The doors to ten architect-designed residences will be open to the public as part of the Brisbane Open House 2025 program. In the city’s north, Blok Stafford Heights by Blok Modular and Vokes and Peters will be open for ticketed tours, as will Floating Gable House by Phorm Architecture and Design. Towards Mt Coot-tha in the west, both Birdwood by Peter Besley and House of Birdwood by Marc and Co will host guided tours, also to be booked in advance. John Ellway Architect’s Twin Houses is also open for pre-booked tours on the south side of the city.
Complementing the Brisbane program is a fringe event called the Stradbroke Island Edition, which invites attendees to step inside six residences on Stradbroke Island. These houses include Blok Three Sisters by Blok Modular and Vokes and Peters; Billa Street by Conrad Gargett; Minokō by Conrad Gargett; One Mooloomba by Paul Butterworth; Skyline by O’Neill Architecture, and Surfscape by Anna O’Gorman Architects.
At the heart of the 2025 Open House Melbourne program is the assortment of residences open to the public on 26 and 27 July. A diverse mix of new and refurbished homes, including the national award-winning Naples Street House by Edition Office features in this year’s program. Also scheduled to open to the public is Melbourne’s first turnkey Passivhaus development, Echo.1 by C Street Projects with Neil Architecture, along with No Rezzavations House by Sarah Lake Architects, the Merri House by EME Design and Northcote House by LLDS Architects. Bills Street Social and Affordable Housing by Hayball in collaboration with Tract Landscape Architects is one of several multi-residential buildings that will usher people in this year.
Decor and Design is an annual event for architects, designers, decorators, retailers and design media to connect and be inspired by the latest in furniture, home decor, textiles and art. The 2025 Melbourne exposition marks the 21st edition of the event, which will tap into the theme of Elements. Visitors can expect to see a unique mix of heritage and emerging brands, plus innovations from 16 to 18 July.
The State Library of New South Wales has launched The Masters Project, a five-part in-conversation series featuring some of Australia’s most awarded architects. As part of the series, on 2 July, Richard Johnson will share personal stories with architect and series host Tim Horton, reflecting on early lessons, influential mentors and key takeaways from iconic architectural projects. Johnson is associated with some of Australia’s most significant public projects, including the National Portrait Gallery, Art Gallery of New South Wales New Asian Wing and the Sydney Opera House, on which he collaborated with Jørn Utzon and his son, Jan Utzon. Johnson was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Architecture in 2008. Other architects to feature in the series include Louise Cox in August, Peter Stutchbury in October, Richard Leplastrier in November and Penelope Seidler in December.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
