Warmington House is the transformation of an existing, characterful cottage on a steeply sloping site in Brisbane’s Inner suburb of Paddington. Seeking to respect the cottage but to elevate it into an executive level family home, we carefully balanced the existing cottage over expansive open plan contemporary living spaces.
Project name
Warmington House
Architecture firm
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Location
Paddington, Brisbane, Australia
Photography
Peeters Projects
Principal architect
Shane Wilmett
Collaborators
BBH Projects (Builders)
Interior design
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Visualization
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Construction
BBH Projects
Material
Timber, Concrete, glass, steel and stone
Client
Developer Red Robin
Typology
Residential › House. Alterations and Additions to an existing
Marcus Beach House is a contemporary alteration and addition to an existing beachside home with a convoluted plan arrangement. The brief was to provide privacy to the street frontage whilst creating an expansive open plan living space that connected these areas to front and rear gardens.
Project name
Marcus Beach House
Architecture firm
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Location
Marcus Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia
Photography
Cathy Schusler
Principal architect
Jacob Jooste
Collaborators
Cooper Small
Interior design
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Visualization
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Construction
Masonry and Lightweight
Material
Brick, timber, glass
Typology
Residential › Beach House Renovation
Highvale House sits amongst native gums on a sloping site. Perched on posts to disturb the land as little as possible - this raised position provides vistas through branches to the valley and hills beyond. Wrapped in metal cladding, the house speaks to a rural Australian vernacular and reads as a singular element, both sculptural and responsive to...
Project name
Highvale House
Architecture firm
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Location
Samford Valley, Southeast Queensland, Australia
Photography
Andy McPherson Studio
Principal architect
Shane Wilmett
Collaborators
Div Build (Builders)
Interior design
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Structural engineer
Fidelis
Supervision
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Visualization
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Material
Timber, Metal, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Hawthorn East is home to many beautiful examples of Victorian era cottages and terraces. The typology proliferates the suburb and manifests a delightful and nostalgic neighbourhood character. However beautiful they are from the street, many of these houses are no longer suited to the lifestyles and living situations of modern Australians.
Architecture firm
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Location
Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Cieran Murphy
Principal architect
Alexandra Buchanan
Design team
Richard Valle, Fabio Agostini, Shane Wilmett
Interior design
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Civil engineer
R. I. Brown
Environmental & MEP
Certified Energy
Visualization
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Tools used
Revit, Enscape
Construction
Pledge Custom Builders
Material
Exposed blockwork with timber framing. Weatherboard and FC cladding
Typology
Residential › House, Renovation and Extension
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