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Naranga Avenue House – a small village between forest and pool

Naranga Avenue House - a small village between forest and pool Architects: James Russell Architect Location: Surfers Paradise, Australia Year: 2016 Area: 2.098 ft²/ 195 m² Photo courtesy: Toby Scott Description: "Florida Gardens, a 60’s canal estate with leathery swinging grandmas and breezeblock houses. What a great context... We wanted...

House originally designed as a tensioned structure to wrap and protect the site and as a place for multiple families to gather

House originally designed as a tensioned structure to wrap and protect the site and as a place for multiple families to gather Architects: James Russell Architect Location: Noosa Heads, Australia Year: 2016 Area: 3.982 ft²/ 370 m² Photo courtesy: Toby Scott Description: "Mitti Street House is situated in a...

Oxlade Drive House by James Russell Architect

Oxlade Drive House by James Russell Architect Architects: James Russell Architect Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Year: 2013 Area: 2.260 sqft / 210 sqm Photo courtesy: Toby Scott Description: The Oxlade Drive House is arranged in a low lying zone at the southern tip of New Farm landmass in Brisbane....

Christian Street House by James Russell Architect

Christian Street House by James Russell Architect Architects: James Russell Architect Location: Clayfield, Queensland, Australia Year: 2014 Area: 3,014 sqft Photo courtesy: Toby Scott Description: We are fortunate to live with a benign subtropical climate. Christian Street House in Clayfield, an inner north suburb of Brisbane, sits on the...

Raven Street House by James Russell Architect

Raven Street House by James Russell Architect Location: Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia Year: 2010 Photo courtesy: Toby Scott Description: There is a boat from my childhood, Makaira, which inspires many of my projects. In that boat I felt cradled and protected, but if I chose, I could...

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