On a strong landscape setting, Architect Richard Cole had to design a house which would be responsive to counter the landscape with quite a strong architectural gesture. With a lot to work through, Richard wanted to focus on aluminium to design the house to face a strong climate. Through this at the end of the day they managed to achieve what they set out to do.
A house encompassed by picturesque surroundings in a fantastic location, Architect Andrew Verri was chosen to design a dream home – a farmhouse fit for an entire family. Andrew was faced with the challenge of having a pool inside the house while preventing condensation build up when temperatures differed inside and out. The ThermalHEART range allowed Andrew to incorporate many windows and doors whilst maintaining thermal efficiency throughout the house.
This property is located on a small hill in the Byron Hinterland- which allowed the house to be orientated perfectly for optimal passive design. Part of the brief was that the clients have a significant art and book collection so whilst they wanted a house that had a strong connection to the landscape, they needed wall space in the living area and bedrooms.
Leffler Simes Architects are the team behind North East Water in Wodonga Victoria. It’s not a green star building they achieved a 6 star rating in terms of the design performance. Contributing to this was our thermally broken window and door systems to improve energy efficiency and comfort.
Not long ago, you could be forgiven for being unaware of the TAFE campus in Murdoc WA. It was, after all, a fairly non-descript facility, resolutely overshadowed by its near neighbour, Murdoc University. Enter the architects at Armstrong Parkin who have transformed South Metropolitan TAFE into a show-stopping building that has the whole precinct talking.
Every year we give the Australian Institute of Architects National Emerging Architect Prize Winner the opportunity to create a Perspective video. Monique was one of the creative directors of this year’s National Conference so she decided to show us all the perspective of a creative director behind the scenes at the conference.
Develop a clearer understanding about what the new energy provisions in the NCC will mean for commercial building design in 2019 and beyond.
See why Shelley Craft chose the Vantage LouvreMaster series 525 for her new studio apartment
See why Shelley Craft chose the Vantage® Magnum™ 618 Sliding Door for her home renovation.
Shelley Craft talks about her new Vantage aluminium windows and doors.
There are challenges with almost any building project, but this amazing home, just outside of Newcastle, was a veritable obstacle course. Built on a massive slope and submerged into a cliff face on three sides, it could only be made possible with great design, clever materials choices, and sheer determination!
