Clare House - Auchenflower by Invilla Architecture

ArchiPro Project Summary - Clare House in Auchenflower showcases a striking cantilevered design that harmonizes with its elevated surroundings, offering breathtaking views of Brisbane while balancing privacy and openness through thoughtful planning and a refined mix of materials.

Title:: Clare House - Auchenflower
Architect:: Invilla Architecture
Category:: Residential/; New Builds
Completed:: 2024
Photographers:: Brock Beazley Photography

Set high in the hills of Auchenflower, QLD, Clare House is a home designed to embrace its surroundings. Perched on a sloping block, its striking cantilevered form creates a sense of lightness, allowing the home to take full advantage of its elevated position and sweeping Brisbane city views. The design carefully balances privacy with openness, using thoughtful planning to maximise natural light, airflow, and a seamless indoor-outdoor connection.

A refined mix of raw and polished materials brings warmth and texture to the space—concrete and timber working together to create a home that feels both grounded and inviting. Generous living and entertaining areas spill out onto landscaped terraces, reinforcing the connection to the outdoors. More than just a response to the site, Clare House is a study in modern home design—a carefully considered, liveable home that showcases the potential of house plans for sloping blocks in Brisbane houses.

‍Explore in more detail through the Clare House Case Study here.

Read about it in our ArchDaily feature

Discover how it earned a BIGSEE Architecture Award

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Invilla ArchitectureArchitectsMorningside, Queensland

Invilla Architecture

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Morningside, Brisbane, Queensland

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Invilla Architecture. Founded in 2017 by directors Joseph Verrills and Michael Johnston, Invilla Architecture is a boutique, award-winning residential architecture firm based in Morningside, Brisbane. We design custom homes, luxury renovations and knock down rebuilds across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and South east Queensland, with every project starting from a blank canvas shaped around how you live. Why Work with Invilla? Design that starts with you. No templates. Every custom home design responds to your lifestyle, your brief and your site, from sloping blocks to narrow urban lots to character Queenslander renovations. Fixed-price certainty. Transparent, fixed fees scaled to your project, with clear communication from first consultation through approvals to construction. Proven at the highest level. 100+ homes delivered, Master Builders Queensland House of the Year 2023, the 2025 President's Award, a BIGSEE Architecture Award, and features on Australia's Best House and in 8+ publications. Fully integrated design. From first sketch through approvals to construction, one in-house team carries your project the whole way, with interior design delivered as part of our architectural work rather than handed off. Whether you're planning a new custom home, an extensive luxury renovation or a knock down rebuild in Brisbane or on the Sunshine Coast, or South East Queensland Invilla brings design-led thinking and buildable detail to homes worth staying in.