45 Richfield Rd. JH Howden House. Warren & Mahoney.

admin — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:39:44 +0000

Mr Howden knew Miles’ dad at Pyne Gould Guinness and asked Warren Senior whether he knew any aspiring young architects. He did, and the house was built in 1957. Set in a beautiful garden overlooking the bay at Port Levy, the house is lived in by the original ownerâ€™s son and his wife.
Additions were made over 20 years ago to a design by Stewart Ross adding a garage and more living space. The original house was 2 split level, shifted, pitched roof forms. The back of the house was buried into the hill and the lighter-weight front had a very balanced relationship.

Many details are recognisable from later work. The expressed timber frame around the fireplace and the internal joinery details show particular attention to detail and what must have been quite innovative at the time.

30 Bayview Rd. Jensen House. Don Donnithorne.

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:05:54 +0000

Our first house from the Bays and a humdinger at that. Don’s houses never seem to bother with being too clever and therein lies their appeal: simple design, good materials and quite often brown. Click through for some great archival pics.

Note the colour scheme, very Warren and Mahoney.

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45 Richfield Rd. JH Howden House. Warren & Mahoney.

30 Bayview Rd. Jensen House. Don Donnithorne.