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.

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Architects: refresh*design

Location: Brisbane QLD, Australia

Architect In Charge: Erhard Rathmayr

Area: 560.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Roger D?Souza, Christopher Frederick Jones

Designer: Monika Obrist

Builder: Bespoke Constructions ?

© Christopher Frederick Jones

From the architect. 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.
© Christopher Frederick Jones

Floor Plan Level 01

© Christopher Frederick Jones

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 charac...