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Better daylight for Deck roofs
Decks are great in our sub-tropical climate, but often they make the adjacent internal spaces darker. With a little bit of geometrical finesse the roof can be shaped to admit light and air in a way that benefits both the deck and the adjacent spaces. See this example...
Decks and Balconies
Timber decks and balconies are popular in summer, a place to cool off quickly while the house is still warm after a long day of sunshine. Timber Decks need more maintenance than other parts of your house. More than any other part of the house, they can have more...
Project Cost Control – Building Cost Estimate
Book a Consultation Want to get on top of your project costs? Book a consultation so we can show the way forward. Contact: 0411 627 477 james@architectjs.com.au My job is to make your building project easy and achievable. I have over 15 years of experience in...
Light and Space
Architecture is about design at many levels. One of the most important and appealing levels is how to design for Light and Space. The art work of 70 yr old American artist James Turrell, which I have seen in Naoshima (Japan) and Canberra, is architecture purely for...
Small Lot Homes
Any building allotment which is less than 15m wide and / or less than 450 sqm in area is classed in Brisbane as a small lot. To build a new home, or alter an existing home, on such a lot one must comply at the least with a Residential Design Small Lot Code. This...
Sustainable Housing Design
Turning a trend into meaningful change To aspire to build a ‘green’ or sustainable house is a current trend. But what really does sustainable housing design involve? We need to avoid doing the impressive and glamorous things whilst overlooking the real substance....