Projects

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Hallett Nubrik Centenary House, Golden Grove

Competition winner · South Australia · 1986

The winning design in a competition held for Hallett’s centenary, marking a hundred years of brick making in South Australia. Drawn while still an architecture student and built in the year of graduation, it opened as a display home at the entrance to Golden Grove in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs, showing “100 good ideas” for home builders. The ruins of Pompeii and traditional Japanese houses shaped its courtyards, light and airy rooms.

Promotional poster from the opening, headed The Hallett Nubrik Centenary House, with a perspective sketch of the house, text on its 100 good ideas, and the ground and first floor plans — Poster from the opening, 1986

Aerial view of the finished house on its corner site, with dark roofs, brick walls and landscaped courtyards — As built, 1986

Floor plan of the house around a central courtyard and verandah, titled Hallett House of a Hundred Ideas — The plan

Glazed gallery with French doors opening to a brick-paved courtyard

Living room with tall timber-framed windows

Naha City, Okinawa

Urban planning · Japan · 1996–97

Urban planning and subdivision for Naha City in Okinawa, drawn up as a colour master plan of new streets, housing lots and waterfront open space.

Colour master plan of a waterfront subdivision in Naha City, Okinawa — The master plan

Toba Pearl Resort, Ise-Shima

Resort · Japan

A resort set on a wooded headland on the Ise-Shima coast, with the hotel and marina wrapped around a sheltered bay.

Aerial painting of the Toba Pearl Resort on a wooded headland with a marina — Aerial view

Coolangatta International Airport

Competition · Queensland · 1999

A competition design for the redesign of the Coolangatta International Airport terminal on the Gold Coast, with a long, light roof over the departure and arrival halls.

Section and elevations of the airport terminal design with its long roof — Section and elevations

Cross-section through the terminal with aircraft at the gates — Terminal section

Howitt Street, Taringa

Houses · Queensland · 2000

Three three- and four-bedroom homes at 20–24 Howitt Street, on a steep, bushy site. A spec build, with the homes built for sale. The steep site allowed the houses to sit closer to the front boundary, with living space built under the garages to capture extra floor area. An existing pool on the site was reused, with one of the houses built over it and floor openings looking down onto the water.

Coloured hand sketch of the houses around a pool courtyard — The sketch

The finished house, white upper storey over a timber-screened base — As built

The house at dusk, its upper floor built out over a long lit pool — The house over the pool

Upper deck under a timber pergola, with cane lounge chairs and treetop views — The upper deck

Kitchen and dining with jarrah floors and a glass floor panel — The glass floor panel

Coloured hand sketch of number 22 from the street and the garden

Burbong Street, Chapel Hill

Renovation · Queensland · 2003

The architect’s own home, bought in 2000 and renovated over the following three years. A refurbishment of a 1970s house, keeping its retro 70s character. A new garage at street level freed up more living space on the property, and a new office looks into a courtyard between the house and the office, treated like an outside room.

The renovated house at dusk, with a timber deck, a floating entry canopy on yellow posts and a red front door

The house at dusk among gum trees, with a timber deck stepping down to the garden — From the garden

Paved courtyard and timber deck under a broad roof at dusk — The courtyard

Long living and dining room with timber floors and full-height glazing to the trees — Living and dining

White kitchen with a skylight and green glass splashback — The kitchen

Ensuite with a frameless glass shower and double basin — The ensuite

12 Gregory Street, Taringa

Townhouses · Queensland · 2004

Five three-bedroom townhouses over three levels on a quiet, leafy street, a short walk from Taringa station, with greenery and sky from every window.

The townhouses from the street, behind a timber-slat fence and garden — From the street

A pool terrace below a white facade with balconies and a timber screen — The pool terrace

Covered entry patio with stepping-stone paving and planting — The rear patio

Covered courtyard opening to the garden — The courtyard

Floor plans of one townhouse over three levels: garage and entry, living and dining, and bedrooms — Plans · three levels

45 Adelaide Street, Brisbane

Heritage repurposing · Queensland · 2004

A heritage building in Brisbane’s city centre repurposed for new uses, keeping its arched brick façade and adding a glazed arcade and street awnings.

Hand-coloured street view of the heritage facade at 45 Adelaide Street — The street façade

Hand-coloured sketch of the glazed arcade with shoppers — The arcade

Construction detail section through the facade and awning — Detail section

Nanjing Olympic Sports Park

Competition, with HOK (now Populous) · China · 2008

A competition design for a major sports complex and village in Nanjing, bringing sports, hotel, commercial and residential uses together in one master plan.

Competition board showing the sports park master plan and stadium — Competition board

Study models of the downtown and sports park — Study models