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courtyard house

Originally a grand Queenslander, Courtyard House suffered several unsympathetic modifications prior to our involvement. Presented to our team as a block of units, our challenge was to uncover and restore the house to its former identity whilst catering for an expanding young family. Situated on a dual access lot, the site presented several complications, including its steep topography. Some levelling and manipulation of the site was required to achieve a cohesive integration between the house and landscape which resulted in a double storey house to the front of the site and a single storey extension to the rear.  

 

Linked by a corridor, the extension presents as a single-storey pavilion situated within a landscaped garden. The design of the pavilion maximises its connection to the outdoors with large sliding doors and high-level clerestory windows.

 

While materials characteristic of the traditional Queenslander were employed to restore the existing house, the extension adopted a more modern palette; creating a clear distinction between old and new.

key information

renovation

type

completed

build time

2023

15 months

project collaborators

bartley burns

certification

saunders havill

town planner

builder

grayhaus

milanovic neale

structural engineer

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jeremy ferrier

landscape architect

kate mathieson

photography

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we acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which we practice and pay our respects to the ancestors and descendants for their continual cultural and spiritual connections to country. we are committed to actively contributing to reconciliation by listening, learning, and recognising the valuable contributions of first nations’ stories and insights.

127 musgrave rd | po box 490 red hill

yuggerra country | qld 4059

mail@koandcompany.com.au

07 3367 1878 | 0417 007 458

registered architect : karen ognibene

boaq 3787 | nswarb 10430

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