jon lowe architect

Jon Lowe is an architect. His designs are playful, sensitive and considered. He strives to create exciting buildings while breaking down architecture to its key elements and he often finds that the simplest concept is the best. For a new perspective on your next project please contact www.jonlowearchitect.com.au

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Got a mention in the Australian Design Review:

http://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/63316-reshaping-the-block

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A collection of spaces is featured in this month’s issue of Steel Profile magazine.

http://www.steelprofile.com.au/

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Joh and Pete discover an amazing heritage-listed home in Adelaide

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Nice article in the October issue of SA Life Magazine.

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new website here

www.jonlowearchitect.com.au

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From the Adelaide Review.

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The Collection of Spaces project is featured in this month’s Sanctuary Magazine, in the Heritage renovation special.

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The John Schenk Award

Robust and playful, a collection of spaces offers an innovative twist on the workers' cottage addition. A highly considered architectural manoeuvre dramatically shifts the scale as one moves from the austere proportions of the existing cottage, to the stacked volume that extends the lived experience beyond the expected domestic scale. The lofty proportion of the steel-framed addition extends the site beyond its boundaries, pulling in the sky and surrounds. With an unorthodox and liberated gesture, the architect has shifted the axis of the upper volume to the north, maximising solar performance and offering a dynamic architectural solution. A simple and restrained use of materials offers a raw texture and life to the spaces, complementing the humble beginnings to which the addition adjoins. The palette anchors the new work to the existing cottage through clever industrial detailing. This project offers a template for successfully unlocking the potential of adelaide's narrow, inner urban blocks. It is a successful exemplar of suburban infill and revitalisation of existing housing stock. A confident tectonic response to the client's brief and site restraints, this collection of spaces have their own idiosyncrasies, quirk and charm, forming a holistic contribution to the idea of home. This is a contextually rich home that respects the history of the turn of the century adjoining workers cottage. Quoted from the SA Architecture Awards Jury 2015; Sean Humphries, Kirsty Hewitt, Sally Wilson, Gordon Kanki-Knight.

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This project was given the John Schenk award for Residential Architecture - houses (alterations and additions) and the People's Choice Award at last nights #SAAAwards2015. Go here for more details. http://architectureau.com/articles/2015-sa-architecture-awards/

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Vote for this little gem in the Australian Institute of Architects People’s Choice Awards:

http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/sa-architecture-awards

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A collection of spaces | Australian Design Review

Jon Lowe Architect's airy design of this contemporary residential dwelling creates a unity between considered zones and functional spaces.

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Photos by www.belindamonck.com

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New project here:

A modest extension to a cottage, making the most of a north-east facing backyard with a collection of spaces for flexible living.

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From the Glenn Murcutt Masterclass blog.

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Quick photo update for Loft Publications.

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project

Perched on a steep hill overlooking a quiet country town in South Australia, the Angaston Pavilion is a modest family weekender. Designed to the strict principals of Murcutt-modernism – careful siting, truth to materials, and expressed sustainability – the three-bedroom house sits lightly behind a spectacular gum tree, with the structure’s body facing north, using the large foliage as protection from the western sun. With a minimalist palette tied closely to the former stone quarry at the top of the hill, the building echoes its surroundings while remaining open to the views on all sides.

 Two large doors slide past the external wall, connecting the living space with the western-facing deck and embracing the stately eucalypt and its passing shadows. Past the kitchen a tidy bathroom, two bedrooms, and a concealed laundry line the corridor, which leads to a main bedroom with ensuite, facing the hilltop to the east. All rooms include north-facing windows, and high awnings that punctuate the formal grid structure and provide natural ventilation. A garage and wine cellar fit neatly within the suspended volume of the main house, keeping the building footprint to a mere 100m2.  The house is supplied with rainwater from three tanks staggered down its southern side, and the solar array and hotwatersystem considerably reduce the impact on the environment.

The material list has been restricted to reverse veneer concrete block walls with colorbond custom orb lining, polished concrete bondek slab, and native timber window frames, tied together by an efficient steel structure to deliver maximum impact on a tight budget.

 The Angaston Pavilion is Jon’s first private project.

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