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In Queensland, highrise balconies gradually evolved to become wide outdoor living spaces of the quality of verandas and the back decks of Queenslander houses and other old houses. Queensland's highrise buildings are finding new ways to hover above the landscape creating lush shaded undercrofts that extend public amenity, mature planting ...
Home in the Queenslander style. Australian residential architectural styles have evolved significantly over time, from the early days of structures made from relatively cheap and imported corrugated iron (which can still be seen in the roofing of historic homes) to more sophisticated styles borrowed from other countries, such as the California bungalow from the United States, the Georgian ...
A relocatable building is a partially or completely assembled building that was constructed in a building manufacturing facility using a modular construction process. They are designed to be reused or repurposed multiple times and transported to different locations.
The most noticeable characteristic of Dods' Queensland houses was a general feeling of solidity and substance. This was established through a generous roof continuous over the verandah; enclosed or screened understorey to give the house a visually solid base; oversized individual elements; and dark coloured materials to give the house a weighty ...
There is a fair amount of regional variation present in Queensland terrace houses, with many of them incorporating elements of the Queenslander. In particular are prominent fretwork verandahs, and the high-pitched or hip roof , covered in corrugated galvanised iron .
Members of the Le Brocq family in the garden of Cairnsville, 1911. Cairnsville is a single-storeyed timber house built in 1889. It was designed by Richard Gailey, the notable architect, for Charles le Brocq, a prominent builder, local landowner and floating baths proprietor who retained the house as a rental property for professional tenants.
Ascot is characterised by large Queenslander homes and is located approximately 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north-east of Brisbane GPO. [4] Ascot is best known for its beautiful old homes, the picturesque poinciana tree lined shopping area of Racecourse Road), and for the Eagle Farm) and Doomben) racecourses popular
Queenslander – Stilt house common in Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia. Chaang Ghar – A type of stilt house built in Assam state of India. It is mainly found in flood-prone areas of the Brahmaputra river valley. Thai stilt house – A kind of house often built on freshwater, e.g., a lotus pond.