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Richardson House

This house replaces a 1960's Sydney School dwelling which was very run down. To submit a new house application would have been too constricted by controls. Instead, by leaving one wall, we made it a very impressive alteration and addition.  
It has 4 bedrooms including a separate master suite with ensuite, 2 extra bathrooms, a living/dining room, a home cinema and a kitchen/family room opening out to the refurbished pool.
The house looks like a masonry building but is of lightweight structure with polystyrene insulation cladding covered by render. It is thermally very efficient and the lightweight walls meant inexpensive foundations, saving money which was put to good use in finishes and fittings.
Copy the link below to view the finished house:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiyqqrh5xWE

Jones House

Replacing a 1950's bungalow, this 4 bedroom family home for a growing family has upgraded the street appeal of the street. Its sculptural form invites interest from those passing by as to what goes on internally. Its butterfly roof form gives a hint. 
The house has 3 living areas each for a different use. The family room opens to the north backyard while the south living room, facing the street has a fireplace and library shelves for winter evenings. Between the two sits the kitchen with visual connection to both.
The side entry allows visitors to come into a central point where they are allowed access to public zones without passing through private areas. At the upper level, the two living rooms are on the east, while the three bedroom, ensuite, laundry and bathrooms lie on the west. The lower level rumpus room has another office adjacent with its own bathroom and wine cellar.

Buderim Transformation

Perched at the top of the Buderim Mountain with magnificent views south and east, this transformation from dated single storey home to two storey modern villa will gain new views to the Blackall Range. The boxy interior will open up to take advantage of the view from all living spaces. The new layout is designed to allow the owners to sleep at the upper level but into the future, they can live on the one ground floor level with an ensuite included as part of the second bedroom of four.

Buderim Bushland

Perched on the upper slopes of Buderim mountain in a bushland setting, this proposed new residence will take advantage of views from the sea to the mountains. The brief includes 4 bedrooms, 2 studies, 5 bathrooms, double height living and dining room, family room, kitchen with butler's pantry, laundry, 3 car garage and infinity edge pool with expansive deck areas looking into the bush. The two floors will be served by open stair and lift.

Newport House

"Give me a Hollywood Mansion" This alteration and addition for an engineer and his young family was crafted from an ugly 1970's Spanish hacienda. The rear Spanish arches, facing Pittwater were demolished and new semi-enclosed terraces added at both levels.
The interiors were completely gutted, replanned and refinished to include 4 bedrooms, study, living and dining room, family room and rumpus room..
The steep driveway to the old garage was redesigned to include a car turntable in the forecourt. This allowed cars to enter and exit in a forward direction. Other features include fibre optic star pattern to terrace ceilings, see through aquarium, skylit entry,

Brindley house

A simple 2 bedroom plus study pavilion home for an architect and interior designer perched among the treetops and backed by a nature reserve. Built to a very tight budget, the design makes use of many off-the-shelf structural elements with simple finishes and innovative bathroom layouts to make the best use of the 100sqm floor plan. All bedrooms and living room are flooded with northern light with specially designed sunshading to control summer heat but allow winter solar access deep into the floor plan.

Brindley House

Jacombs House

This 3 bedroom home started life as a bachelor's single bedroom beach house. Designed by Matt Brindley and built in 1994 in its original form, the client returned in 2006 to ask us to add 2 more bedrooms and a family room. His original brief asked for a beach house and he was prepared to experiment with us.
We designed an external steel skeleton with a timber enclosure suspended within, allowing future extension without being blocked by structure. Hence the addition was an easy carpenter job with minimal disruption.
The entry stair at the side brings one to the front door and into the vault ceilinged living room, looking toward the city through full height windows
Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, the front also looking to the city with an attached study, the rear two looking over the infinity edge pool, part of the original house.
The rear of the lower floor has a large family room opening onto decks along the side of the house and a terrace at the rear leading to the stair to the pool

Eumundi RV Rest Stop

Matt Brindley was commissioned by the Eumundi Cooperative Community Organisation to design and document a facilities building for recreational vehicle owners, "grey nomads", to be sited  adjacent to the Eumundi markets. The adaptive reuse of a shipping container caught the imagination of the Planning Committee. Male and female showers, ambulant toilets and an accessible toilet and shower compartment were planned into a 12m container with skylights to each compartment to provide natural ventilation and avoid lighting use during the day. The national RV association has described its one of the best RV facilities in Australia.

