Artists and designers working in environments within both the public and domestic realm engaging in projects of various scales and themes, from temporary interventions to gardens, parks and playgrounds.
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‘Ugly ducking’ no more: Monash University Building 28
Tasked with adapting an “ugly duckling” university facility in Melbourne into a new complex for a mathematics, earth atmospheres and environments department, Kennedy Nolan has created a design expression that responds to the existing building’s austere, functional modernism.
A potent lesson in small-scale, sustainable housing: Vivarium
Modest and mindful yet formally expressive, this revitalized Melbourne cottage intertwines house with landscape to create a spatially generous family home in harmony with the environment.
Sun catcher: Empire House
Two subtle yet sophisticated pavilions designed by Austin Maynard Architects, delicately stitched to a modest Canberra cottage, honour the interwar character of the home, while connecting it with the outdoors.
Urbane ambition: King Bill
A collage of the textures and colours of Fitzroy’s built history, this playful addition to an 1850s terrace by Austin Maynard Architects aims to ‘give something back’ by creating a lush oasis in the heart of the inner city.
2015 National Architecture Awards: Eleanor Cullis-Hill Award for Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Tower House by Andrew Maynard Architects.
It takes a village: Tower House
Appearing “more medieval village than inner-city extension,” a collection of timber shingle-clad towers by Andrew Maynard Architects have been added to the site of an existing mid-century bungalow.
2015 Houses Awards: House Alteration and Addition over 200 m2
Tower House by Andrew Maynard Architects
