Sandwiched between a cliff and the beach, Hart House is located on the idyllic shoreline of Great Mackerel Beach NSW, and was conceived as a contemporary interpretation of the quintessential one-room Australian beach shack. The steepness of the site gives rise to the illusion from the living space that the house is floating directly above the water.
Architect: Rob Brown
2019 Habitus House of the Year People’s Choice Award
What happens when an architect designs their own home? Phoenix house is the story of architect Harley Graham coming back to his roots to honour the classic Australian Queenslander. Raised from the ashes of a dilapidated hardwood frame and reconfigured to suit the needs of a modern day family in B...
This house shows what can be achieved in just 58 square meters. Designed for second-generation cabinet maker Martin Johnston and his young family, the house merges many of the clients stylistic preferences, including the classic Queenslander and the mid-century fibro fishing shack. With the clien...
Structurally built around 4 shipping containers this project was always about economy, efficiency and how to do as much as possible on a very limited budget. The client’s conviction from the outset was that good architecture does not need to be expensive, and this project attempts to prove the th...
