House Revisited / David Boyle Architect
This project provided an opportunity to revisit a house we designed sixteen years ago with new owners, interior designer and landscape architect.
David Boyle Architect is a multi award winning practice established in 2002. Our studio is located in Pretty Beach, adjacent to Bouddi National Park between Killcare and Wagstaffe on the Central Coast, NSW. The majority of our projects are located in Sydney and the Central Coast and we have also completed projects in rural NSW. We specialise in residential projects of all types, including new family and holiday homes and larger alteration and addition projects in city, suburban, heritage conservation, rural and bush-land settings. We have undertaken projects of most residential building types including detached homes, terraces, semi-detached houses, and Torrens title subdivision developments.
Our projects have received architectural and industry awards including the 2019 Hugh and Eva Buhrich Award, 2 national commendations, 9 NSW state awards and 3 commendations from the Australian Institute of Architects, 5 commendations in Houses Magazine House of the Year National Awards, the Grand Prize and the Trans-Tasman (Australia and NZ) overall winner in the Australian Timber Design Awards, 4 Dulux Colour Awards, 1 Marrickville Medal and 3 commendations from Marrickville Council in recognition of the conservation of the Cultural Heritage of Marrickville, 1 awards and 1 commendation from Waverly Council in the Waverly Design and Heritage Awards and the Abode house of the year award.
Our projects have been featured in leading Australian architectural magazines and popular publications and TV programs as well as architectural publications with international distribution, including Architecture Australia, Houses Magazine, Green Magazine, Inside Out, Home Beautiful, Monument Magazine, Breeze Magazine, SMH Domain, Grand Designs Australia TV, Better Homes and Gardens TV and Dream Gardens TV.
David Boyle Architect is an A+ member of the Australian Institute of Architects and a strong advocate promoting architectural design. We have participated in housing and award winning building tours organised by the NSW Institute of Architects, the Architects Association of Australia (AAA) and the Historic Houses Trust.
LOCATION: Pretty Beach, NSW, Australia
LEARN MORE: davidboylearchitect.com.au
This project provided an opportunity to revisit a house we designed sixteen years ago with new owners, interior designer and landscape architect.
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