1413
Dark Horse
The play of tones establishes a subtle field of spaces that expand and contract, creating moments of generosity and intimacy.
Location
Brunswick East
Dark Horse
, a handsome creature.1623
Park Life
Curious neighbours slow their cars. From between the trees across a vast nature strip, a fence-like shed with a cyclops eye peers back at them. ‘Whose world is this?’ they ask.
Location
Williamstown North
Park Life
, from between the trees.1229
The Kite
Inside and out, the roof rests like a canopy. Sky and foliage are ever-present. Light filters in from all sides marking the passage of a day, while overhead, triangles beget triangles, folding and multiplying against the sky like barely tethered kites.
Location
Albert Park
The Kite
, barely tethered.1657
Vivarium
In time this house will be consumed by its gardens. Already the buzz of pollination fills the air: bees, blowies and butterflies. Nestled between three native crops, nature has the jump start.Vivarium
, turning in, turning out.1552
The Summit
A curved wall of glass emulates the roof form, bending inwards to create a side courtyard. With glass and garden on all sides, the house is awash with natural light.
Location
Malvern
The Summit
, grounded and lofty.1714
RMIT City Campus
Within this environment of high spatial drama, terraced seating and planting establish inviting human-scaled amphitheatres.
Location
Melbourne CBD
RMIT City Campus
, laneway culture.1423
Fifty Fifty
Partly inspired by the original 1950s home, partly by the modernist Case Study houses of the same decade. 1950s meets 1950s. About half of each. We’re talking fifty-fifty vision. That’s sharp.
Location
Murrumbeena
Fifty Fifty
, that's sharp.1886
Periwinkle
The common periwinkle (or winkle) is a robust intra-warehouse species within the renovation family, characterised by a mostly neutral shell with rosy flourishes about the inner-ablution.
Location
Fitzroy
Periwinkle
, unique among its genus.1690
Arcadia
This project is nearing completion. Soon there will be more to show...Arcadia
, watch this space.
1700
Once at a time
when the sky
hung so low that we
when the sky
hung so low that we
breath upon breath
stopping once at
at each floor (hold)
unto each
a breath's thread
hang the light like
a sheet
stopping once at
at each floor (hold)
unto each
a breath's thread
hang the light like
a sheet
strap
the earth to the sky
(well it once hung
so low...)
now the trade winds
blow by
Among Buildings
, between the physical and imaginative realms1670
