This House Never Ends / Steffen Welsch Architects
When I took my son to see the house in the midst of its completion, through his eyes, it unfolded as an endless structure, ‘a house that never ended’ – in his young mind, it appeared as…
Shannon McGrath photography
Shannon McGrath is an Australian architectural and interior design photographer based in Melbourne, whose career spans over 25 years. She is known for her evocative portrayal of light and form, capturing spaces with a soft realism that emphasizes both the architectural design intent and the atmosphere of the built environment. Her education includes Fine Arts and Photography at RMIT, and she has also taught, adding depth and artistic sensibility to her technical expertise.
Her portfolio covers a wide variety of projects—from residential interiors to public and editorial commissions—and she collaborates with leading architects and designers throughout Australia and internationally. Shannon is also the author of *Assemblage*, a book celebrating the art of curated interiors and the layering of objects that give spaces character. Her work is frequently featured in design publications and exhibitions where her approachable yet refined style makes a strong impact.
LOCATION: Melbourne, Australia
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Toorak Residence / ADDARC
The Toorak House is a study of scale and materiality, enriched by the presence of shadows. Solid glass bricks create a translucent veil upon which to glimpse this tranquil passing of the day and imbue a surreal…
Long Garden House / Bower Architecture
A spacious and peaceful family home surrounded by its lush long garden. Like many of our clients, the owners of Long Garden House engaged Bower when they purchased a suburban block to gain space for their growing…
Urban Joinery House / Lisa Cummins Architect
This renovation to a 100 year old Victorian cottage is located in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, Australia. The context is unique in its proximity to an historic brickworks factory that contains striking brick chimneys that…
Bellbird House / Bower Architecture
Bellbird House actively preserves this important area of natural habitat within suburbia. It is a house of activity and togetherness, a home where a family can connect with the natural environment and each other.
Coastal Court House / Bower Architecture
The Coastal Court House achieves a seven-star energy rating and the design performs well passively in terms of light, temperature control, and natural ventilation.
Brighton White House / Bower Architecture & Interiors
The Brighton White House achieves an energy rating of over 7 stars and features efficient thermal mass internally effective sun shading and a delightfully simple arrangement of natural ventilation.
Clifton Hill Courtyard House – Addition to a Double-Fronted Weatherboard Home
This brick and glass extension fits snugly onto the back of a double fronted weatherboard worker’s cottage in Clifton Hill. Designed to capture light from the north, as well as views of an existing bottle brush tree…
Hatherlie House / Andrew Simpson Architects
Hatherlie House is a late 19th century terrace house of individual heritage significance, located in the inner city suburb of North Fitzroy.