37 and 39 Finniss Crescent, were designed by Ric Butt in 1995 and 1999. Both houses are solar passive redevelopments in an established residential suburb, designed to address Canberra’s cold winter and warm summer climate. They have floor to ceiling expanses of glass to the … Read More →
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7 Tennant Place, Jerrabomberra
The Lovie House at 7 Tennant Place, Jerrabomberra, was designed and built by Geoff Lovie in 1998. The colourful house has attracted attention and many curious onlookers to this suburb of Queanbeyan, located about 10km from Canberra’s centre. The house is an excellent and unique … Read More →
3 and 5 Attwood Close, Gordon
3 and 5 Attwood Close, Gordon were designed and built by Ric Butt/Strine Homes in 1997. Both houses are solar passive and designed to address the cold winter climate of the Canberra region while at the same time maximising summer cooling. Both houses have floor … Read More →
10 Decker Place, Fadden
10 Decker Place, Fadden was designed by Shane Blue and Rachael Bourne in 1993. It is sited on an eastern facing block next to an extensive nature reserve above Fadden Hills and enjoys spectacular views across the Tuggeranong valley to the east and into the … Read More →
34 Fihelly Street, Fadden
The house at 34 Fihelly Street, Fadden (also known as the Pepper House) was designed by Philip Cox in 1983. It is one of a small number of domestic scale buildings in Canberra designed by Cox, others being the Jerilderie Court Housing (1975) and the … Read More →
Lakeview townhouses, Yarralumla
‘Lakeview’, at 127 Hopetoun Circuit, Yarralumla, is a group of 11 townhouses facing Lake Burley Griffin designed by Harry Seidler in 1982 and completed in 1984. The townhouses enjoy an uninterrupted northerly view of the Lake and Black Mountain, with the design of the group … Read More →
65 National Circuit, Forrest
The house at 65 National Circuit, Forrest was designed by Peter Byfield in 1998. The house occupies one half of a dual occupancy development on the corner of National Circuit and Melbourne Avenue. The 1900 square metre parcel of land was sub-divided in 1997. A … Read More →