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The Gresham Street House situated in Queensland’s capital Brisbane is a beautiful family home and a wonderful example of adapting to its environment. The Architect and Director of Jackson Teece Architecture, Daniel Hudson lived here for 6 years before taking on the redesign. He reimagined the existing “Queenslander” and shaped the layout to create a home that would…
The extension creates a new visual midpoint for the home. While the modern addition sits in stark contrast to the original home, vertical slatting and other design elements establish harmony between the two. Tagged: Exterior, Shed RoofLine, and House Building Type.
Enjoy the convenience of stepping into a brand-new, fully finished turnkey home. These country homes are brand new, fully painted inside and out, with floor
Lifted two metres and moved back from its original position before a slick renovation, this New Farm Queenslander now has a level of sophistication the owners adore.
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See inside Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's newest home in Queensland. It's a record-breaking house for a record-breaking athlete.
With a joyful union of old and new, this architect-designed subtropical urban oasis in Brisbane shows how to renovate a Queenslander home for modern inner-city living. Outside this early-1900s cottage, tucked away in a pocket of inner-city Fortitude Valley, you may be hard-pressed to guess what lies behead the façade. While the slender profile and
A grand home in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs receives an inspired makeover that honours the past while looking to the future. Take a look inside.
Ok, I am in love! Yes, I know I say that lots, but I have always loved “The Queenslander”. You’ll have to click on the plan to make it larger – it’s hard to see when it’s a landscape plan. Look at that verandah! And the front elevation drawing. Cuteness.…
With a joyful union of old and new, this architect-designed subtropical urban oasis in Brisbane shows how to renovate a Queenslander home for modern inner-city living. Outside this early-1900s cottage, tucked away in a pocket of inner-city Fortitude Valley, you may be hard-pressed to guess what lies behead the façade. While the slender profile and
It’s won plenty of awards but in a way has already conquered the world. That says a lot about this modest sanctuary about 180 kilometres from its nearest capital city.
Arcke architects lifted this Queenslander to accommodate an apartment underneath, and better connections to the outdoors via an ‘engawa.’
It’s won plenty of awards but in a way has already conquered the world. That says a lot about this modest sanctuary about 180 kilometres from its nearest capital city.
Kodiak Projects have used old-world charms in a contemporary fashion for Bella House — a magnificent Queenslander renovation.
A heartfelt renovation has breathed new life into a tired Toowoomba cottage, thanks to The Reno Lads
See inside Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's newest home in Queensland. It's a record-breaking house for a record-breaking athlete.
Designed with calmness in mind and divided into zones for adults and growing teens.
Interior stylist Megan Mewing has created a character-filled home that celebrates the joy and chaos of family life with plenty of style
This Queenslander in Toowoomba houses a curated collection of art and skilfully blends old and new.
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A weatherboard home, with its classic shadowline, is so much more receptive to different exterior colours than a rendered house is.
Not all Queenslander homes are created equal. To be honest, most have been renovated within an inch of their life, which is why this lil Federation gem felt like a breath of fresh air. The entire project was a refreshing departure from most of our projects that involve a lot of dirt and […]
Eagerly waiting for Hubby M to return from work. It's been a long day! #familyhomeverandah #queenslander by familyhomeblog
On my way home from visiting Mum and Dad I drove through the town of Maryborough and as I looked at the houses it set me thinking. ( Dangerous, I know !!!) There is a particular style of house in Queensland called "Old Queenslander" and they aren't found in any other part of Australia. These houses are built on " stilts" - wooden posts anywhere from 6 to 9 feet off the ground. The idea was to get up high and catch the breezes - any breeze you could in this hot, muggy climate. I guess you were also up out of the reach of flood waters too as this is the land of the cyclone and rain depressions which can bring enormous amounts of rain in a very short amount of time. Old Queenslanders are built of wood and always have a big verandah on the front and usually on the back too. Most started off with the verandah all the way round, then the owners often built it in to provide a bathroom and extra berdooms for children as they came along. They were called "sleepouts" Like this one. Often the kitchen is also on this back verandah or even a whole separate room is built with a separate roof at the back of the house so that the kitchen does not heat the house up with its wood stove and in case of fire- always a danger in wooden houses with wood burning stoves. Of course these days the wood stoves have been removed and the kitchens modernised. You can see the separate kitchen on the back of this one. There are lots of different styles of decoration on these verandahs which , I think, make the houses very pretty. Now Queensland has only been settled by white people for a little more than 150 years so some of these houses may be quite old by Australian standards - maybe 60 to 100 years old. Of course not too many have survived intact. There is the problem of roofing material. TIN - which of course rusts like this ... .....but modern tin rooves don't rust like this anymore. Then there is the problem of Termites or "White Ants" as we call them. Devilish little white "ants" which burrow underground till they find wood . Then they tunnel up through the wood eating it all the way till all that is left is the paint on the surface! They do enormous damage and are a constant problem in building wooden houses. In the "Old Queenslanders" they blocked them by placing a tin "plate" over the top of the support posts then built the floor on top of that hoping the horrible little varmits could not get through as you can see here. This lovely old style of house remains popular still. Many have been purchased and saved from ruin by being lovingly restored and are very comfortable to live in while retaining heaps of character. This is possibly the most beautiful one I have ever seen. It is in Maryborough and it is ENORMOUS I just love them don't you? Cheers
An effective floor plan flip and the conversion of undercroft space transformed this Queenslander. Pops of emerald and sapphire then polished the interior scheme.
It’s hard to believe that this elegant home in Brisbane’s bayside is virtually a new construction, so easily does it sit in a neighbourhood of old Queenslander homes. But although its bones were tired and in many places broken, it has been resurrected from ruin to take on a new lease of life through the […]
Harnessing country elements with a contemporary spin, modern farmhouse designs marry the best of old and new.
