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NEWSTEAD refurbishment

West elevation with original front entry facing the river

West elevation with original front entry facing the river

West elevation with original front entry facing the river

 

Work has begun on the renovation of a small brick cottage in the town of Newstead in Central Northern Victoria. The building is a double brick structure with corrugated iron roof. The original cottage, probably dating from the early 1860′s had four rooms with a veranda on all four sides and faced down to a river on the west. In the late 1800′s a two room structure was added to the east side to face the newly created street.

A small later addition is to be demolished and the opening created, facing north, will be glazed to create the only north windows in the house. The walls are to be insulated internally, the floor will be rebuilt and insulated and the roof will be insulated. New double glazed french doors will be added to the living space. The original building would have rated less than 1 Star. Once refurbished the building will rate over 6 Stars.

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PERFECT CURE bush huts

Blog, concepts, education and community ~ 5:48 pm 0 Comments
PERFECT CURE bush huts

Perfect Cure Creek bush huts One of a series of bush huts designed for a tender for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to be located at Perfect Cure Creek in the Fraser National Park. The aim was to create a building that opens out into the natural environment in a way that invites [...]

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PITMAN ST house

Blog, in design, single residential ~ 9:37 am 0 Comments
PITMAN ST house

New adaptable house On the drawing board is a new house for a small lot in a regional Victorian town. I started this design before the FLIP FLOP house and it has informed that process. Now I want to take some stuff back into the design from what was learnt in the FLIP FLOP house. [...]

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ECO cubby for kids

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ECO cubby for kids

  Designed for the Castlemaine State Festival  2009 this Eco Cubby was used as an eduction tool for primary school children to elaborate principals of sustainable habitation during workshops held during the festival. The following is a copy of the text that could be used in lessons with kids in Primary school engaged in designing an [...]

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