Believe it or not! The Landmax Project, a student accommodation development at Newcastle is container based.
However, they are special containers, non standard size and to be manufacted overseas and shipped flatpacked to Newcastle where they will be assembled. This is the first commercial container based project for NSW.
CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION:
Here are a few recently completed projects using conventional construction. Understand that if this is the "look" that you seek, it can still be provided using shipping container construction. The house can be built with containers so that only you know that fact. It can look just like any other modern house but have all the benefits listed on our SMALLisSMART HOUSES page.
THE STAFFORD HARVEY HOUSE in Victoria.
from the entrance lobby (All interior design by Carla Kerkering)
from the entrance lobby
looking down into the family living area
ground floor to the living area and looking up to the study.
from the top of the stair down to the dining and formal lounge
the dining and formal lounge
the dining area
the interesting ceiling structures and track for the sliding privacy wall at the dining table
the kitchen by Carla Kerkering Int. Architect
the kitchen "office"
the powder room (with shower) lined with full height porcelain sheets and mirrors.
the master en-suite.
the second bathroom
the third bathroom
parents' suite bathroom
ADAMS 3 TOWN HOUSES in Torquay
Our designs are part recognized by out unique rainwater heads. The receptor is well above ground so that water collected will "flow" up to the street drain.
One of our signature rainwater heads
The Kitchen with breakfast bar.
THE KERKERING HOUSE in Torquay, Victoria
This is also the studio/office of Architects Fulton + Salomon.
This building is not airconditioned, not needed because of the high efficiency insulation and louvred windows throughout, providing cross ventilation.
The office / studio entrance
The office / studio end of the building
The residence end of the building .
The entrance to the residence The "fence" has been created from a number of very old sugar crushers that we found in the Phillipines many years ago.
Another signature rainwater head
The west facade is protected from the afternoon sun, with only one white glass window.
The stair well leading to the first floor. No, the stair does not go down and then up again! We fitted a mirror at the landing ..... just for fun!
THE LUFF HOUSE in ALBURY, NSW
This is the second house we have designed for Max and Lyn Luff. Having been very happy with what we created for them and a very young family, they came back to us after the family had left the nest with a need for a different lifestyle and design. We were honoured that they left the whole of the house design to us. From our earlier experience designing the new national headquarters in Australia for Mary Kay Cosmetics, we knew that would could save on the cost of the "exotics" in the Luff house by making an overseas buying trip. All the unusual components of this house were purchased or made specially for us in Asia at huge savings, and so the trip created a very substantial net gain for the client while giving them a unique house. We designed a range of ceramic pots that were then made for us at a small village that we stumbled upon that speciallized in pot making. I ordered a container load. Back in Albury, the client sold half of the order that more than paid for the whole order enabling them to have the pots throughout the house for free!
We are now thrilled to be designing the next house, a city pad for another change of lifestyle! Although in style it will be quite different from the last two houses, again we are going back to our old Asian sources for some new exotic pieces for this new project .Included are magnificent internal doors made from mahogany frames with hundreds of translucent 50mm X 50mm (2" X 2") capis sea shells. iNCLUDEED
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The transition between the carport and the house entrance
We arranged for the carving of 14 solid teak columns in a small village in Indonesia
View thru the entrance hall.
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The rear garden with the garden room and kitchen in the background.
From the playpool area, far left is the garden room, then the dining room, the entrance hall, the lounge, then study to master bedroom on the right end.
The pergola connecting the pool and the garden room. The column caps were custom made in Indonesia.
The Bar end of the Lounge Room with the wine cellar thru the purple door. The other doors throughout the house were custom manufactured in the Phillipines from mahogany and hundreds of translucent capis seashells. These doors are going to be featured again in the new house we are designing!
The 2011 LUFF HOUSE AT ALBURY , N.S.W.
We have now been engaged to design the third house for Max and Lyn Luff. It is to be built on a small city corner lot. Whereas the last house was modern eclectic in style, this new house will be modern but with a "flavour" of Charles Rennie Macintosh. This stems from us and the Luffs wanting us to use the magnificent capis shell doors again in this new house. All those small square capis shells from the Philippines drew us to Macintosh!
(It wll be on the website soon!)
The MUIR HOUSE
This house is planned to be built at Wyre River on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. A very difficult steep and unstable site in a high risk fire locationAt TThe MUIR HOUSE
