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Tunnel House, Brighton, Melbourne

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For a young family, the majority of the new area is an upper-floor addition, with refitting works to the existing building. The primary gesture is a dark tube or tunnel – a bent extrusion sitting in stark contrast over the (existing) white painted brick house. The new tube negotiates a very tight site and sensitive planning environment.

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EPSC Residence, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

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This theme is repeated again as the home first appears over the ridge of a hill and presents as an abstracted silhouette. A long featureless wall with the outline of two large monolithic chimneys act as markers in the landscape. The materiality of the architecture is singular and monolithic in its selection and execution.

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Patterson Lake House, Melbourne, Australia

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Patterson Lake House in Melbourne – Building Information What was the brief? Designed over three-stories, the home maximies the use of the small narrow site and its prime location that boasts captivating water views. The homes elegant design language seamlessly blends modern sophistication with timeless charm.

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Avenue Housing, Brighton East, Victoria

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85 Spring Street Design: Bates Smart Architects photo © Bates Smart 85 Spring Street Building Australian architecture firm Bates Smart have unveiled designs for a 39-storey stacked concrete tower for developer Golden Age Group on one of the last developable sites on Melbourne’s Spring Street.

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Narandurnung House, Victoria, Australia

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85 Spring Street Design: Bates Smart Architects photo © Bates Smart 85 Spring Street Building Australian architecture firm Bates Smart have unveiled designs for a 39-storey stacked concrete tower for developer Golden Age Group on one of the last developable sites on Melbourne’s Spring Street.

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Bike Shed House, Melbourne property

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Planning siting requirements often insist that the house has a generous front setback from the street – in this case that equated to the front third of the site being given over to the front garden, an area rarely used. The front garden is a psychological transition space between the public realm and the private zone in the home.

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