The brief challenged the architect to create a subtle structure connected with the environment while maximizing the views, leading Kirby to the counter-intuitive move of hunkering the Moonah Tree house into the landscape.
Located on a relatively deep site in the inner city suburb of Northcote, the aim of this project was to renovate and restore a double fronted Victorian terrace house and provide a new spacious, light-filled modern rear and upstairs extension to the rear.
The brief called for a long-term home for the couple and their four children and pup, together with a music room for the owner to teach from. Modesty was key, it was not to look like a mansion.
Nestled in Sydney’s quiet inner-west, Bona Vista House by Studio Prineas reinterprets the characterful features of its Federation frontage, forging a warm domestic setting for family life.
Megalong Valley is characterized by immense escarpments, sandstone bluffs, and uninterrupted views of the Blue Mountains bushland.
Slate Residence is a culmination of our best ideas from the past twenty years, teamed with the learnings from our multi-residential projects Terrace House and ParkLife.
Commencing as a worker’s cottage, the Host House evolved through an incremental design process, expanding to accommodate a growing family.
Wallaby Hill house had just recently been shortlisted for the 2022 Houses Awards, Category New House over 200m2. The original brief for the house was a holiday home – however, due to the global pandemic, the brief changed to a full-time residence.
