About Luigi Rosselli Architects
Luigi Rosselli Architects is an Australian architecture practice with a humanist approach and a passion for good design
Luigi Rosselli is an Italian born architect who practices in Australia. He was born in Milan in 1957. He studied architecture at the Ecole Politechnique Federale in Lausanne, where he met Alvaro Siza and Mario Botta, who offered Rosselli a job in 1979. He left the next year to work for Mitchell/Giurgola in their New York office. That firm won a commission to design the Australian Parliament House, and Rosselli moved to Canberra in 1981 to work on that project. He met his wife there, and the two of them moved to Sydney in 1984. He joined Furio Valich’s firm, then opened his practice a year later. His work has primarily been residential, but in the 1990s he worked on a series of restaurants. He says that his approach to architecture is “humanist, where people and environment take precedence over preconceived design dogmas”
LOCATION: Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
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Built on the bones of a solid 1970s Rose Bay home with an existing single roof ridge to the front and a substantial addition to the rear under a new second roof ridge; these design elements are the aspects that differentiate this new Twin Peaks from the original, Queen Anne, gabled Twin Peaks house.
Designed for an uncluttered and relaxed family life the Sticks and Stones Home layout is very simple and quite cartesian in plan except for one sinuous wall overhanging the driveway. Every room opens to a terrace or the garden through large glass doors that slide on ball bearings; one can step outside without noticing the thresholds.
Project: Hill Top Cottage Design Architect: Luigi Rosselli Project Architect: Sean Johnson Interior Designer: Alwill Interiors Builder: Built Rite Pty Ltd Structural Consultant: Peninsular Consulting Engineers Joiner: Sydney Joinery http://sydneyjoinery.com.au/ Landscaper: William Dangar Associates Location: Lower North Shore, Sydney, NSW Photography: Justin Alexander Weaving architectural heritage with contemporary design and lifestyle is a practice that
Martello Tower Home is a private residence located in Clontarf, Australia. It was renovated by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Situated on the highest point of a ridge overlooking Sydney’s Middle Harbour is a solid, 3 storey brick house built during the between the late 1950s and early 1960s, which has been complemented by contemporary additions bearing
Project: Duplex in The City Architects: Luigi Roselli Architects Location: Potts Point, Sydney, NSW Design Architect: Luigi Rosselli, Jane McNeill, Hugh Campbell Interior Design: Jane McNeill Heritage Consultant: John Oultram Heritage & Design Builder:Â BWO Constructions Pty Ltd Structural and Hydraulic Consultant: Rooney & Bye Pty Ltd Joiner: Space Joinery Landscaper:Â Susan Miles Landscape Architect Photography:Â Justin Alexander
Located in Sydney, Paddington Terrace House is a family home masterfully renovated by Luigi Rosselli Architects. A designer would find oneself dancing to a familiar tune when approached to upgrade this terrace house in Paddington, a suburb east of Sydney City. Faced with the age old problems presented by much loved terrace housing – damp,
Twin Peaks House is a recently completed project by Luigi Rosselli Architects in Darling Point, a suburb of Sydney. Description by Luigi Rosselli Architects: A Queen Anne style residence reveals its hidden character and history in the late night lights. Two crisp zinc roof gables, observing the shadows on the narrow footpath, guard the new
Project: Beach House on Stilts Location: Collaroy, NSW – Warringah Council, Australia Design Architect: Luigi Rosselli, Edward Birch Project Architect: Edward Birch, Irene Brugueras (Joinery) Interior Designer: Luigi Rosselli, Edward Birch Builder: Stonewood Construction Pty Ltd Structural Consultant: Rooney & Bye (Australia) Pty Ltd Joiner: Sydney Joinery Louvres and Shutters: JWI Landscaper: Chris Hunt of Landskill Pty Ltd Photography: Justin Alexander, Edward Birch This
Project: Twelve Earth Covered Residences Location: North Western Australia Design Architect: Luigi Rosselli Architects Project Architects: Kristina Sahlestrom, Edward Birch, David Mitchell Interior Designer: Sarah Foletta Builder: Jaxon Construction Rammed Earth Contractor: Murchison Stabilised Earth Pty Ltd Landscaping: Tim Davies Landscaping Structural Consultant: Pritchard Francis Environmental Consultant: Floyd Energy Photography: Edward Birch Luigi Rosselli Architects
