Habitat on Terrace, Brisbane City Home, QLD Property, Australian Architecture Images
Habitat on Terrace in Brisbane
Contemporary Home in Queensland, Australian Real Estate ? design by REFRESH*DESIGN
20 Feb 2017
Habitat on Terrace
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Design: REFRESH*DESIGN
Habitat on Terrace

The two critical drivers informing the conceptual framework for Habitat on Terrace were context and feasibility, both of which leaned heavily on the local town plan. The project feasibility hinged on the addition of the fifth dwelling on a mere 760m2 site which in turn informed the architectural design of the whole development through direct references to the existing Queenslander on the site. The design principles coupled with the yield of the fifth dwelling was able to tip the scale in favour of value over cost to take the development from being a paper project to a built outcome.
The project is an exercise in densification of the inner city suburban site while respecting the local context. It attempts to form an example of how a development project can respond to the character of the Queensland vernacular through its contemporary interpretation.

The site strategy took queues from its immediate context. The existing Queenslander was raised and relocated towards a two-storey timber house next-door to the east, while the new ?fifth? townhouse was sited to the west, closer to a neighbouring three-storey unit block. The new townhouse borrows height from the adja...