We’re stoked to see that Coburg House has been shortlisted in the 2025 Houses Awards under 3 categories:
• House Alteration and Addition under 200m²
• Sustainability
• House in a Heritage Context
Built by @toppconstructs
Photos by @tomross.xyz
#housesawards @housesmagazine #CARDCoburgHouse
The architects’ philosophy to do more with less and build in ways that allow homes to endure was practised wholeheartedly on this once-derelict brick cottage.
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~builder @toppconstructs
~text @aleeshacallahan
~photos @tomross.xyz
📍Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country / Coburg / VIC
Our Wales Street project introduces a series of tactical interventions to a Californian bungalow that mitigate harsh western sun and improve connections to a garden landscape. On site early next year.
COMMENDED 2025 | Residential Architecture
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Congratulations to the team at CARD, who took home the Commendation for Residential Architecture at last night's (Emerging) Designer Awards for their project, Coburg House in Melbourne.
📸 @tomross.xyz
Congratulations to the 2025 DESIGN AUDIO Grant Winners
🎙 @card_practice - Adapt - An audio series which explores the evolving role and impact that architects can have after disasters in Australia.
Photographer Credit: Benjamin Burrato
🎙️The University of Melbourne – @itsallabitacademic – Kate Skillington, Chris Jensen and Erika Bartak (@msdsocial ), three pracademics from different sides of the built environment profession, sit down for a conversational, review-style podcast that bridges academic research with industry insight.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks as we spotlight our grant winners and share more about their inspiring work!
A few excerpts from our Town Planning set for works to a significant terrace house in Brunswick West.
We have tried to preserve as much of the 1980’s lean-to as we could, retaining its solid boundary wall while introducing a new entry. It is purposefully human scaled so that it contributes and engages with the local streetscape.
We set the new roof back to allow northern sun in, maintaining privacy from the street, and reducing the overall mass and height of the building.
