Houses Australia – August 2019

50 THE BAE TAS

Undeniablyanexerciseindoingmorewithless,this

conversionofa 1970stwenty-six-square-metrebedsit

inHobartcouldearnthearchitectsa newtitleas

“spacemagicians.”Plywoodhasbeenusedmasterfully

tocreatea newvolumethatmakesthemostofboth

theplanandsection.Thereisa placeforeverything,

yetsignsoflife’sdailyroutinesarediscreetlylocated

ontheperimeter– thesefunctional elements are both

compactandgenerous.

Themostpowerfulaspectofthedesignis

thewaythespacefeelsalmostgallery-likewhenall

ispackedaway.Achievingthisinlessthanthirty

squaremetresisa realfeat,andis why this project

is so deserving of the award.

FromtheHousesAwardsjury.

For further coverage see Houses 125.

THE

BAE TAS

B Y

WORK BY LIZ

AND ALEX

HOBART, TAS

WINNER

2019

APARTMENT

OR UNIT

AwardforApartment

or Unit is supported by

Sections 1:200^0 2 m

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