Brickface House

Brickface House
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Brickface House
© Tess Kelly

BRICKFACE HOUSE

Austin Maynard Architects

MANUFACTURERS
Alape, Dulux, Enzie, Nobili, PGH Bricks, Roca, Classic Ceramics, Milli

BUILDER
TCM BuIlding Group

ENGINEER
Keith Patrick

BUILDING SURVEYOR
Code Compliance

DESIGN ARCHITECT
Mark Austin

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tess Kelly

AREA
153 m²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Melbourne, australia

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Brickface is a compact building situated at the rear of an existing house in Richmond, Melbourne.

It consists of a garage at ground level, studio living/guest bedroom at first floor, and a roof deck.

Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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A new pool and entertaining deck extends the home’s entertaining area, while the roof terrace becomes the missing productive garden.

The main living area of the existing house faces south and opens up onto the new terrace and pool. The backdrop to this view is the rising high wall of Brickface.

Brickface House
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Brickface House
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The red brick is interspersed with contrasting red and blue glazed bricks from the PGH Vibrant range (Rhapsody and Watermelon) to introduce light & shadow, pattern and colour.

The round windows of the building and the sculptural form of the parapet combine with the character of the recycled brick to soften the solid block.

Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface sits hard up to the laneway on two sides in a corner position. The building terminates a row of garage doors and newer outbuildings that tumble down the hill.

Built from recycled bricks, the structure is a solid and secure bookend, that presents a character that looks to have existed well before the other buildings along the lane.

Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
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Brickface House
© Tess Kelly


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Concept Diagram


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Floor Plans
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Plan


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Elevations