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Architects: JOHN ELLWAY. ARCHITECT
- Area: 628 m²
- Year: 2020
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Photographs: Toby Scott
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Lead Architect: John Ellway
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Builder: Nall Builders, Ross Nall, Nall Builders
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Landscape: Studio Terrain, Melinda Bree, Studio Terrain
Text description provided by the architects. Located about 6.5km from the city centre, the middle-ring of suburb of Tarragindi contains mainly 1950-60s asbestos-clad post-war housing built on large lots. Pre-1946 housing stock in the Brisbane inner-city generally can't be demolished, so developers have moved to this middle ring of suburbs taking advantage of the opportunity to infill and densify. The client, who is not a developer, wanted to try their hand at an infill project as an investment opportunity. Admirably, they were happy to take a different approach to the cookie-cutter McMansion-type infill typical of the area. One that could be simple, repeatable, prioritise landscape, and give future owners the opportunity to adapt.
