Projects

A home on the Great Ocean Road shaped around a private courtyard, sunlight and a close relationship with the outdoors.

On Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, this home delivers privacy and connection in equal measure. A sheltered courtyard turns away from the main road, while carefully placed openings welcome sunlight into the living spaces.

Designed as a certified Passivhaus, the plan balances performance with the warmth of timber, generous glazing and a strong connection to the garden. The project was designed to BAL-29 requirements. Post construction, the project was certified as a PHI Low Energy Building.

A carefully sheltered home for a craftsman and his wife, with enduring materials and a generous northern aspect. The process of designing this home was one of conversation, collaboration and resourcefulness. This owner builder client has been stockpiling premium timber and metals for decades in order to realise the project.

A beautiful but exposed agricultural setting called for a home that could offer both outlook and refuge. The roofline shapes a courtyard protected from harsh westerly winds while opening the house to northern light.

Local timber cladding and copper fascias were chosen to age alongside the occupants. Inside, timber-lined ceilings and reverse brick veneer walls bring warmth, texture and thermal mass.

The design incorporates thermally broken double-glazed windows and doors, heat recovery ventilation, airtight membranes, continuous insulation and careful thermal bridge detailing. The project was designed to BAL-19 requirements.

An Aussie farmhouse with American modernist tendencies. The concept of this beautiful home is centered around gathering, with deep verandahs, exposed timber and a lantern that brings light into the heart of the plan.

Inspired by the client’s admiration for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Wyoming Valley School, this home celebrates time spent together and on the family property. Two farmhouse chimney stacks frame the fireplace and support an exposed timber structure at the heart of the home.

The Otways’ cold, wet winters and unpredictable summers called for a considered response to climate. Deep eaves provide outdoor shelter from sun and rain in equal measure, whilst verandah skylights bring daylight and solar gain into the rooms beyond.

A central lantern gives the interior volume and light throughout the day. The project was developed in collaboration with Studio B Architects and designed to BAL-29 requirements.