About Face 2006

Country villa meets urban courtyard in this compact but spacious brick home, distinguished by a flexible floor plan and controlled engagement with the landscape.  More

In an attempt to create a compact, comfortable and well-considered house for coastal locations in Western Australia, architects Donaldson & Warn drew inspiration from the simple fibro shacks that used to line the beaches in the state. More

A curvaceous courtyard house, which the architect describes as “Roman atrium meets sputnik” takes its design cues from early Australian modernism. More

Taking its design cues from the older semi-industrial suburbs of Sydney’s inner west, Order Architects’ Concept Home was conceived to respond to a slightly more hostile environment, where historic warehouses and converted factories from part of the local history. More

Taking architectural cues from Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s unbuilt brick country houses project of 1922, the Brick Concept Home by McBride Charles Ryan aims to provide similarly luxurious outlooks on a tight city site, where narrow street frontages and deep site lengths are the norm. More

Drawing on the firm’s use of brick as a sculptural element in apartment block projects, Fairweather Proberts’ Brick Concept Home exploits brick’s thermal mass attributes while capitalising on its sculptural abilities. More

Architect Steven Swain grew up in Queensland, and he remembers, that, in the heat of summer, “underneath old Queenslander houses was the most pleasurable environment”. More