Lindy Atkin and Stephen Guthrie (Bark Architects) are leaving their architectural footprint on the coast, now the rest of the world is taking notice.

Noosa’s distinct architectural language has been further enhanced by the generous and responsive design of Noosa’s Visitor Information Centre located on Hastings Street, Noosa. The roof canopy extends over the footpath inviting passers-by to pause in the shade and engage.

Living in London, these clients purchased a parcel of land above a wooded ridge above Noosa without having seen it. They had wanted to create a warm and air filled three bedroom house for a growing family and preserve some of the elements the couple love about warehouse living.

Looking deceptively small, the studio includes a full workspace for the architect’s entire office. On the adjacent property, Bark designed not only the house, but also a detached work pavilion to match the apparently relaxed idiom of the residence. But a view from the other side shows a complex composition which recalls the intensity of the constructivist detailing which the 1920’s modern applies to small buildings.

Like bark, our architecture is an environmental living, growing and changing skin or structure which offers protection whilst affording our clients a sensitive and inextricable link to the landscape that they inhabit.

This project consisted of the creation of a home, an architecture studio and an artist’s studio. A different volume was built for each, establishing a dialogue and constant dynamic between them thanks to the visual connection of shapes and material. Because of their arrangement and design, the three blocks are also intrinsically linked to the surrounding landscape and vegetation.

Included in the Belle / AAA Sunshine Coast tour was this sunshine coast house perched atop a hinterland ridge behind Noosa.

Bark included in Place Makers: Contemporary Qld Architects, the largest exhibition of contemporary architects ever staged in an Australian Art Musuem.