Bark Retreat 09

Lizard Island, the northern most resort island of the Great Barrier reef is the site for Bark's Easter Retreat 2009. As part of the studio's ongoing design enquiry and research into extraodinarily sensitive sites supporting viable Ecotourism ventures, Bark directors will be investigating the symbiotic relationship between built and natural environments which exist in this fragile coastal environment.

Noosa River House Transformed

Completed last year, the Bark Design Architects team transformed a 1980's waterfront speculative house on Noosa Sound. 

Starting with palette of a non descript rendered brick and tile, large footprint house, built to the allowable setbacks, Bark's broad brush design strategies included reducing internal floor area with voids, creating generous double height volumes, a clear legibility and contrast of spaces, and introducing high level operable clerestories for bringing in northern winter sun and encouraging natural cross flow ventilation into and through the spaces by harnessing cooling river breezes. 

Outdoor living zones provide seamless and ambiguous connections between interior spaces which enhance the sense of place of ‘living on the river’. Clean white planes with the warmth of natural timber frame the contemporary backdrop for fine furniture, art and relaxed river living.