Fitzroy North Terrace by Clare Cousins Architects | 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards

Fitzroy North Terrace by Clare Cousins Architects | 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards
Residential Architecture - Houses (Alterations and Additions)
Wurundjeri

"In our Fitzroy North Terrace, we sought to investigate design solutions that preserved and celebrated the building’s history, whilst respectfully reorganising its spaces to accommodate contemporary family life.

Intent on retaining as much existing fabric as possible, the alteration inscribes a new building envelope behind the heritage street façade. In doing so, the interface between garden, street, and private realm is redefined. By pulling the new fabric away from the existing, a productive dialogue is created. The heritage façade begins to perform a new role as a filter between the street and interior. The resulting liminal space is given over to a micro-garden. Large apertures in the new building envelope enable dual aspect openings, delivering light and ventilation deep into the heritage plan without compromising on privacy.

Further defining the exterior spaces, the site is book-ended by a small, yet hard-working utility area and productive roof-top garden."

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The Australian Institute of Architects Presentation to Juries offered entrants in the 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards an opportunity to address judges with their nominated projects.

Featuring some of Australia’s most prominent architects, Presentation to Juries is a rare opportunity for the public to learn about the influences behind some of Victoria’s most innovative buildings and follow the architectural process from concept to construction.

2023 Entrants Gallery
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