View Street Renovations and Extensions | Jim Gall Architects Pty Ltd and Five Mile Radius

The view street house works hard to accommodate and enhance the lives of a young family. It respects the character of its street and location on the highly valued Paddington and Red Hill Ridges of inner Brisbane.

The client and the architect see eye–to–eye in understanding the privilege of being able to have a house, a beautiful old Queenslander, in this place and the enormous value (biophyscially, socially, economically, experientially, aesthetically and emotionally) of an existing house.

Three new pavilions were added following the core rationale of the Queenslander: clarity of expression of responses to the climate and site; simple geometry and construction; raw, functional and durable materials and craft skills. These pavilions contrast with and frame to old, renovated house.

Demolition of 19980s/90s additions brought light and views back into the house. The demolished materials were assessed and re–used, along with additional recycled endemic hardwoods, in the construction.

Sweetwater House | Christopher Botterill and Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Located in Frankston South on Bunurong Country and backing onto Narringalling (Sweetwater Creek), Sweetwater House provides flexibility and sanctuary for our family of four. Designed and built during Melbourne’s Covid lockdowns, the home reflects an inventive response to low–cost, multi–generational living while telling a story of personal and ecological renewal.
Drawing on knowledge and experience gleaned from previous mass–timber projects, the home was constructed using a prefabricated construction methodology.
Our ambition was to create a materially honest and highly sustainable home. We developed a plan arrangement that could adapt to the changing needs of two teenage children and allow for multi–generational living. The gravitational heart is an open plan living room and kitchen overlooking the creek. Encircled by tree ferns and eucalypts, the home’s warm timber palette nurtures a sense of welcome and calm.

Carrickalinga Shed | Architects Ink

The premise was an interpretation of an Australian Federation Farmhouse, sited on a hilltop in Carrickalinga.

With extreme winds, we manipulated the traditional farmhouse, stretching the perimeter to a square, whilst removing the center for the courtyard. With the verandah on the ‘wrong’ side we inverted the roof. This creates a low eave to the protected garden allowing solar gain and solar access.

The apertures were aligned, framing the views of the landscape. Industrial shutters filter the amount of light desired, tuning the house to the seasons. All rooms have dual aspect to both sea and the garden.

Exterior walls and shutters are clad in heritage galvanized corrugated iron, folding over the ridge, and lining the internal valleyed roof. Structural columns were used as downpipes harvesting rainwater.

The dwelling is true to ‘place’, minimising its impact to its landscape and carbon footprint.

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