Bass Coast Farmhouse / John Wardle Architects
Bass Coast Farmhouse is a robust coastal home, ready to be inhabited by family and friends and created to tackle the harsh climate.
John Wardle Architects
John Wardle is a Melbourne-based architect. He graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a degree in Architecture. John Wardle established his architectural practice in Melbourne in 1986 and has led the growth of the practice from working on small domestic dwellings to university buildings, museums and large commercial offices. The architecture of John Wardle Architects (JWA) is closely tailored to its place and highly experiential in nature.
John Wardle Architects is internationally renowned for making extraordinary buildings and places that matter. Our team of 100 design professionals work across Australia and internationally from our two studios in Melbourne and Sydney.
Our practice is a large collaborative environment where every project has a range of creative, technical and strategic contributions from a diverse team of architects and interior designers within JWA. We retain the creative energy of a small studio, pinning work up, and exploring new territory. The conversations we have with our clients are often the seedbed for new ideas and directions. We are inclusive, always curious to understand another’s point of view.
LOCATION: Melbourne and Sydney / Australia
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Kew Residence by John Wardle Architects
The founder of John Wardle Architects has remodelled Kew Residence, his Melbourne home of 25 years, using Victorian ash and handmade glazed tiles from Japan.
Limestone House by John Wardle Architects
The Limestone House will be self-sufficient in managing its water and waste water and has a photovoltaic cell system with battery storage to meet the house’s total energy needs.
Freshwater Place Apartment by John Wardle Architects
Freshwater Place apartment on the fifty-sixth floor is like a theatre box from which to view the city. Completely re-planned to accommodate a couple with a growing family, spaces for family engagement are balanced with others for retreat within a small footprint.
Captain Kelly’s Cottage / John Wardle Architects
Captain Kelly’s Cottage involves the painstakingly considered restoration of the original weatherboard cottage on a remote bay of Bruny Island, Tasmania. Captain Kelly built the cottage in the 1830’s. The original cottage consisted of two structures: bedrooms and kitchen, surrounded by a wide verandah.
Shearers Quarters by John Wardle Architects
Architects: John Wardle Architects Project: Shearers Quarters Location: Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia Architect in Charge: John Wardle Project Team: Andrew Wong (Architect), Chloe Lanser (Architect), Jeff Arnold (Interior Designer) Photographs: Trevor Mein Shearers Quarters House was designed by John Wardle Architects in Bruny Island, Tasmania. This beguiling shearers quarters sits as a companion building to