4.11.08

Architecture - Inspired by Australia


Bark Design Architects are very pleased that the Bark Studio and the adjoining Dunlop Webb House in the Noosa Hinterland are two Queensland projects featured in Architecture - Inspired by Australia, a new book by Mint Publishing featuring some of the most beautiful and considered buildings by twenty two australian architecture practices.
"Following the success of 'Architecture inspired by New Zealand', comes the next book in this series combining the best of residential architecture together with spectacular and unique landscapes..... designs that are featured in the book have been largely informed by the nature of the environment, whether it is red plains, steep escarpments, lush gullies, rolling woodland or golden beaches.....Twenty-two top Australian architects, discuss what drove their design and the factors they took into consideration concerning site, materials and approach. The designs they came up with are a unique and sympathetic response to the different environments."
Architects featured include: Durbach Block, Peter Stutchbury, Nick Turner, Ian Moore, Philip Cox, Glenn Murcutt, James Grose, Shane Thompson and Daniel R Fox, Lindy Atkin and Stephen Guthrie of Bark, Max Pritchard, Con Bastaris, Craig Rosevear, Stuart Tanner, Scott Balmforth, Gerard Reinmuth, Richard Blythe, Reno Rizzo, Kerstin Thompson, Stephen Jolson, Tim Jackson, Jon Clements, Graham Burrows, John Wardle, Adrian Iredale, John Nichols and Dale Jones-Evans.

Woodgate Beach House


Bark Design Architects are currently in the construction documentation phase for a new timber beach house at Woodgate, on Queensland's Capricorn Coast, to commence construction early 2009.

During the design process Bark have explored the essence of some traditional Sri Lankan design in a contemporary context to align and compliment the memory, experience and culture of our clients homeland, and are currently developing a series of perforated compressed fibre cement screens to articulate and moderate light on the project.

'Beach Access' Display Pavilion on drawing board


Fresh off the drawing board at Bark Design Architects is a new Residential Sales and Display Pavilion for a large residential community, coastal site in Northern New South Wales. The design works with ideas of experience and memory of 'being at the beach' to develop a 'journey' of particular coastal experiences in the building.

Essentially, this building is about ‘framing’ the potentials of living as a natural sustainable casual lifestyle proposition.

Bark Design Architects design intention is to connect the experience of the building to the broader coastal landscape, providing a memorable experience of possibilities of the seaside landscape using topography, endemic coastal vegetation and dappled light and shadow.