With this small project we and our clients achieved far more than a kitchen upgrade, creating a social heart, a sunny nook, and a strong connection to their home’s spectacular setting with its changing seasonal and atmospheric views and passing maritime activity on the River Derwent below.
5 April 2018
This is no conventional farm house. Perched on the edge of a gully, it overlooks near and far distant pastures where our client shepherds her sheep in traditional manner, to produce fine, naturally dyed knitting wools for world-wide export. Tasmania, we have learnt, has the most unusual and remarkably talented inhabitants. As architects we are privileged to meet and work with many, in this case, a scientist turned wool-grower, who farms sustainably without chemicals and who has a deep understanding of her land, its vegetation, the climate, her sheep and her working dogs.
27 March 2018
The desire to host a family Christmas in a new home, the turkey and ham in the oven and relatives descended from near and far to enjoy the setting, often determines a client’s program at the start of a residential commission. Likewise retail, hospitality, hotel and holiday accommodation projects rely on timely readiness for trading through Christmas and into the New Year. The pre-Christmas shut down period is a silly season in more ways than one, as we, along with the entire building industry, scramble to meet our deadlines!
20 December 2017
It is not unusual for a Morrison & Breytenbach Architects team to construct a little cardboard scale model only to rip off its roof, cut down or rebuild walls and modify its openings during the course of the development of a design. Even after all these years in practice we find that there is a time during our design process when we benefit from design exploration through rudimentary model building.
8 December 2017
“Dear James and Yvette, Our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to you both for the important and Copernican-like changes you have brought about for our children and their families. Thank you for listening. Thank you for your presence. Thank you for caring enough to make a difference.” What architect could hope for a greater acknowledgement of work undertaken? The school’s message of appreciation was given to us at the official launch of the recently completed upgrade and development of Glenorchy Primary School from 2015–2017.
9 October 2017