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April 17, 2016

Solar home precinct creates 'citizens' utility' in WA

April 17, 2016/ David Barr

The Gen Y house is part of a great initiative for solar electricity to be shared as a ‘citizens’ utility within the WGV development and abroad.

April 17, 2016/ David Barr/

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Something new coming to Cottesloe soon!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #newproject #newbuild #davidbarrarchitects #fremantlearchitecture #architectperth #contemporarydesign #gooddesign #pertharchitecture #contemporaryhomes #architecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect
10 Years ago we completed one of our first projects on Wray Avenue, Fremantle. Happy to say that this addition is still lived in and loved by our wonderful clients.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography: Nic Montague ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #wrayavefreo #wrayave
Sunset at Beach Road.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: @robfrith⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #sunsets #beach
Chelydra Point in Port Coogee, currently under construction. Swipe for more... . . . . #newproject #newbuild #davidbarrarchitects #fremantlearchitecture #architectperth #contemporarydesign #gooddesign #newhome #waterfront #rendering3d
Freshwater balances domestic concerns with a formal rigour and the addition is almost monumental in scale, with blade walls that structure the plan and deep eave overhangs that can be inhabited. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photographer @robfrith ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect
On the upper floor, in a rooftop extension built outside the original envelope of the building, the apartment’s tone changes to one of lightness.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: @dionrobeson ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Styling: @jocarmichealstylist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #kingstreetperth
A nook to book at Marine.....⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography: @jack.lovel⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Stylist: @jocarmichaelstylist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect
An outdoor room in Claremont, Western Australia. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: @robfrith⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #outdoorroom #fireplace
A generous outdoor room to the north-west capitalises on panoramic views of the Indian Ocean.....⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: @robfrith⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #sunset
Picard: The house’s form and materials respond to an ambitious brief that called for a large home on a deep, narrow block for a family with teenage children.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography: @dionrobeson⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect
Currently under construction, 26 townhouses in Shoreline WA. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Developer @matchapartments⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #pertharchitecture #fremantlearchitecture #doingdensitybetter #mediumdensity #missingmiddlehousing #missingmiddle #doingdensityright #smartdesign #crafted #residentialdevelopment
A penthouse kitchen with city views.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: @dionrobeson ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Styling: @jocarmichealstylist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Kitchen pieces by @arrival_hall⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #bespokedesign
Bay window at Freshwater, Claremont WA. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo @jack.lovel⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Styling @featherhorse_⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #baywindow
This house challenges the conventions of detached housing in Perth: it is small, lifted above the ground, has no front fence, no front door, no garage, and is not made of brick... it is a beach house for the suburbs. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: @robfrith⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Built by Interstruct⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #beachhouse
The Gen Y Demonstration Housing Project offers an exciting new model for affordable housing that exceeds the social, environmental and economical sustainability aspirations of the client. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography @robfrith ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #designinspiration #pertharchitecture #fremantlearchitecture #doingdensitybetter #mediumdensity #missingmiddlehousing #missingmiddle #doingdensityright #smartdesign #crafted #residentialdevelopment
Working closely with client, engineers and builder, we developed an architectural approach that created simple, robust spaces that avoid the use of expensive materials.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo: @dionrobeson⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect
The project extends the house into the garden, the plan shifted and manipulated to capture views of beautiful mature trees on the site and in neighbouring gardens.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photo @jack.lovel
A sculptural and tactile stairway, funnelling light from above. King Street, Perth. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography: @dionrobeson⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Styling: @jocarmichaelstylist⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Nelson bench: @livingedge⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Lighting: @altilighting⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect #innercity #kingstreet #apartment
Internally a restrained palette of concrete floors, plaster walls and American Walnut timber joinery gives the client’s art and furniture collection prominence.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography @jack.lovel ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #architecture #fremantlearchitecture #residentialarchitecture #craftarchitecture #useanarchitect
M/28 Apartments is an contemporary urban design utilising materials that sit in harmony with the fabric of the South Fremantle area.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A project in collaboration with @cameronchisholmnicol ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Developer: @matchapartments⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photography: @dionrobeson⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pertharchitecture #davidbarrarchitects #contemporaryhomes #fremantlearchitecture #doingdensitybetter #mediumdensity #missingmiddlehousing #missingmiddle #doingdensityright #smartdesign #crafted #residentialdevelopment

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