Architect Joe Snell knew he wanted to create an elegant facade of concrete. The fundamentals for the house were what Guy and Jules love most. “We love concrete, we love steel, we love glass, we love black and white.” The result is a house like no other. “It’s a unique house just for them,” says Snell. “In a sense, the house is a background and a vehicle for their whole lives.”
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Located in one of the Illawarra’s premier beachside suburbs and sitting on the headland of Austinmer Beach is this amazing, curved, elongated home perched on concrete columns. The requirements for the design of this home were strict, the owners needed a home that was appropriate to raise a young family, yet could also be transformed instantaneously into a place suitable for entertaining.
This sleek, architecturally designed home is located in Rosebud, a seaside town on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. The project started out as a replacement building for fibro shack, which has grown into an architecturally inspired, carefully designed home. James Goodlet of Altereco Design was chosen to ensure the clients dream home came to life. The home�s main design focus is on high ceilings and large scale glazing which in turn gives the home a sense of openness.
Prior to renovation, these two townhouses were original Spanish mission style homes. When Architect Robert Davidov was given the task of designing the renovations for these two homes, his main priorities were to bring in some of the fixtures and form of the previous site into the new buildings and to utilise high performance, energy efficient products.
This magnificent home is located in the regional Victorian town of Bendigo. Owner / Builder and Architect Lucas Hodgens had big dreams for this home. Lucas believed that “The house changed not only my life for the better, it has certainly changed my children’s and wife’s life also.” The design and build of this open plan home was a lifelong dream of Lucas – to design and build his very own family home.
Situated 320 meters above sea level this 5 hectare lot was to be shared in harmony with the wedge tailed eagle’s nest therefore minimal disturbance to the lot was a priority. The sitting utilises the natural land knoll in tandem with the curvaceous roof form to deflect the prevailing south westerly winds and provide a sheltered micro climate for the immediate external zoned living areas.
Originally designed just over 15 years ago for a couple with one child, they soon outgrew the space and, given the difficulty of the site, needed some out-of-the-box thinking to accommodate the family’s expansion.
Design and building considerations for window and door selection including flush transitions in aged care facilities.
Architect David Brown and his team faced a huge task when total fire bans were declaired around Adelaide and in other parts of South Australia. David and his team spent a considerable amount of time with local fabricators working out how to get through the bushfire-rating issue.
