News

We are pleased to announce the newly update version of this new website authored by Mintleaf Studio, Melbourne. You will find it comprehensive in its coverage of our work portfolio.

We are currently working on various Carbon Neutral ESD projects:

Stamp House, Cape Tribulation QLD
Baileys Creek, QLD
Toorak House, VIC
Cairns Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre
Various projects in China

Recently Completed Projects of note:

The (w)right house, Port Douglas completed in 2007.

Cited below is a press release from the 2008 RAIA Regional Architecture Awards:

Five diverse new architectural projects in Far North Queensland picked up top architecture commendations at the prestigious Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) 2008 Regional Architecture Awards.

The RAIA Architecture Awards honour excellence in all areas of architecture and are the profession’s most prestigious awards. Sixteen projects were entered in the 2008 Far North Queensland regional awards, with the five commendation recipients proceeding to the State Architecture Awards in Brisbane.

(w)right house by Charles Wright Architects Pty Ltd for residential architecture - houses.

Of the (w)right house, the jury said: “This is a house that both confounds and inspires! It seems to depart from convention, yet uses convention to achieve conceptual inventiveness.” It added: “This courageous reinterpretation of tropical design takes us out of our comfort zone and acknowledges that the challenges of adapting to climate change require progressive solutions.”

The house is included in a new book from Pesaro Publishing titled The Australian House. It was also exclusively featured in AR Architectural Review 2008 Residential Special edition and Queensland Homes Magazine “Gold Edition”.

The house exclusively represented the best in the state of Queensland in the joint RAIA – channel 7 showcase of the National Architecture Awards Program on “Better homes and Gardens”

Cooya Beach House completed 2007 Triton Extension Completed 2007 Cassowary Estate Completed 2008

Australian Institute of Architects’ 2009 Far North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards – Media Release & Jury Citation

All up 18 projects were entered in Regional Awards, ranging from as far north as Cassowary near Port Douglas, east to Mareeba, south to Innisfail and west to Willis Island in the Coral Sea. A total of seven projects were awarded commendations and All commendation recipients are now in the running for Queensland Architecture Awards, to be announced in Brisbane on Friday 17 July 2009.

Cassowary Estate by Charles Wright Architects Pty Ltd: “This house is perched halfway up a north-facing slope looking towards the Daintree National Park. The house interprets notions of shed with a wide, robust roof structure sheltering a line of spaces below. These spaces have a concrete and masonry base. Movement between the spaces is via the north-facing verandah. We look forward to the long term results of this architect’s experimentation with the use of masonry structures in the tropics.”

Port Douglas Renovation Completed 2009

Other News:

We are very pleased to announce the opening of our Shanghai Representative Office in China. Our office is located at Level 15, Plaza 66 1366 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai CHINA. This office is the point of contact and hub of our operations in China. Please go to our preliminary Chinese webpage component by clicking on the Chinese flag located at the top of our homepage.