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Gallery For A Tree "Flyover" Marcellin College / Farrell Wray Architects

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The evolution of the idea for this project began back in 2013-2015 at Caroline Chisholm College in Braybrook, where we designed the first iteration of a flyover typology for our then and now client, Principal Marco De Cesare. This project became a new and highly celebrated visual identity for the college. Seen on public billboards in wider Braybrook and Footscray, school publications, and published internationally through architectural media. The outcome of the project, along with extensive renovation to the quadrangle landscape, led to increased school enrolments and a new sense of optimism and pride for the college.

Kross House / FIGR Architecture & Design

Miwa Negoro — Fri, 09 May 2025 03:00:00 +0000

This single-storey residence offers a contemporary reimagining of pavilion-style living, sensitively integrated within its sloping coastal site. Anchored by natural rock formations and supported by a prominent V-shaped steel column, the house appears to float above the landscape. Divided into a series of distinct pavilions, the design provides separate living spaces and dedicated guest wings, balancing privacy and flexibility within a cohesive architectural form.

Brighton House / FIGR Architecture & Design

Hana Abdel — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Like many dwellings from this period, the home has been a building site more than once during the course of its existence.

Hot Top Peak House / FIGR Architecture & Design

Hana Abdel — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 01:00:00 +0000

Situated in the bustling suburb of Richmond in Melbourne, amidst the constant movement of delivery trucks, bicycles, and never-ending vehicle traffic, a notable architectural project emerges. Occupying a modest 175m2 site with dual street frontages, this residence is an experiment in the possibilities of urban densification. Here, within the confines of this minute space, a home is carefully crafted, reflecting the vibrance and richness of its surroundings.

POP-UP House / FIGR Architecture & Design

Hana Abdel — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000

Pop-up House attempts to counter the status quo of a new family home in a predominantly heritage setting. A common approach with new homes is to occupy majority of the site whilst retaining minimal front setback with a fortified sheer built form that shuts itself off from the public realm interface.

Piazza Dell’Ufficio Offices / Branch Studio Architects

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 02 May 2019 20:00:00 +0000

The Piazza Dell’Ufficio is a re-imagining of the former Caroline Chisholm College`s Executive Administration offices. The spaces are to be primarily used by school hierarchy staff, accounts department, student welfare and cater for various size staff and student meetings. Formally the existing space was a dark rabbit-warren of small disproportional office spaces and a meeting room with very little to no natural light. Highly-inefficient and not susceptible to any form of good or flexible working environment, the mostly blue painted, late 1970`s, broken, cream venetian blind screened block provided little to no humanistic interaction for its users.

Light Corridor House / FIGR Architecture & Design

Rayen Sagredo — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Light Corridor House is an extension which celebrates the journey through the old to the new. Upon arrival, the property presents itself as a familiar Victorian worker’s cottage. The heritage façade has been restored to its former glory, and careful consideration has been given to retaining and celebrating the period features in the original part of the property. As visitors move down the typical Victorian gun barrel corridor, they arrive at a double-height spotted gum tunnel which is the beginning of the journey from old to new. This tunnel conceals the laundry and main bathroom, creating a seamless transition.

Datum House / FIGR Architecture & Design

Cristobal Rojas — Mon, 08 May 2017 20:00:00 +0000

When presented at the street elevation, Datum House borrows from the neighboring properties in roof form and material references. The project takes inspiration from its surroundings and context and reinterprets its findings through a contemporary take on a traditional Victorian elevation, resulting in a considered outcome and street integration. We started off with our client’s extensive brief for a home that had to house a growing family of 5. Our domestic container envelope was derived from a simple extrusion of the Victorian cottage silhouette, placed onto the narrow sloping site to set up a defined datum. The outcome is a result of the envelope being manipulated by the surrounding context, the required amenity and its negotiation with the existing site constraints.