Buena Vista is a small, economical but provocative family home sitting high on a ridge in inner-city Brisbane. This is house is about the abstraction of an economically built ?brick & tin? house in a suburban context which looks to challenge local vernacular and the domestic paradigm.

© Scott Burrows Photography

Architects: Shaun Lockyer Architects

Location: Buena Vista Ave, Coorparoo QLD 4151, Australia

Area: 211.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Scott Burrows Photography

© Scott Burrows Photography

From the architect. Buena Vista is a small, economical but provocative family home sitting high on a ridge in inner-city Brisbane. This is house is about the abstraction of an economically built ?brick & tin? house in a suburban context which looks to challenge local vernacular and the domestic paradigm.
© Scott Burrows Photography

Conceptual Framework
This house is about the abstraction of an economically built ?brick & tin? house in a suburban context which seeks to challenge the local vernacular. Conceived as a single story, trussed roof, brick veneer house from a cost perspective, the house has simply been ?lifted? to take advantage of city views while very economically creating additional space on the ground plain in the under croft (used for car collection, services and outdoor accommodation). The elevated living s...