This big backyard in inner Brisbane is the only one in Queensland to make the finals shortlist for a national garden award thanks to its stunning redesign.
The James Garden Pavilion designed by UME Architecture for a New Farm residence in inner Brisbane is one of nine backyards short-listed across Australia for the Garden or Landscape category at the 2023 Houses Awards.
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UME (you-me) Architecture is a rebranded firm after two practices were merged – Channon Architects and Burton Architects.
The firm told the jury that “the project attempts to activate a large, under-utilised backyard with impressive views of the Brisbane CBD through a series of landscape interventions” which includes the addition of the pool, pavilion, sundeck, fire pit and BBQ.
The precise blocklaying was by Elvis & Rose and the stunning concrete work by Wildsky Construction.
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Eight other projects short-listed in the Garden or Landscape category were Bronte by Breeze Wyer and Co, Confidential Private Residence by TCL with Paul Thompson, Coogee Courtyard by Saha, Deepwater House by Alexandra Farrington Landscape Architecture with AHA Studio and Phil Hogan Landscapes, Grandparents’ Residence by Sharon Campbell Architects and Pod Landscaping, Higham House by BWLA, Lily’s Shed by Oscar Sainsbury Architects and Little Manly Gardens by Outdoor Establishments with Chrofi.
Other Queenslanders in the 2023 Houses Awards shortlist:
Sustainability
Kingfisher House – PTMA Architecture (Currumbin Waters, QLD)
House Alteration & Addition Under 200m2
East Brisbane House – Nielsen Jenkins (East Brisbane, QLD)
Family Tree House – Phorm Architecture and Design (Moffat Beach, Sunshine Coast, QLD)
Hopscotch House – John Ellway (Woolloongabba, QLD)
The Cottage – Justin Humphrey Architects (Burleigh Waters, QLD)
House Alteration & Addition Over 200m2
Herston House – Sullivan Skinner (Herston, QLD)
Spring House – Myers Ellyett (Spring Hill, QLD)
New House Under 200m2
Blok Stafford Heights – Blok Modular with Vokes and Peters (Stafford Heights, QLD)
Cloudview – Paul Uhlmann Architects (Springbrook / Gold Coast, QLD)
Apartment or Unit
Oxlade – J.AR Office (New Farm, QLD)
Emerging Architecture Practice
J.AR Office (QLD)
Sullivan Skinner (QLD)
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