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Experience

Soft Loud House Architects have many years experience in the design and construction administration of a wide range of projects.

The following is a list of some of our current and completed projects:

  • Farm masterplan and new house, Cassilis, Vic; New reverse mudbrick-veneer house, winery and outbuildings using recycled and local materials. Construction commencing 2011.
  • Arch house, Warburton; A seven star, rendered ICF and earth sheltered house utilising local stone and passive design principles, including a ground linked heat pump and hydro power generator. Construction commencing late 2010.
  • Underground house, Steels Creek; a new earth sheltered dwelling to replace a family home lost in the 2009 bushfires with ‘earthship’ style passive solar design, roman airconditioning ventilation system and solar/wood heating, cooking and hot water, under construction 2010.
  • Brisbane Parade, Warburton; lime rendered strawbale home. Sustainable elements include solar power, solar hot water, water harvesting and extremely high levels of insulation, completed 2010.
  • Hazelwood Road, East Warburton; compact 2 storey timbercrete home amongst the woods. Designed for fire resistance and energy efficiency, Completed 2010.
  • Azalea Court, Warburton; strawbale and lime rendered home, incorporating client’s wildly creative artistic expression. Sustainable elements include reed bed septic system, homemade water storage tank and solar/wood booster hot water, completed 2010.
  • Wandin Uniting Church; renovation of historic church, incorporating commercial kitchen, counselling rooms and amenities to allow the church to develop it’s community support infrastructure, completed 2009.
  • Yarra Junction-Noojee Road, Piedmont; generous lime/cement strawbale and timber farmhouse, taking in the northern mountain views and the rural landscape setting, completed 2009.
  • Brisbane Parade, Warburton; owner-built strawbale and timber house, completed 2007.
  • Alto Avenue, Croydon; owner-built three-storey timber framed / reverse brick veneer townhouse, completed 2007.
  • Second Nature eco village; preparation of concept design options for this 2ha ecovillage project in Mansfield, 2007
  • ESD Soft Loud House Architects office, Warburton; with sculptural cement render by local artist Sioux Dollman, grid-interactive solar power, interior fit out by furniture maker Don Willis, completed 2007.
  • Warburton Highway, Warburton; sustainable retail development of three offices and five retail shops. Planning submission December 2007.
  • Barkly Street, Elwood; renovation of four existing apartments and addition of three apartments, completed 2006.
  • Morganti’s Road, Eganstown; owner-built timber, mudbrick and stone house,
    completed 2006.
  • Wattletree Road, Warburton; alterations and additions to dwelling, completed 2005.
  • Old Kinglake Road, Steels Creek; new owner-built stone, mudbrick and timber house, with composting toilet and reed bed greywater system, completed 2004.
  • Let’s Dance Winery, Glenburn; machinery shed with vineyard spray mixing apron and
    reed-bed water treatment area, completed 2004.
  • Donovan’s Road, Healesville; construction of mudbrick winemaking shed and renovation of shearing shed into garage and studio, completed 2004.
  • Pharaoh’s Road, Warragul; farm masterplan, completed 2004.
  • Biodynamic blueberry farm, Paraparap; preparation of production and visitor area masterplan and detail design of various buildings.
  • Yellow Gum Road, Hoddles Creek; mudbrick, corrugated iron and timber house,
    completed 2001.
  • Let’s Dance Winery, Glenburn; masterplan for house, winery and visitor accommodation, including wastewater treatment areas and carparking, completed 2000.
  • DeBortoli Winery, Dixon’s Creek; masterplan for the integration of new buildings and gardens into property visitor precinct. Preparation of options for buildings, gardens, access roads and carparking, concept only 2000.
  • Horner’s Road, Warburton; owner-built straw bale, blockwork and stone tower house surrounded by permaculture based gardens and orchards, stage 1 completed 2000.
  • Kinglake Road, Glenburn; vibrant owner-built mudbrick house, completed 2000.
  • Brisbane Parade, Warburton; handmade mudbrick and timber house, completed 2000.
  • Spraggs Road, Toolangi; radial sawn timber house, completed 1999.