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Indooroopilly
Approached to renovate a tired 1980’s home on a steep bushy site, architects Owen and Vokes were inspired to value and build on the existing brickwork in the home as a nod to the growing movement of sustainable living.
Architect, Stuart Vokes said, “Face brickwork is one of the few remaining true crafts in building construction. Accordingly, brickwork of the existing house is admired and celebrated through the introduction of new brickwork.”
The owners wanted to create additional indoor and outdoor living space, direct access to the garden as well as improve the light and ventilation in new and existing rooms.
The renovations introduced a peninsula room – a narrow room projecting from the back of the house into the tree tops, capitalising on the home’s forest setting and the steep terrain of the site.
A monumental brick garden wall anchors the peninsula room to the ground and garden, while a large picture window frames and emphasises the landscape setting.
The ruinous brickwork garden wall was a conscious design solution that privatises, yields an interior ‘quietness’, and provides a canvas for a daily light show at sunset.
Additional brick detailing was also introduced to the project’s new brickwork due to a close working relationship between the architectural team and brick layers.
Owen and Vokes gave the brick layers the freedom to create an interesting pattern affectionately known as the ‘water stain’ that appears under the rainwater head on the side of the house. The pattern is made up of a composition of 30 or so random and multi-coloured sample bricks.
Quick Facts
House NameIndooroopilly
State QLD
Brick Type CSR PGH Heritage Smoothface Colour: Black and Tan
Contact Owen and Vokes
Web Site http://www.owenandvokes.com
