Browne Street
New Farm, Brisbane
Completed
Inspired by the idea of a Japanese garden, this renovation and extension of an existing family home seeks to embrace subtropical living.
Located in the eclectic inner-city suburb of New Farm, the design aims to reflect the local context; one of green spaces and a mix of the old and the new.
The expressed structure of the architecture embraces light and shadow, and louvres open up to allow cooling breezes.
The polished concrete floor seeks to provide a cooling surface in a hot climate, and is complimented by timber and glass throughout.
Below: A view of where the new extension will be located to connect to the existing cottage
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What our clients are saying...
Nat & Tony
-Our clients for Tweed River House
After a false start with another architect who wasn’t very interested in our design style & preference, we were given the name of Folar Studio. Although James is a pro at the contemporary design style, he was willing to meet with us & fulfill our dream of an old world European style home.
I had some very definite thoughts & dreams for our home and James was always so positive & listened to all of my ideas & thoughts & helped me see them come to life in his drawings. Nothing was ever too much trouble for him he was always so pleasant & would help me troubleshoot things that wouldn’t quite work. He also had a great team behind the scenes helping him bring our home to life.
As time wore on, I feel I ended up with some lovely friends in both James & Gemma who helps run the interior design side was also really helpful & always supported my design choices but still pointed out to me some things I hadn’t considered or alternatives that could possibly work.
We spent many many hours together & shared many laughs - the whole usually painful process was actually fun. I would highly recommend James and his team they truly listen & gently guide someone like me who has definite ideas & I think they are almost as excited to see it come to life as we are