Mermaid Multihouse
By Hogg & Lamb
Undertaken by Partners Hill with Hogg&Lamb
“At Mermaid Multihouse, Partners Hill with Hogg and Lamb found a way to bring out the unique qualities of otherwise standard building materials: wood, steel and concrete ‘H’ blocks. The Gold Coast duplex is designed to maximise privacy and maintain a separateness between the two adjacent residences. Grey concrete blocks cover the entire face, stacked in porous configuration so that the round hollows face the street, and pinned and stiffened with a steel frame in accordance with contemporary engineering standards. This dense yet open wall is put to use as a sun shade and privacy screen for the front-facing windows. A lightweight parapet cost-effectively caps the walls and slides away to form the less apparent and comparatively mute side walls. The plan of the duplex is arranged with ingenuity. A party wall separates the double height exterior arcades, rather than interior rooms. This gives independent access to various rooms and a moderated, glare-free outdoor space while also allowing the interior rooms to cross ventilate. The general experience, coupled with the porous facade, is of permeability and a sense of never being definitively inside or outside.”
Text by Sam Marshall, The Breeze Block Book, Uro Publications 2019
Project Team: Michael Hogg, Greg Lamb
Photography: Alex Chomicz
Awards:
State Award, Residential Architecture – Houses [New]. Queensland Architecture Awards, 2019
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Hogg and Lamb is an architectural design practice based in Brisbane and Byron Bay, with experience in award winning residential & commercial projects.
The studio combines the energy and enthusiasm of a new firm, with decades of experience designing and delivering high end residential & boutique interior projects.
Hogg and Lamb was established in 2016 by good friends and colleagues, Michael Hogg and Greg Lamb.
Michael spent more than 15 years at the renowned architecture firm Donovan Hill where he was involved in over 60 residential projects including the internationally published C House. He was Project Architect for the Robin Boyd awarded D House and numerous other published and awarded residential projects.
He has significant experience in the conceptual, schematic and design development phases of projects of varying scales from residential projects through to large commercial and public buildings.
Prior to establishing Hogg and Lamb Greg had worked at several firms in Australia and the UK. Over 25 years of experience has led to a knowledge base across a broad range of projects including; restaurants and bars, office fit-outs, hotels, health clubs and residential work.
A particular interest in human cognition and perception, combined with an expertise in the design of the custom fixtures, furniture and graphic design result in a total user experience which characterise Greg’s approach to the design environment.
Both Michael and Greg have been working in the industry since the early 1990’s and have a back catalogue featuring hundreds of projects in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Together Michael and Greg provide a high level of service to create unique buildings for discerning clients.
Nominated Architect NSW: Michael Hogg 11220
Nominated Architect QLD: Michael Hogg 3398
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