Live Work Share House

Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones

Live Work Share House

Bligh Graham Architects

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Chris Bligh, Sonia Graham

MANUFACTURERS
Ampelite, Artedomus, Big River Group, Caribou, Carter Holt Harvey, G James, Hanson, Lysaght, RWD joinery manufacturer

DESIGN TEAM
Bligh Graham Architects

ENGINEERING
Bligh Tanner

AREA
260 m²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Samford VIllage, Australia

CATEGORY
Houses, Residential

The LiveWorkShare House proposes a typology that enables sensitive densification of the Australian suburbs above latitude 30°S.

Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones

It sits between the scale of a detached house and low-rise attached housing on a standard narrow block.

Addressing the post-Covid boom in working from home and the current housing crisis, it is comprised of a house, a small commercial office, and a self-contained flat - each with independent entries, privacy, and a strong connection to gardens.

Density has been combined with permeability and generous open space - a mini tropical village through which one can journey from street to street and creek beyond - a radical non-domestic sub-urban gesture.

Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones

It is a positive contributor to the community with porous activated street edges and verge vegetable gardens.

A series of single-room deep pavilions have been arranged around a central courtyard and are separated by ‘micro-courtyards,’ offering all parts of the project excellent amenity and enhancing the flexibility of use with many permutations of program possible.

The typological exploration was given contextual specificity with forms and materials that talk to the semi-rural village setting.

Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones

Robust external materials including reclaimed timber and metal cladding, offset understated warm interiors of silky waxed and stained plywood - spaces of retreat that offer respite from heat and glare.

The longevity of the metal cladding and roof ensures roof eaves are not required to offer weather protection. Solid aluminum awning windows ensure rooms can still look out into garden spaces during days with intense sun or rain.

Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones

The ground floor concrete slab and sturdy blockwork walls offer a low maintenance solution whilst acting as a thermal mass throughout the year.

As a prototype for the densification of the suburbs and adaptable housing/workspaces, its sustainability goes beyond material specification and thermal performance.

Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones

The flexibility of the design ensures its long-term relevance, thereby enabling maximum benefit from its embodied energy, as well as sustaining the community.


Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones
Live Work Share House
© Christopher Frederick Jones


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North -West Elevation
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