreat. Brick detailing is celebrated through clarity of construction, and framing inherent material qualities through expert craft and light. Achieved through a trusted and collaborative relationship between architect, engineer and builder, the result is architecture of elegance and delight.
Lachlan Nielsen, Design Architect
Morgan Jenkins, Design Architect
Michael Lumby, Designer
Kelsey Homer, Graduate of Architecture
Tom Collins, Graduate of Architecture
Westera Partners, Structural Engineer
Nielsen Jenkins with Michael Lumby and Toco Landscape, Landscape Consultant
Lateral Certifcation Group, Building Surveyor