2017 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for Bleuscape Design and our associated clients. After almost 13 years in practice, one comes into contact with many like-minded people that share the same visions for life and business. I would like to publicly thank Brian and Ted Reid from CHP for their continual […]
This prefabricated luxury home was designed for an Indonesian business man and his family over in Jakarta. Indonesia has a prolific timber manufacturing industry to whom our client was and remains closely connected with. His idea was to do something with the huge amount of waste generated from the 24 hour cutting of timber off […]
I’d like to introduce ‘The Concrete House’, it’s a new project we have been working on recently. The client, a part owner of a large concreting company wanted to create a home showcasing what he can do with his product. We have come up with a design that uses concrete three ways. The first being […]
A few years back we were talking with the one of the directors of Carter Holt Harvey about Cross Laminated Timber as prefab building option. At the time they were looking at bringing it into Australia. Our idea was to develop a conceptual high-end house design where they could showcase the products capabilities. We have […]
This is an interesting project. The client picked up three decommissioned modular classrooms from an old school property for $1500 each. His brief to us was to figure out how to break them up and convert them into something interesting. So after an extensive site measure we have completed the schematic design for building two […]
“Like the bud of a flower, change forces you to surrender to growth. It makes you vulnerable. It requires you to enlarge, expand and become bigger. Like the oxygen provided with each breath, we are denied its benefits until we relax and breathe in.” – Stella Payton Spatial flexibility allows one to breathe. The light, the […]
A few months back we began working on a scheme that looks to urban design as a model for generating plan. The idea came about as a result of walking through the New Rouse Hill Town Centre in January. This location in Sydney’s northwest is considered by many to be Australia’s best example of new urban […]
WAITING six months for your house to be built? Soon, you will “print” a home in less than a day. Once the domain of tech geeks, 3D printing is now having a serious impact on the wider world. First it was prototype shapes for designers. Then it was models and some moulded medical components. Now, […]
In late 2011 the famous American architect, Peter Eisenman known for his intellectual and theoretical approach to design and teaching presented a lecture to the students and faculty of Sci-arc, Southern California’s prestigious architectural school. The lecture was titled ‘Project or Practice?’ Eisenman made […]
Queensland’s 2011 flood tragedy triggered debate surrounding how we might address housing in flood affected regions. These events have allowed for a plethora of ideas to emerge in the form of a public on-line forum called ‘Flood of Ideas’. www.floodofideas.org.au As described in their bio the ‘Flood of Ideas’ website is a tool for government […]