Houses Australia — Issue 118 2017

Architect

Cavill Architects

Level 1, 181 Robertson Street

Fortitude Valley Qld 4006

+61 7 3852 2664

[email protected]

cavillarchitects.com

Practice profile

A Brisbane-based practice

focusing on the intersection

of architecture and landscape

and working on residential

and commercial projects.

Project team

Sandy Cavill, Scott Wilson

Consultants

Engineer: Westera Partners

Landscape architect: Dan

Young Landscape Architect

Products

External walls: Wet dash

render

Internal walls: Idea

Creations Stucco Lamundo

lime-based Venetian plaster

Windows and doors:

Custom rosewood sliding

windows and doors by

Architectural Timber Joinery

in Intergrain Ultraclear

Exterior finish

Flooring: Tallowwood

floorboards in Bona Traffic

Extra Matt finish; concrete

flooring

Lighting: Flos Mini Glo-Ball

wall light; Nemo Lampe De

Marseille Mini

Kitchen: Custom island

bench with hardwood

shelving and Carrara marble

benchtop; custom stainless

steel bench with incorporated

sink; Sussex Scala sink mixer;

Auhaus Architecture cabinet

pull in brushed brass; Marca

Corona Tone ceramic wall tile

in white gloss

Bathroom: Custom brass

basin stand; Carrara marble

basin; Caroma tapware and

fittings

External elements: Endicott

Crazy Paving from Eco

Outdoor

Area

Site: 430 m^2

Floor: 265 m^2

Project cost

$1.21 million

Time schedule

Design, documentation:

1 year

Construction:

1 year, 4 months

07 Rendered brick walls
are threaded through
the plan, representing
relic-like garden walls.

08 A monolithic green
roof holds the house’s
disparate parts together
and provides city views.

09 The existing cottage
has been preserved
and raised, with new
rooms inserted into
the undercroft.

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