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7 Additions Revealed in National Architecture Awards' Shortlist
The Australian Institute of Architects’ 2020 National Architecture Awards shortlist has just been released. Here it is!
Here are the seven outstanding Australian homes in the Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) category, shortlisted for the 2020 National Architecture Awards. Drawn from all over the country, they are a testament to the strength of design and thought in our country today. Because all great architecture is about meeting client wishes and taking into account site, design and climate, we have included the clients’ response to how their home benefits the way they live, work, play, operate and entertain. Enjoy this visual feast.
Update: The award winners were announced on Thursday 5 November 2020. To see these wonderful places please press here.
Update: The award winners were announced on Thursday 5 November 2020. To see these wonderful places please press here.
What the client says:
We really enjoyed working with Min [Dark] and Andrew [Burges] on this project. I wanted to push them to do something unlike any of their past projects, and we have definitely done this. We love the social connection to the laneway, which we can screen off when we want to. The house is getting a huge amount of positive feedback from locals and people walking by. I think it is important to show what can be done in Bondi – for such an interesting neighbourhood it has a lot of terrible building stock. This project is making a difference in terms of design awareness.
We really enjoyed working with Min [Dark] and Andrew [Burges] on this project. I wanted to push them to do something unlike any of their past projects, and we have definitely done this. We love the social connection to the laneway, which we can screen off when we want to. The house is getting a huge amount of positive feedback from locals and people walking by. I think it is important to show what can be done in Bondi – for such an interesting neighbourhood it has a lot of terrible building stock. This project is making a difference in terms of design awareness.
2. Grant Pirrie House
Location: Surry Hills, NSW
Architect: Virginia Kerridge Architect
Photographer: Nicholas Watt
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Location: Surry Hills, NSW
Architect: Virginia Kerridge Architect
Photographer: Nicholas Watt
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What the client says:
Few had the vision or courage to take on an award-winning building and inject it with the budget and technology it deserved. Esther Street is and was a client-driven project. It was a high-wire act to take a Boyd winner and walk it onto the 21st century. To fall was to fail. Now Esther.v.2.0 street opens onto a world where not a person who comes in through the front door is not wowed, saying “Who’d think something so beautiful lives behind these walls”.
Few had the vision or courage to take on an award-winning building and inject it with the budget and technology it deserved. Esther Street is and was a client-driven project. It was a high-wire act to take a Boyd winner and walk it onto the 21st century. To fall was to fail. Now Esther.v.2.0 street opens onto a world where not a person who comes in through the front door is not wowed, saying “Who’d think something so beautiful lives behind these walls”.
What the client says:
We wake up every morning keen to cruise our house. Because it’s so connected to the garden and light, it changes daily. We can see the garden growing, the birds and pets living in it. This renovation only increased our floor space by 35 square metres, but created a whole set of spaces we didn’t have before, including a dedicated office for us to work from home. Finally, we constructed a front wall and gates so that the front rooms have beautiful views into a private courtyard garden. It’s truly what we wanted.
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We wake up every morning keen to cruise our house. Because it’s so connected to the garden and light, it changes daily. We can see the garden growing, the birds and pets living in it. This renovation only increased our floor space by 35 square metres, but created a whole set of spaces we didn’t have before, including a dedicated office for us to work from home. Finally, we constructed a front wall and gates so that the front rooms have beautiful views into a private courtyard garden. It’s truly what we wanted.
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4. Park Road House
Location: Yeerongpilly, Queensland
Architect: LineburgWang
Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
Location: Yeerongpilly, Queensland
Architect: LineburgWang
Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones
What the client says:
As renovators of upmarket accommodation, we were prepared to fly solo on design; how could anyone understand our family home of 33years? OMG – what were we thinking? Our renovation has enhanced our lives in every manner possible, and in ways unforeseen. It’s a total pleasure and indulgence to stay home, a joy to share the spaces proudly with others. It’s a favourite pastime to stroll each room, wine in hand, discovering surprises of design detail and craftsmanship. The old melds seamlessly and respectfully into the new. A long-held dream became reality and the experience was enhanced by sharing it with an architect equally invested.
