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Eaglemont
Eaglemont
The inspiration for this design comes from the work of famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright; with wide eaves, high ceiling and that classic modern design that appears to never date....
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Brunswick
Brunswick
This multi-residential dwelling uses brick in combination with other materials to create an innovative and visually pleasing building.In this project the brick used is Boral Domino and it has been used with a dark mortar....
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Skye
Skye
This large townhouse development in the fast growing suburb of Skye is a standout.With the colours carefully placed throughout the development, the effect is amazing.In all, this project is a sophisticated development with an eye for detail....
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Pilbara
Pilbara
Boral Midland Brick's Milano Face brick was utilised in the brick veneer construction, just one of an array of sustainable solutions....
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Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds
Allowing light to enter on the narrow, north-facing side boundary was answered by creating a glazed internal courtyard to capture the sun while maintaining a garden outlook....
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Eora Apartments
Eora Apartments
Using individual elements like face brick, rendered walls and glass-walls in combination, in an articulated manner enabled us to add interest to this residential development, that we wouldn't have been able to achieve if we simply rendered the entire building....
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Wakerley
Wakerley
The combination of fully-glazed bricks and Porters A1 mortar with a waterproofing additive on the front elevation and sleeping areas will ensure these walls remain watertight.The side elevations are clad in conventional bricks, again in Flemish bond at ground level and single-skin stretcher bond above....
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Balmain House
Balmain House
The original 1860's home at Trouton St sits modestly on its block.Humble and unassuming, its appearance defines its cultural significance; the workers cottage preserves a 'moment' in the rich, blue-collar heritage and character of Balmain....
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Boston Street
Boston Street
The project demonstrates that a home located in a developer's estate with significant challenges such as west-facing double glazed windows can benefit from small and humble interventions by architects using Brick....
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Boronia Park
Boronia Park
The strategy was simple, the front 4 rooms were fine.Keep them.Add a new contemporary addition to the rear, but separate the new from the old, to articulate the difference and allow the separation to form a courtyard and light well for the house to breath....
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Swinburne University of Technology (SUTATC)
Swinburne University of Technology (SUTATC)
The red and cream tones of the recycled bricks enlivens the north facades visible through the outer precast concrete facade cladding and creates a visual link to other adjacent university and neighbouring buildings, finished in similar brick tones....
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Five Courts
Five Courts
Bounded on three sides by a road and two narrow urban laneways, the former builder's yard stood empty, but for the high enclosing masonry walls to the perimeter.Recycled bricks are stacked upon the existing brick walls in a series of distorted....
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Oatley
Oatley
The request for a 'solid' and low maintenance house formed an important part of the brief for this residential project.Brick was used for the façade as well as for the structure, the client particularly keen on the use of the beautiful dry pressed Bowral Blue brick....
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Peppermint Grove
Peppermint Grove
A classic European style manor house to compliment the unique character and ambience of the period residences in the shire of Peppermint Grove....
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Hawthorne
Hawthorne
The brickwork is laid in a mock English garden-wall bond, with every fourth course laid as headers.This adds a textual interest and randomness that contrasts with the regular rhythm of a conventional stretcher bond....
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Gympie
Gympie
The house displays a combination of 4 bricks and two different mortar styles, by nature this house goes a long way to redefining the traditional brick home....
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Duncraig
Duncraig
This stunning 3 story project over a 3 year period with the help of a dedicated team of designers and builders.Due to the size and shape of the block in the Perth suburb of Duncraig, the family were faced, initially, with some tricky design restrictions....
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Camden Park
Camden Park
Having always wanted to live in a church but these are in short supply in suburban Sydney.So the owners did the next best thing and had their designer incorporate ecclesiastical elements into the facade of their new 69-square, three-level, four-bedroom home....
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Waterford West
Waterford West
By choosing clay bricks, we have limited unnecessary expense and maintenance associated with other external building products making clay bricks a very affordable product while also achieving excellent thermal properties, a key issue in modern Australia's increasing energy costs....
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Lindfield House
Lindfield House
The concept was to have a continuous brick façade broken up with render panels that give relief to the walls and accentuate horizontal lines.Raked horizontal joints only enhance the sense of horizontality and create subtle shadows in the joints giving the building depth....
