Quote of the day 18/08

“In a way our buildings are ourselves. Their gestures to the world reflect our human responsiveness and our capacity to dwell and transform ourselves.” – Gregory Burgess

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Shearers’ Quarters in Bruny Island, Australia by John Wardle Architects

AR HOUSE – Runner Up: Set on a working sheep farm, Shearers’ Quarters draws on rural and industrial archetypes.                 Among the many submissions for rural or vacation houses, Shearers’ Quarters, on the southernmost tip of Tasmania, clearly caught the jury’s eye. Set on a working sheep farm, however, this is […]

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The Trunk House

          The project is a small cabin in Victoria’s Central Highlands. The brief for this project was to provide a two stage residential project including a cabin and a house, the first stage of which is shown here. The site contains a beautiful forest of extant Stringybark woodland. Our original interest was […]

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Life Architecturally – Robert McBride & Debbie Ryan

Last week I had the privilege of listen to a recent documentary on the work of well-known Melbourne based architectural firm ‘McBride Charles Ryan’. The short film was called ‘Life Architecturally’ and was aired on ABC’s Artscape. McBride Charles Ryan are one of the most progressive architectural firms in our country, they seem to approach their […]

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