Frankie's House
Frankie’s House is sited on the fringe of an urban setting, wrapped by bushland and rolling hills. The home has a dual relationship with its urban landscape and its native landscape through materiality, form and spatial planning. Hardworking materials encapsulate three pavilions that wrap around a central courtyard space. The living area opens privately into the secluded, North facing courtyard, sheltered from the surrounding urban area and directed toward the native landscape beyond the site. Internally, views are framed and focused in a balance between solar passive design, outlook and privacy from the street.Location: Ngunnawal Country
Builder: Steadfast Structures
Photographer: Taylah Cunningham Photography
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Archer Design Studio is a small-scale studio based in Canberra who advocate for meaningful, environmentally sensitive design and in making good architecture more accessible, less wasteful and more suited to our current, highly stimulated lifestyles by creating a place for retreat.
Erin Rogers (M Arch)
Building Designer, Interior Designer
Erin has over 10 years industry experience throughout Canberra and the surrounding region. Studying Architecture at the University of Canberra, she was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects ACT Chapter Student Medallion for attaining the highest grade point average over the five years of architectural education. Before Archer, Erin worked with multiple leading design firms including Robertson Collectif (NSW South coast and Southern highlands), Paul Tilse Architects (Canberra and surrounds) and DNA Architects (Canberra and surrounds).
Archer embraces the relationship between people and their places as the grounds to create wholistic and cohesive spaces for their unique everyday life. We design through being refined and thoughtful to achieve genuine affordability and environmental sensibility. We advocate for small footprint, efficient buildings that allow cognitive restoration and contribute positively to their surrounding communities.
Archer Design Studio respects and acknowledges First Nations People as the Traditional Owners of Country. We respect the locations we build on and design to connect to each distinctive place.
You, your site and the project parameters
We start by getting to know you and your site. We’ll chat through your brief making sure we understand what you’re wanting to achieve, visit the site to understand and investigate the unique context, and research the regulations and planning limitations to ensure a seamless design and approvals process.
Concept design and refinement
Through iterative sketch designs, master planning and modelling, we will explore the site’s design possibilities. We will continue to refine the design from initial floor plan concepts through to incorporating form and materiality.
Approvals
There are several planning and building approval pathways in the ACT and NSW that closely depend on the scope and scale of the project, we will discuss the options and each of their intricacies with you through the concept design phase. We will also coordinate with consultants such as engineers, energy raters and certifiers where required to gain planning and building approval.
Construction documentation
Getting into the finer detail now we will develop drawings and details for pricing and construction such as joinery details, wet area details, lighting plans and material and fixtures schedules.Contractor selection
We will put together a tender package comprising the drawings, details and schedules that have been developed and circulate this to a select number of building contractors, giving you all the information you need to make an informed decision and get on site. Once on site, we can assist with any RFI’s you or the building contractor may have.
Residential:
Concept and master planning
New homes
Alterations and additions
Secondary residents
Dual occupancies
Interior Design
Commercial:
Interior design
Hospitality
Retail
Fit out
Instagram: @archerdesignstudio
Address: Keep Co. Building 3.3/ 1 Dairy Road, Fyshwick ACT 2609
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