Modest Cottage Transformed into a Flexible Family Home
This playful renovation dramatically transforms a modest cottage into a flexible family home, with the lower kids level also configured as a self-contained flat.
Christopher Frederick Jones Photography
Christopher Frederick Jones left England after finishing university and now lives north-west of Brisbane. He left the design industry to pursue work behind the lens and now shoots architecture in Queensland as well as internationally.
CFJ continues to explore how a changing light condition can create distinctive moods in architecture. He is best known for his considered approach to composition, strong use of shadow and backlighting within his photographs.
LOCATION: Queensland, Australia
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Tarragindi Steel House, Brisbane / Bligh Graham Architects
The Tarragindi Steel house is an exemplar for small lot family living. The spacious light filled interiors and dramatic double height spaces defy the constraints of the block size.
A Traditional Queenslander Cottage Extended and Refurbished by Hogg and Lamb
This project re-invigorates the life of an existing Queenslander cottage in inner city Paddington. A new extension is carefully considered to mitigate the issues of a steep site and overlooking neighbours, creating platforms and private courtyards that extend the functioning ground plane.
Modern Treehouse Designed as a “Weekender in the Backyard” for a Young Couple
Taringa Treehouse has been designed as a “weekender in the backyard” for a young couple on their suburban lot. Initially briefed as an extension to the original 1900’s Worker’s cottage, the project quickly migrated into the garden.
Queenslander House Upgraded to Accommodate a Growing Family
The sloping site looks out over a regenerated silver and lead mine to the south – a bush setting in suburban Brisbane. To accommodate a growing family, the brief adds additional living space and bedrooms to the 3 bedroom high set Queenslander house.
House Alteration and Addition by Kieron Gait Architects
The sloping site runs down to a lush garden to the West, where mature trees and outlook provide a beautiful protected rear garden. The clients, living in a high set Queenslander wanted to live on the garden level so that their young children can play outside without constant supervision and enjoy the garden.
SIPS House – A Simple And Restrained Design Offering Connection and Outlook
The SIPS House project is demonstration of restraint, the design has been carefully and deliberately paired back to the core aspirations of connections, outlooks and prospect.
Gibbon Street House by Cavill Architects
Architects: Cavill Architects Project: Gibbon Street House Location: Brisbane, Australia Photography: Christopher Frederick Jones Gibbon Street House is a single-family house that has been expanded and renovated by Cavill Architects, a Brisbane based architecture practice. Inspired by architecture with veneration for the past, the added structures at Gibbon St. were imagined as a series of relic-like garden walls
Verrierdale Tent House / Sparks Architects
Architects: Sparks Architects Project: Verrierdale Tent House Architects in Charge: Dan Sparks, Michael Cornish, Rabea Stader, Patrick Ozmin Area 344.0 m2 Location: Eumundi, Queensland, Australia Project Year 2016 Photography: Christopher Frederick Jones The Verrierdale Tent House is a custom residential canopy structure, designed by Sparks Architects. The house features a retractable ceiling system to fully
Paddington House in Brisbane / Kieron Gait Architects
Paddington House is a private residence recently completed by Brisbane-based Kieron Gait Architects. The idea of the long hallway connects this project to the existing 4 room workers cottage.Â
Montville Residence / Sparks Architects
Architects: Sparks Architects Project: Montville Residence Interior design: Zooi Design Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia Photographs: Christopher Frederick Jones The Montville Residence by Sparks Architects is situated on the western edge of a 25 acre property on the Blackall Range near Montville, QLD. A north / south ridge line with commanding views over the property to the north
Davenport Wilson House by Shane Thompson Architects
Project: Davenport Wilson House Architect: Shane Thompson Architects Location: Brookfield, Australia Photography Christopher Frederick Jones Davenport Wilson House is a single-family house designed by Shane Thompson Architects. The house is located in the countryside, in a lush valley in upper Brookfield, west of Brisbane, AU,  and has a built area of 387 square meters. Description by