The inner courtyard is the centre of attention in this Sunshine Coast home. Drawing on the local vernacular of fibro, bleached timber and concrete, the house has a garden in the middle, with internal spaces and a lap pool making up the three sides.

Bark featured in Heat, a publication issued by the Queensland Government, introducing Queensland’s vast wealth of environmentally responsive and responsible architecture talent. Projects included Tinbeerwah House & Studio and Hervey Bay House.

When an Australian couple living in London bought a site on a ridge overlooking Sunshine Coast hinterland, next door to Bark Architects studio, they wondered over to introduce themselves and their relationship was formed.

Four of Bark’s award winning designs are detailed in Next Wave, published by Thames & Hudson London. Projects include Art Box, Bark Studio, Hervey Bay House and Tinbeerwah Residence.

Blending timber, steel and glass at Noosa. The hinterland house was built next to Bark Design’s studio. The house contains two interconnected steel portal-framed areas for sleeping and living.

Taking some cues in architectural language from the adjacent Bark Studio, the house explores ‘case study’ ideas of simple clean spaces contained by a series of steel portal frames and glazing. Whilst a separate ‘silver shed’ art studio projects out across the fall of the slope, creating a plywood lined space for painting, high in the trees.

Designed by Bark Design Architects, this house perched on a hillside in the Noosa Hinterland with its forest outlook and views to the ocean and Lake Weyba, has all the individualism of the region’s best.

Next Wave explored emerging talents in Australian Architecture. Bark were featured strongly with four projects.