42 BRISBANE RIVERBANK HOUSESetatopa gentleknollontheedgeofa riverbank,
BrisbaneRiverbankHouseisanadditiontoanexisting
homefora carcollectorwhoaskedfora dwellingthat
wouldenablea simplewayofliving,with spaces for
familyandfriendstoenjoytogether.
Thehousefeaturestwolargecourtyardsthat
arefinelycalibratedinresponsetothesiteandthelevels
thatorganizetheplan.Theriversidecourtyardisa
levellawncourtyardwithsocialspacesaroundit,allof
whichoverlooktheriver.Diverselivingspaces,indoor
andoutdoor,offerdifferentfunctionsandexperiences.
Thestreet-sidecourtyardisa largeentrycourtthatis
preciselydepressedandoutlined.Itdeftlyaccommo-
datesvehicularmovementsandstoragewhileoffering
a quietintegratedsettingfortheexistinghouse.
Thedesignaccommodatesa significant
amountofadditionwithease,graceandhumanscale.
Itisa masterfulbalancebetweentraditionalelements
oftheexisting1930shomeanda contemporaryliving
landscapethatgreatlyexpands life’s possibilities on
this suburban site.From the Houses Awards jury.BRISBANE
RIVERBANK
HOUSE
BY O W E N
ARCHITECTURE
BRISBANE, QLDJOINT
WINNER
2019
HOUSEALTERATION
ANDADDITION
OVER 200M²AwardforHouseAlterationand
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