A residence for a client who requires the flexibility for this house to grow with her family, to be green architecture – rigorously environmentally responsible Details »
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Bendigo Old Vineyard House
This transformation of an existing Bendigo Old Vineyard House in Quarry Hill to a contemporary home is more than just a facelift: – the project enables us to push the design boundaries with an ambitious client. The challenge was to create a personalized layout within the existing parameters and respecting the heritage overlay
Bendigo Architect Office
MARA Studio has recently opened its Bendigo architecture office at 46 Bath Lane, in the side of the gluten free bakery building.
Apart from creating a delightful and light space, we wanted a green architecture office. Ours has been a chance for us to test some sustainable architecture processes; to look rigorously at the way in which we resource materials and products Details »
North Harcourt Farm House
The north harcourt farm house task is: to alter this farm house to make the most of the sweeping views of the granite outcrops and fertile valleys of north Harcourt; to find a way to utilise the deep veranda space; to bring light into the building; to expand the feeling of the interior without exceeding the bounds of the existing footprint; to project the outside in, and the inside out. The new work is the cheeky child – still safe, but outgrowing its place on its parents lap and wanting to know what’s out there
William Street House, Castlemaine
This internal renovation of a William Street House, Castlemaine became an exercise in being creative with circulation space – the solution to simply squash the circulation areas that were chewing up too much space Details »
Flora Hill Student Accommodation Courtyard House
A Student Accommodation Courtyard House house in Flora Hill, providing for 8 students the house embraces the practicalities of student lifestyles, and uses the vernacular of the courtyard house to provide light and an equitable, social, shared and contemplative space Details »
Noh House, Campbells Creek
Noh House, Campbells Creek is house for a childrens’ story book writer and a story-teller. The new buildings are in a conversation with the existing sheds and old dairy Details »
Kitchen Renovation in Osborne St, Bendigo
A young couple approached us for the revamping of a 1980s brick veneer house that they have just purchased for their expanding family. The original layout is a compartmentalization of various rooms Details »
Raspberry Pi Case
The Raspberry Pi case has just launched via Pilarian.com. The Raspberry Pi is a tiny (about credit card size) and inexpensive ($35) computer Details »
3D Printing Architecture
We have been utilising this 3D Printing Architecture technology of rapid prototyping machines to print 3D architectural models, a tool to Details »
New Freedom Bakery, Bendigo
We are the Architect for New Freedom Bakery, a fantastic new Gluten Free Bakery in Bendigo. Terry is renowned for his gluten free mix Details »
Castlemaine House 01
A house in Castlemaine for an architect in our office, this small-footprint redevelopment has a focus on an efficient use of space and the introduction of north light Details »
Apartment Development, High St Bendigo
This project is for an ambitious client who intends to test the market with a mix of high-end and smaller furnished apartments. The building is designed to maximise the opportunity for multiple tenancies Details »
Coffee Table
Coffee Table Furniture created out of ply wood, an experiment in flat-screen TVs, low embodied energy and low VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) production.
Castlemaine Eco Town Houses
A pair of houses on a subdivided block in Castlemaine. The Mt Alexander Shire has been very supportive of higher density growth in areas with good proximity Details »