Brickhouse

"Villa Link" is a narrative of the bond and coexistence between two generations of a family (parents as the traditional generation and children as the contemporary generation), considering their needs and lifestyles. The family consists of five members, including a father, mother, and three children who have reached adolescence and youth, expressing a desire for greater independence while still seeking the warmth and support of the family nucleus. Consequently, they sought a home design that embodies both the notions of privacy and intimacy. Scale Architectural Group Scale Architectural Group The design process began with the question of how to create flexible boundaries that, while preserving the autonomy of both the children an... More

Situated on a busy street, the Hyde Park House seeks to maximise views to both the leafy Hyde Park across the road and the city skyline, whilst maintaining the privacy of the family. The challenge was to design a home that was not trying to replicate a character home, but was contemporary to suit the needs of the family and fit in with its streetscape, not imposing on it given it would be two storey and the neighbours were single storey.  Caption The conceptual response to site, context and brief was to split the home lengthways down the middle, with the eastern side sitting on natural ground level with a first floor over and basement for cars under.  This lets us comply with height limitations placed on the property.  ... More