Balaam

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MEDIA COVERAGE
BALAAM HAS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE CRITICAL ACCLAIM FROM AUSTRALIAN AND
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURAL MAGAZINES.
Solid, playful zinc walled elements juxtapose the
light weathering timber 'follies' that serve different
programmatic needs within the house. The clearly
extroverted pool conspicuously cantilevered over
the entry is the centre piece for life, play and drama
within the house.
— Best Australian Architecture
Balaam may be magnificently built and perfectly located
but it's the intrinsic sustainability initiatives
that make it an impressive residence.
— Pinnacle Magazine
The house uses intelligent design to achieve climatic
performance before relying on technological
devices that can distract designers from getting the
basics right. The architect saw this as an opportunity
to illustrate that sustainability does not have
a 'look' and that it is meant to be inherent in the
design, not something added once the design is
complete.
— Habitat Magazine
The interface between materials is another deliberate
attitude manifest in the design. The meeting
point of different materials is almost always off-set
or expressed in a way obviously reflecting change
of purpose. The change of material is a celebrated
action at every turn and this slightly "baroque" attitude
toward embellishment, while possibly idiosyncratic
in the modernist idiom, is considerate and
reflective of the "Scarpa" or "Alto-esk" expression
of detail.
— East Meets West
Arkhefield's beautifully articulated family home in a
busy residential area of Brisbane is literally stacked
in all the right places.
— Blueprint Asia
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BALAAM, 33B HARBOUR ROAD, HAMILTON