As renovators of upmarket accommodation, we were prepared to fly solo on design; how could anyone understand our family home of 33years? OMG – what were we thinking? Our renovation has enhanced our lives in every manner possible, and in ways unforeseen. It’s a total pleasure and indulgence to stay home, a joy to share the spaces proudly with others. It’s a favourite pastime to stroll each room, wine in hand, discovering surprises of design detail and craftsmanship. The old melds seamlessly and respectfully into the new. A long-held dream became reality and the experience was enhanced by sharing it with an architect equally invested.
5. RaeRae House
Location: Fitzroy North, Victoria
Architect: Austin Maynard Architects
Photographer: Peter Bennetts
Location: Fitzroy North, Victoria
Architect: Austin Maynard Architects
Photographer: Peter Bennetts
What the client says:
We needed an architect willing to take on a challenge, as we were combining two properties in an inner-city location, and wanted something a little different, interesting and fun. The final design allows us the flexibility to use different spaces in different ways, today and as our family grows, and our children’s needs change. The space is amazing to live in as a family of five, or entertaining a big group of adults and children. The highlights for us include the amazing light and outlook onto the garden throughout the house; we wouldn’t change a thing.
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We needed an architect willing to take on a challenge, as we were combining two properties in an inner-city location, and wanted something a little different, interesting and fun. The final design allows us the flexibility to use different spaces in different ways, today and as our family grows, and our children’s needs change. The space is amazing to live in as a family of five, or entertaining a big group of adults and children. The highlights for us include the amazing light and outlook onto the garden throughout the house; we wouldn’t change a thing.
Read the background story about this amazing home that combined two terraces
6. Redwood
Location: Balmain East, NSW
Architect: Chenchow Little Architects
Photographer: Peter Bennetts
Location: Balmain East, NSW
Architect: Chenchow Little Architects
Photographer: Peter Bennetts
What the client says:
We love the amazing light in the house and how it changes through the day, the unveiling of different views and feeling like we are floating on the water. Waking up every morning to such generous airy spaces always sets us up for a positive start to the day, like feeling we’re on holiday. Our home accommodates our little family but also works superbly for large groups when we entertain, which is important to us.
We love the amazing light in the house and how it changes through the day, the unveiling of different views and feeling like we are floating on the water. Waking up every morning to such generous airy spaces always sets us up for a positive start to the day, like feeling we’re on holiday. Our home accommodates our little family but also works superbly for large groups when we entertain, which is important to us.
7. Three Stories North
Location: Fitzroy North, Victoria
Architect: Splinter Society Architecture
Photographer: Sharyn Cairns
Location: Fitzroy North, Victoria
Architect: Splinter Society Architecture
Photographer: Sharyn Cairns
What the client says:
Creating a significant multi-level home, this design retains a sense of connectedness. We’re apart when we desire but never so far from each other as to feel lost in the space. We love that where we eat, play and entertain is light-filled and provides glimpses to greenery or cityscape beyond through large windows or well-placed mirrors. Feeling part of the inner city is why we live in Fitzroy North and our home connects us to what’s beyond, from multiple vantage points. The design captures the dark, masculine, textured palette we desired. Splinter Society Architecture embraced these ideas, bringing them to life.
Your turn
What do you love about these homes? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save your favourite images for inspiration, like this story and join the conversation.
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Creating a significant multi-level home, this design retains a sense of connectedness. We’re apart when we desire but never so far from each other as to feel lost in the space. We love that where we eat, play and entertain is light-filled and provides glimpses to greenery or cityscape beyond through large windows or well-placed mirrors. Feeling part of the inner city is why we live in Fitzroy North and our home connects us to what’s beyond, from multiple vantage points. The design captures the dark, masculine, textured palette we desired. Splinter Society Architecture embraced these ideas, bringing them to life.
Your turn
What do you love about these homes? Tell us in the Comments below. And don’t forget to save your favourite images for inspiration, like this story and join the conversation.
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Have you seen the homes shortlisted in the New Builds category? Get the scoop here: 6 New Builds Revealed in National Architecture Awards’ Shortlist
Location: Bondi, NSW
Architect: Andrew Burges Architects
Photographer: Peter Bennetts