Residential Architecture

from TDF + Laminex Design Awards Newspaper 2020

Emerging Designer

The Bismarck House in Bondi is the younger sibling of a pair of semi-detached dwellings developed by Bill Clifton and William Dangar, the partners of Robert Plumb Build.

Andrew Burges Architects was engaged to design the house in response to the already proposed plans for the property next door.

The brief for Bismarck House was a flexible home that could be used as a holiday rental or future city property if the clients moved out of Sydney. The design was to be experimental and original in nature, showcasing Robert Plumb’s building capacity, and the garden by William’s landscape company Dangar Barin Smith.

The facade of the semi-detached house and the original front room were retained in the project, and adjoined by a contemporary concrete, glass, steel and metal mesh building. Recycled materials were used wherever possible, with all bricks from the demolished portion of the home recovered and cleaned on site.

“This home is a winner on its long street edge- when you look closely there is much to enjoy. The power of an eccentric and beautiful garden is supported so well by the architecture.” – Rachel Nolan

Commendation

Archier & HIP V. HYPE The Davison Collaborative

Three parties came together to develop three sustainable townhouses each with an 8+ star NatHERS rating, located on the one Brunswick site.

“This is a modest project which could be easily overlooked. The robust, simple façade hides three tightly-planned, flexible homes which provide a great model for infill housing.” – Karen Alcock

Finalists

MRTN ARCHITECTS

Good Life House Fitzroy North House 02 RaeRae House Park Road House CLT House

Commendation CLT House Beaumaris House

Vokes and Peters Highgate Park House

This Brisbane home is an extended original cottage planned around two principal circulation corridors to manage privacy, while engaging with the adjacent hilltop park.

“When landscape and domestic architecture meet in the public realm, this is proof a home can take good care of its inhabitants and be a generous neighbour.” – Rachel Nolan

Commendation

CO-AP Architects Woollahra Courtyard House

Taking cues from its 1970s predecessor, this new four-bedroom house in Woollahra is planned around a courtyard and facilitates disabled access.

“This house exhibits the mastery of a mature hand within a tight plan. The ceiling has been beautifully manipulated to shape the effects of light throughout a compelling sequence of