Designing Thornbury House
Part 1: Forever Home
In the first part of this series, Andrew Maynard, director of Austin Maynard Architects, explores why Australians may have a bias towards suburban homes. He also explains the distinctive approach that sets their work apart - how his team applies the expertise gained from single residences to apartment projects and always return to the human scale.
Designing Thornbury House
Part 2: Re-thinking the Setback
This episode is all about the form, and how the form was shaped by place. Andrew Maynard explains the underlying ethos of how buildings should be connected to their context, and how the team at Austin Maynard Architects challenged the typical setback standard - pushing volume to High St to limit shadowing on neighbouring homes. Our next episode moves from form to focus on materiality.
Designing Thornbury House
Part 3: Experts in Looking
In this video, Andrew Maynard from Austin Maynard Architects explains how the design of Thornbury House responds to its surroundings. He speaks on how closely observing the neighbourhood - its materials, streets, and community - the project borrows from local character, using hand laid red brick, weatherboard and colour to create apartments that feel connected to High Street and familiar to the people who live there.