It’s unusual to come across a project where the role of client, architect and builder are played by the same person, but architect Sarah Waller is an exception to the rule. Having carved a career designing and building houses for other people, a move from the UK to Australia offered her the opportunity to design […]
The wedge-shaped extension by Object Subject shows how an architect can answer a relatively simple brief for a residential add-on with a design that is delightful for its occupants and intriguing for lucky visitors. Contemporary single-storey renovations tend to follow a similar formula. Knock down the back of the house and add a seamless extension […]
St Kilda-based architecture practices Grant Amon Architects and Brearley Architects and Urbanists have been announced as the winners of the Victorian Pride Centre design competition. The pair beat off competition from 18 other practices including BKK and Sibling Architecture, Hayball, and Preston Lane Architects. Victorian Pride Centre chair Jude Munro said she wanted the winning […]
Conrad Architects has opened the doors to its new office premises in the Melbourne suburb of Cremorne, reimagining a raw commercial building as a creative workspace that reflects the practice’s considered methodology and its director’s reverence for fine art. With architect becoming client, the project provided an opportunity to realise an uncompromised vision. Embracing the […]
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