Caza Banana Approach

Caza Banana was commissioned to provide rental income to a semi retired couple in a rural location. It is a 42 square metre 1 bedroom dwelling with bathroom, laundry and copious storage. Located between a mango and a camphor laurel, it juts out over a steep fall in the land to provide stunning views to Mt Ninderry and the valley. It is a low cost simple building with large windows in all rooms to take in the trees and birdlife. It is a lightweight but fully insulated building raised above the ground to reduce excavation and allow overland flow during major rain storms. It utilises insulated panel roofing and polystyrene insulation batts under the flooring to improve energy efficiency. All lighting is LED and as the building has its own water tanks, all fittings are water efficient.

Caza Banana

Accessible Group Home

This accessible group home in Sippy Downs was commissioned by Ausmar Assist in 2015 to provide 24/7 live-in care for 4 disabled residents in a suburban context to allow residents feel part of the community. By its design it was to also provide a good neighbour feel to the streetscape rather than an institutional one. It is leased by Coast2Bay for its clients with day to day care by Synapse.
The home opened in 2016 and has since won 5 awards:
2016 - HIA Sunshine Coast/Wide Bay Housing Awards - Specialised Housing
2016 - HIA Qld State - Specialised Housing
2017 - Australian Housing Institute - Highly Commended Leading Housing Development Project Award
2017 - Master Builders Sunshine Coast Housing & Construction Award - Lifestyle Housing for High Care Needs, Disabled and Seniors
2017 Master Builders State Award - Lifestyle Housing for High Care Needs, Disable and Seniors
As the plan shows, four accessible bedrooms each have their own accessible bathroom and private courtyard. A live in carer's suite is also provided near the entry and garage. The garage, which contains an open laundry area with multiple washing machines, can be accessed from the home interior via a large glass auto sliding door.
At the north end of the house, the central hall opens out to an open living/ dining/ kitchen area which in turn leads to a landscaped alfresco area with BBQ.
A Synapse carer who has worked in the disability sector for 26 years describes it as the "only house of its type on the Coast, that I know of, designed from the ground up to cater for disabled people." 
"This is a very well designed house. I have the privilege of working in this new home in Sippy Downs." - Melissa Batson - Ausmar Assist Facebook page
Copy the link below to hear what one new resident told the Sunshine Coast Daily after living there
https://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/the-sippy-downs-home-that-is-changing-peoples-live/3153294/?fbclid=IwAR1CBlkf2ctHeGZ8IuzV43_ASM1V1U8U-dJiyMW4gtRuk-3ux_KOejXE0p0



Grinter House

Originally a basic Federation bungalow, this house was transformed in 1992 into a country home, punching through the existing roof form to create an upper level parent's retreat. The clients reference points were buildings they grew up with in western NSW, metal roofs, wide verandahs and open fire place. The floor plan at the ground level was rearranged to provide two living spaces as well as three bedrooms and a large rear terrace connected to the backyard with its magnificent coral tree.
The client's three small children grew up in this house and moved on with their lives. The clients still live in the house to this day.

Noosa Sound House

Located on one of the Noosa River canals, this single storey home had 3 bedrooms, with only one looking over the river. The brief originally involved the creation of two new bedrooms and a bathroom into the existing 3 car garage. 3 options were presented but on reflection, the client asked for an alternative.
The garage conversion would have resulted in small bedrooms over looking the existing pool but meant the loss of the garage entirely. A new option was presented and developed to add a second storey built over the existing main bedroom and kitchen, with two bedrooms and bathroom overlooking both the river and the pool. This added immense value to the home by taking advantage of the location and water views. The project has proceeded to finalisation of building approval documents.

Coolum House

Situated in a gated community near a golf course, this 3 bedroom house provides a contemporary take on family living. The main entry with clear skylights over the hallway leads to an open plan living and dining area. Along the corridor are arranged 3 bedrooms, a study, laundry and bathroom. The open living area opens out to a large alfresco dining area with lap pool. This is shaded with adjustable overhead blinds which provide sunshading and privacy. The living area and the third bedroom share an internal landscaped courtyard halfway along the south side. This courtyard provides natural light and privacy to this bedroom without the need for windows on the side walls.

Glenview Granny Flat

Set on 1 acre in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, this simple secondary dwelling complements the existing house and will allow its owner options to rent it out or live in it herself and rent her house.
Brindley Architects was introduced to the client by Meadan Homes and the partnership has been highly successful for all concerned.

