We are delighted that the Horizon House has been featured in a special Issue #41 of Habitus Magazine as one of 20 houses shortlisted for the inaugural House of the Year. The award will be announced in November, but in the interim, you can see the shortlisted projects in the issue or vote for your favourite online
Hill Thalis is relocating. From Monday 9th July, we will be on Level 4 of Ballarat House, instead of Level 5. We will have constant email and phone connection during the move – and there will be no interruption to our project work. We look forward to welcoming you to our new space very soon.
The Parramatta Escarpment Boardwalk has received funding in the recent State budget. Mayor of Parramatta, Councillor Andrew Wilson said, “This project will make it possible to walk or cycle off-road for almost 20km on a high quality path between Parramatta Park and Sydney Olympic Park via Parramatta CBD and the Western Sydney University (WSU) campus in Rydalmere.” Read more about the funding announcement here
The Thomas Street Cloud Gate – a collaboration with artist Lindy Lee, and Jane Irwin Landscape Architects is being installed just in time for Lunar New Year Celebrations in Thomas and Hay Street. The discs have been lifted into place – and we are very excited to finally see the play of light reflecting through the punched openings in the suspended discs. This is the final piece of the Thomas and Hay Street works
Recent works in Canberra with Jane Irwin Landscape Architecture are the subject of a recent post on Foreground You can see more about our recent Canberra projects including Constitution Avenue ,Linking Canberra to the Lake and Campbell Section 5 on our website.
On 12th September, Philip delivered the Donald K Turner Address at the University of NSW. The lecture was titled ‘Architectural Culture: From Site to Society’ and looked at a range of projects through the lens of architectural culture – retracing our steps from built project to inception to locate each within our understanding of its broader architectural lineage. The address can be viewed, courtesy of the University of NSW, here
Grand entry & street facade of our #verve apartment complex in Newcastle finally being revealed. 5 storey boarded off-form concrete entry portal to King St at fulcrum between street wall & south tower. Inset tiles, awning & finishing still to come. (Design with @ckdsarchitecture, built by #BLOC with @aaronj_murray @hay_nina @nflatman #verveapartments #apartmentcomplex #entryportal #streetwall #towerform #offformconcrete #boardedconcrete #newcastle #newcastleaustralia #apartmenttypes #hybridtype #homecoming #architectureofhousing #Newcastlearchitecture #australianarchitecture #architecture
Ok, Bondi Beach and pools at sunset on Easter Friday - pretty hard to beat! #bondi #bondibeach #bondipool #bondisunset #sublimesydney #sublimesydneysunset #publiclife #publicspace #water #publicpromenade @waverleycouncil #publicsydney
Tranmere Court, a red texture brick classic in Drummoyne. Engaging presence to the street, not as good in the driveway-dominated side & rear setbacks. #3storeywalkup #3storeywalkupflats #redtexturebricks #housingtype #tranmerecourt #tranmerestreet #drummoyne #sydneyapartments #urbanhousing #streetpresence #frontgarden #sydneyarchitecture #australianhousing
The atrium in Customs House, looking down to the fabulous City Model under the glass floor @cityofsydney #customshouse #citymodel #atrium #void #centralsydney @modelcraft_nsw_vic #publicproject #publicbuilding #customshousesydney #publicsydney
Concept design for new pair of semis in Old Guildford - well away from the traditional architectural haunts. Definitely semi-attached, but each with central courtyard & internal voids. Interesting type, too rare. We think it’s an improvement over current state! Looking forward to discussing with @FairfieldCity - wish us luck #pairofhouses #duplex #semi #semidetachedhouses #semidetached #semiattached #coutyardhouse #housingtype #sydneyarchitecture
Old AMP tower side facade, contrasted with front corner of Customs House. AMP, Sydney’s first genuine tower built in 1962 by PTW architects, is about to have its first major renovation, whereas Customs House has been altered & enlarged by at least 6 architects since constructed in 1842 by Mortimer Lewis @cityofsydney #amptower #oldAMPtower @ptwarchitects #sideelevation #westfacade #customshouse #customshousesydney #mortimerlewis #jamesbarnet #wlvernon #nswgovernmentarchitectsoffice #sydneysandstone #modernconstruction #officetower #publicsydney #sydneyarchitecture #architecture #architecturalcontrast
