Highgate Hill Residence – Richard Kirk Architect

August 11, 2009 at 12:17 am | Posted in architecture, houses | Leave a comment
Tags: architecture, australia, houses, timber battens

The Highgate Hill Residence, by Richard Kirk Architects is a beautifully detailed house located in the inner Brisbane suburb of Highgate Hill.

Screened from the street by fine hardwood timber battens, the living area opens up to built-up platforms of timber decking and lawn, which in turn overlook the lush gully beyond.

 

‘In response to the dominance of the landscape, the house is entirely clad in timber and uses timber glazed façade systems where each species is selected to age in response to its orientation and weathering.’ – Richard Kirk Architects

  

The living and kitchen areas open up completely to the north and east through the use of sliding, stacking hardwood doors.

Spatially, the internal void over the living area plays quite an important role in the house. It creates a vertical connection with the existing trees outside to the north, allows daylight to flood the space from the south and separates the children’s bedrooms from the master bedroom on the upper floor.

‘The stair is an important organizational reference between the levels and is treated as a sculptural element that twists slightly within the void to allow its form to visually link all levels.’ – Richard Kirk Architects

Photos: Patrick Bingham Hall, Scott Burrows 

For further reading visit the Richard Kirk Architects website here.