In 2020, Design+Architecture was commissioned by Livingstone Shire Council to design an art gallery in Yeppoon. First considerations were for the site's uniqueness: a narrow, sloping block nestled behind two historic Fig trees and situated beside Yeppoon’s original Post Office. It was paramount that the gallery was humble yet responded to its conte...
Project name
Figtree Galleries
Architecture firm
Design+Architecture
Location
Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Cam Murchison Photography
Principal architect
Colin Strydom
Design team
Shreya Khanna
Collaborators
Michelle Black, Rob Ritchie
Interior design
Design+Architecture
Civil engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Dileigh Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Greenedge Design Consultant
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Enscape
Supervision
Livingstone Shire Council
Construction
Griffin Builders
Material
Steel frame, concrete floor, James Hardie external sheeting
Client
Livingstone Shire Council
Typology
Cultural › Gallery, Coastal, Edge of Town, Sloped Site
Let's fast forward to the sophisticated center of Melbourne, where we are greeted by a mysterious house of mirrors. 24-storey office project is created by HAMPTON PROJECTS in partnership with the legendary DKO Architects.
Project name
563 Little Londsdale
Architecture firm
Hampton Projects & DKO
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Visualization
CUUB Studio
Client
Hampton Projects & DKO
Status
Under construction
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Like many dwellings from this period, the home has been a building site more than once during the course of its existence. In this case, the clients have owned this Brighton property going back to the 1970s. And as their family grew so did their needs and eventually they commissioned an extension in the 1990s which was designed by architect John Cu...
Project name
Brighton House
Architecture firm
FIGR. Architecture & Design
Location
Brighton, Victoria 3186, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko
Collaborators
Michel Group Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor), Ruth Welsby (Styling)
Structural engineer
Meyer Consulting Engineers
Construction
Shape Building
Material
Roofing: Colorbond Roofing. Colour: Whitehaven. External Walls: Weatherboard, Silvertop Ash Ship Lap Cladding with Cutek Finish, Custom Operable Screening. Internal Walls: CSR Plasterboard, Blackbutt Ash Ship Lap Cladding Treated in Osmo Polyx-Oil. Flooring: Blackbutt Flooring. Windows: KDHW in Cutek
Typology
Residential › House, Additions & Alterations
The Seat was not just affected by the global pandemic, it was born of it. Our clients, a semi-retired couple who bought the property on a whim, were seeking a weekender on the coast with room to breathe – a safe place for their grown family to escape, gather and relax. When the pandemic hit, the couple found themselves unexpectedly spending more an...
Architecture firm
Atlas Architects
Location
Tuerong, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Principal architect
Aaron Neighbour, Ton Vu
Design team
Atlas Architects
Interior design
Atlas Architects
Structural engineer
Vayco Structures
Landscape
Atlas Architects
Visualization
Atlas Architects
Material
Steel, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
As our cities incrementally and inevitably densify, we look to occupy the tiny nooks and crannies for a place we can call home. Located amongst the hubbub of delivery trucks, bicycles and a never ending procession of vehicle traffic; this project sits within a minute 160m2 site, backing on to a key commercial precinct within Cremorne in Melbourne.
Project name
That Old Chestnut
Architecture firm
FIGR. Architecture & Design
Location
Cremorne, Victoria 3121, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko
Design team
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko, Barbie Vongphone
Collaborators
Michel Group Building Surveyors (Building Surveyor)
Structural engineer
DSL Consulting PTY LTD
Landscape
Client Supplied
Lighting
Unios by Lights and Tracks
Construction
Nevcon Pty Ltd.
Material
Roofing: Lysaght Custom Orb in Zincalume. External Walls: Cemintel Barestone, Cemintel White Weatherboard, James Hardie EasyLap. Internal Walls: Cemintel Barestone, CSR Plaster, Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel in Osmo Polyx Oil. Flooring: Burnished Concrete, Baltic Pine Timber Flooring Finished in Bona Naturale, Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel Finished in Osmo Polyx Oil. Window frames: Double Glazed Windows with Anodised Aluminium Window Frames. Kitchen: Stainless Steel Benchtop Plate, Cabinetry in MaxiPly Russian Birch Plywood in Osmo Finish, Fridge from Fisher Paykel, Asko Cook Top and Oven, Fisher and Paykel Fridge, Smeg Rangehood. Bathroom: Big River Blackbutt Armour Panel Finished in Osmo Polyx Oil, INAX Ceramic Mosaic Tile from Artedomus
Typology
Residential › House, Additions and Alterations
Embedded into the landscape, ‘Ha Ha Haus’ is located in a leafy pocket of Alphington (Wurundjeri Country) where front fences are a refreshingly rare sighting.
Architecture firm
FIGR. Architecture & Design
Location
Alphington, Victoria 3078, Australia
Photography
Tom Blachford
Principal architect
Adi Atic, Michael Artemenko
Design team
Boutsaba Vongphone, Harry Bardoel, Bowen Jessup
Collaborators
Michel Group Building Surveyors ( Building surveyor). Ruth Welsby (Styling)
Structural engineer
Meyer Consulting Engineers
Lighting
Unios by Lights and Tracks
Construction
Byde Constructions Pty Ltd.
Material
Roofing: Colorbond Trim Deck Roof, Colour, Monument and Surf Mist. External walls: Charred Silver Top Ash Ship Lap Cladding, CSR Barestone, Austral Brick Lapaloma Series - Miro. Internal walls: CSR Plaster, Big River Black Butt Panels Treated In Osmo Polyx Oil. Flooring: Polished Concrete, Blackbutt Timber Flooring Finished in Bona Naturale, Big River Black Butt Armour Panel Finished in Bona Naturale. Windows frames: Vic Ash Finished in Cutek Grey Mist.
Typology
Residential › House
The High Street Apartments is Gardiner Architects’ first high-rise multi-residential project. Located in Thornbury, Melbourne, the project is a mixed-use building, with thirteen apartments above a ground floor carpark and restaurant fronting High Street. Differing from your usual apartment development model, there was an imperative for our client t...
Project name
High Street Apartments
Architecture firm
Gardiner Architects
Location
High St, Thornbury, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Rory Gardiner, Stylist: Jess Kneebone
Principal architect
Paul Gardiner
Design team
Vaughan Bones, Alex Millar, Amelda Berkley
Interior design
Gardiner Architects
Civil engineer
4Site Engineer
Structural engineer
4Site Engineer
Environmental & MEP
LID Consulting
Lighting
Gardiner Architects
Construction
CLT Timber construction
Tools used
Prefabrication methods
Typology
Mixed-Use Multi-Residential
The form was inspired by the sloping site and how we could create a bold point of difference on a site that sat far beneath the street level. We aimed to perch the building within the landscape, like a rock juxtaposed in nature and creating a monolithic street presence.
Project name
Christmas House
Architecture firm
Taouk Architects
Location
Northcote, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Emily Bartlett
Principal architect
Youseph Taouk
Construction
ARPACI Constructions
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
