Browne Street House | Shaun Lockyer Architects

Designed by Shaun Lockyer Architects, The Browne Street House is a reinterpretation of the Queenslander cottage. It reinvigorates the plan to offer alternatives to how spaces are used. The interplay and juxtaposition of the new and old are through material expression and form, and the cantilevered cottage is a deliberate subversion of the Queenslander paradigm and aims to recalibrate the perception of the house.

photography by © Aperture Photography

Using the kitchen as a “’node” around which spaces are ordered, integration and balance between the indoor and outdoor domains are achieved. Access to north sun and light always shapes a great deal of the planning, and the manipulation of void and volume facilitate the transformed experience of the space.

photography by © Aperture Photography

The idea of craft making, primarily through the use of timber detailing, is very important. The control of view and amenity through the manipulation of window openings and selective use of screening also plays a critical role.

photography by © Aperture Photography

Project Info:
Architects: Shaun Lockyer Architects
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Design Principal: Shaun Lockyer
Project Architect: Lucy Hyndman
Interiors: Crinne Bolton
Area: 330.0 sqm
Project Year: 2011
Photographs: Aperture Photography
Manufacturers: Breezway, Caesarstone, Cultured Stone, James Hardie, Lysaght, Reece, Samsung, Classic Ceramics, Ideal Standard
Project Name: Browne Street House