Other Architects . photos: © Clinton Weaver
The clients desired a weekend house for themselves, with guests optional. Drawing on an Australian tradition of one-room shacks, but avoiding modern Australian functionalist country house clichés, Highlands House attempts to evoke the luxury and ease of living in a single room, with the surrounding landscape always close at hand. Continue reading Other Architects
Other Architects . photos: © Hamish McIntosh
Amidst an endless churn of demolition and construction, we believe that one of the most important roles for architects is to advocate for the value and usefulness of what already exists. Continue reading Other Architects
Other Architects . photos: © Clinton Weaver
The clients desired a weekend house for themselves, with guests optional. Drawing on an Australian tradition of one-room shacks, but avoiding modern Australian functionalist country house clichés, Highlands House attempts to evoke the luxury and ease of living in a single room, with the surrounding landscape always close at hand. Continue reading Other Architects
The brief was to demolish a free-standing house in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and replace it with two attached dwellings. The typical (sensible?) response to such a brief would be to design a matching pair of side-by-side residences. But there was a catch. Due to the narrow shape of the site and steeply sloping terrain, each residence would consist of a long and thin volume, its floor-plate eroded by copious staircases. Continue reading Other Architects
What if we could solve Australia’s burial crisis by healing its natural environment? Continue reading Other Architects
