Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Terracotta House is a communal-living family ‘compound, akin to a village square, with the owner and her son’s family living individually on a shared block, with a centralised common garden and a shared library pavilion.
The owner, Belinda, wanted to make a tree-change, without changing postcode. With our help, she found an inner suburban cottage with a huge backyard. Her son resides in the original cottage which has been renovated with two bedrooms, a bathroom and an open plan kitchen/dining and lounge. Along the western boundary is the shared pavilion, with laundry and toilet, functioning as a library, guest room, writer’s studio, music room and general social space. At the back, with independent access to the rear laneway, is Terracotta House itself, where Belinda lives.
With the subtle mix of shared and private spaces, this is a multi-generational home like no other.
2021 Presentation to Juries – Held at Melbourne School of Design on Saturday 27th March 2021.
Please note, not all presentations in the category are available to the public due to confidentiality issues or problems with recording on the day.
The Australian Institute of Architects Presentation to Juries offers contenders in the 2021 Victorian Architecture Awards an opportunity to address judges with their nominated projects. Judging will span 11 major categories, and address 8 specific criteria.
Featuring some of Australia’s most prominent architects, the Australian Institute of Architects Presentation to Juries is a rare opportunity for the general public to learn about the influences behind some of Victoria’s most innovative buildings and follow the architectural process from concept to construction.
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