Alexandra

2019
Traditional lands of the Turrbal and Jagera people

Alexandra started its life as a boarding house and was converted into a pathology lab before the current reinvention into the house that stands today.

The design, a subtle but progressive fusion between the pre-war Queenslander character and contemporary living, looks to offer seamless indoor-outdoor living in its sub-tropical inner-city location. Screened façades, a defining character of the design, tip their hat to pre-war veranda fenestration while offering necessary solar and privacy control. A strategic series of skylights invite welcomed natural light into the deep plan, while also providing a serendipitous and poetic play of light.

A restrained but rich palette of black and white lightweight material juxtaposed with a rough cast rendered base, ground the house and providing a deliberate interface with the heavily landscaped garden.


Shaun Lockyer, David Langley and Kevin Li for SLa
Black Developments
Westera Partners
Boss Gardenscapes

Scott Burrows Photography

Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, rough cast render, screened facade, modern extension, contrast
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, rough cast render, screened facade, modern extension, contrast
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, rough cast render, screened facade, modern extension, contrast
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, rough cast render, screened facade, modern extension, contrast
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, rough cast render, screened facade, modern extension, contrast, timber ceilings, outdoor fireplace, entertaining deck
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, modern extension, contrast, modern kitchen, monochrome kitchen
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, modern extension, contrast, modern kitchen, monochrome kitchen, wine cellar, coffee nook
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, modern extension, contrast, monochrome bathroom, black and white, herringbone tiles
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, modern extension, contrast, voide, lounge room
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, modern extension, contrast, landscaping, outdoor shower, modern pool, pergola
Shaun Lockyer Architects, Alexandra, Character House, renovation, restoration, raise and build, modern extension, contrast, street facade

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