Diamond Beach

This 3 bedroom house on a rural property provided an opportunity to celebrate the existing small dam and remnant ironbark tree grove. 3 concepts were presented before the final design was selected and developed. Built along the contours, the living areas open to the swimming pool on the north and the the dam to the south. The master bedroom suite opens toward the pool while the two other bedrooms open to views of the dam with their own private decks. The north facing alfresco area is covered with a glazed pergola with adjustable horizontal blinds beneath to allow complete control of solar gain to the terrace and the interior. Large overhangs protect the window. All roof water is captured and piped to the holding tanks on the south of the double garage. The roof carries a solar hot water unit as well as PV panels to reduce power consumption from the grid.

Sustainable House

Dune House

Dune House is 3 bedroom project home over two levels, designed for flat or sloping sites. It has a strong sculptural form with a large cantilevered upper terrace covered by a projecting roof. The roof is a continuation of the butterfly form. This form collects all roof water and delivers it to underground tanks for use in irrigation, toilet flushing and laundry.
Designed for narrow sites, the terraces at both levels have solid side walls but with openable "gills" to allow views and cross ventilation but also afford privacy from neighbours.

Breeze Exterior private living space

Breeze is a 3 bedroom project house for flat or gently sloping sites. All living and bedroom areas face in one direction for solar access and or views. The main faced is glazed with adjustable screens and fixed sunshading to control the amount of sun and glare into the interior.
It is designed as a lightweight building and can be on a slab or raised timber floor dependent on site slope. A continuous terrace connects all living and bedrooms. The living room opens out to a covered alfresco area to which can be added a pool or gardens.

Breeze

Breakaway Private Rear side

Breakaway is a 3 bedroom project house designed to be fabricated in 4 truckloads which can be craned into position. The original concept was to allow a modular home which can be added  to over time. The main 2 storey section has two bedrooms with a glass roofed indoor outdoor dining room. This space acts as a link to the second stage module which would contain the main bedroom, robe and ensuite. 
It can be built as lightweight or as a brick veneer building with stucco finish.

Breakaway

Boomerang House

Manly Moderne

Earth House

A 4 bedroom house on a rural property for a couple and their visiting children, partners and future grandchildren. A whole of life house with views to dam, BBQ area and mountain views in all directions. This project was masterplanned across the entire land not just the building site. A story was imagined about the couple and how they might use the land and the house into the future. Central to the masterplan was the creation of a "Star Ring" where all uses focus into a fire pit and seating area where they can sit and look up at the stars and contemplate life love and the pursuit of happiness.

COHO Design

COHO Design is a new type of housing project based on an old idea. As land values continue to rise, housing affordability is becoming a thing of the past. COHO Design promotes the concept of "intentional community" by colocating four 1 bedroom dwellings together with a shared common room in a single building. It is designed as a two storey form occupying only 50% of a traditional 450sqm suburban block, leaving the remainder for landscape, food gardens, swimming pool, water tanks and alfresco dining area.
COHO Design is being promoted to Councils for low density sites, as the height and bulk is no more than a standard two storey residence that might sit alongside. This is not institutional living, nor social housing but a way for seniors in the community to afford a shared lifestyle as an alternative to aged care facilities or retirement villages.

Tewantin House

Alexandra Headland Alterations

This home in Alexandra Headland is a tropical design based on the clients previous home in Cairns. The client is a retired woman with visiting family of daughters and grandkids. Her original brief was to solve the sleeping arrangements of the grandkids, one of whom slept on a mattress in her study and the other on a mattress on the floor of the walk in robe. Two options presented themselves: a loft platform in the double height foyer which would solve spatial issues of the entry or a banquette built into the study to accommodate the two children. Both options are shown here in the images but the client opted to move forward with the study banquette and the results are excellent. The kids sleep together in a custom made piece of cabinetry with storage under and shelf units each end.

Coolum expansion

Our client bought this 3 bed house in the back blocks of Coolum Beach. It was a tired 1980's brick veneer bungalow but it has been given a new lease of life. This entailed opening up the boxy interior and rear walls to provide views to the new pool plus the creation of a new high ceilinged Family Room to replace a sad patio. A new larger front door opens to the new kitchen, laundry, revamped bathroom with skylight. Exterior repainting is also part of the renovation.

Eumundi rebadging

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