Site size: 7.2 acres Project size: 1,776 square feet Program: The renovation of a holiday house that preserves existing materials while adding on to suit a growing family. Location: A rural portion of northern New South Wales, Australia with a subtropical climate. Solution: Working within a limited budget, the architects added a new breathable facade along the entire length of the single-story structure. The multifunctional wood frame fa'ade creates an open plan by supporting the ceiling rafters, and contains glazed sliding doors fitted with insect screens and retractable slatted blinds to extend the view and provide security when not occupied.
When A Square Building Flips Out: With more than 16,000 rotating glass discs, a center for multidisciplinary design gives a new spin to engaging with its surroundings.
Since 2008, Australia has been a cautious bystander to the worldwide recession, and the city of Perth in Western Australia has pressed ahead with several major building projects, including a new 45-story office tower and plans for a six-star, 500-room luxury hotel in the city’s outskirts.
In 1996, architect John Denton purchased 150 acres of land—78 of them under vine—in the middle of the Yarra Valley, about an hour’s drive from Melbourne; think of it as Napa Valley’s Australian cousin.
No one told Jackson Clements Burrows Architects they weren’t supposed to play with stacking blocks on a tennis court—and the Australian firm’s clients are glad.
Project Specs Kew House Melbourne, Australia Jackson Clements Burrows Architects << Return to article the People Architect Jackson Clements Burrows Pty Ltd Architects Principal architects Tim Jackson, Jon Clements, Graham Burrows Project architect Andrew Bos Project team Tim Jackson, Jon Clements, Graham Burrows, Andrew Bos, Tim Leslie Contractor Murray Dance (Dance Brothers Builders) Structural engineer Andrew Beattie (Adams Consulting Engineers) Roofing contractor Chris Sinn (Specialised Roofing Services) Landscape Jim Fogarty (Jim Fogarty Landscape Design) the Products External materials Alternating Colorbond and Rheinzink flat-sheet panels, messmate cladding, Kidco anodized aluminium windows and doors, frameless glass balustrades, grey ironbark decking, synthetic