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Austin Maynard

ParkLife . Holsbeek

Austin Maynard Architects . photos: © Tom Ross

With a whopping energy rating of 9.1 stars, ParkLife is Austin Maynard Architects’ evolution of, and follow up to, its multi award winning sustainable community Terrace House. Again as both architect and developer, Austin Maynard Architects has taken all the hard earned lessons from Terrace House and improves upon them in the all-electric, fossil fuel free, super-sustainable ParkLife apartments. Continue reading Austin Maynard

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Austin Maynard

King Bill . Melbourne

Austin Maynard Architects . King Bill . Melbourne (1)

Austin Maynard Architects . photos: © Derek Swalwell

King Bill is a love letter to Fitzroy. King Bill is a collage of Fitzroy’s built history, its textures, its forms, its order and its chaos.

The high land values of Fitzroy would encourage many owners to add as much building as possible. Not so for the owners of King Bill. They sought to give something back to the suburb they love. They sought to create a new pocket park. Continue reading Austin Maynard

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Austin Maynard

Mills House . Melbourne

Austin Maynard  . Mills House . Melbourne  (1)

Austin Maynard Architects . photos: © Peter Bennetts Studio . + archilovers

Mills is an extension to a one level weatherboard terrace in Melbourne. The original facade and front 2 rooms of the terrace remain. One of those rooms has been altered to incorporate a study and a bathroom. A large lightwell separates the original structure from the new extension. The extension has two bedrooms and a bathroom above an open kitchen, living, dining space.
Mills is a complex home, full of ideas, however there are 2 core elements.
1. The floor is a giant toy-box.
2.The rear facade filters and softens the strong sunlight that had previously dominated the backyard. Continue reading Austin Maynard