Kevin O'brien Architects

The Administration and Library at Woorabinda State School sought to provide modern facilities to a remote community. The building is located at the main entry to the school campus but is aligned with the local cemetery beyond in homage to the community's ancestors as the origin of cultural knowledge.

The Retail Store and Offices in Lockhart River provide commercial space to a remote Aboriginal community in Far North Queensland. The Retail Store contains retail space, cold rooms and long term storage to last the wet seasons that occasionally disrupt supply lines from Cairns. The front door of the Retail Store is located in an extensive seating arrangement under established trees.

The Archibald Street House works a 3 level house around a central courtyard on a small lot in Brisbane. The upper sleeping level gains light through the introverted nature of the upper void, whilst the ground plane living level opens generously into the productive garden.

An expressed concrete structure is dressed in 3 layers of insulation (2 reflective, 2 bulk) to exclude heat gain in the long summers, and minimize heat loss in the short winters, leading to reducing energy consumption and electricity bills.Stained spotted gum ship-lap boards provides an external skin with effective thermal properties while continuing the timber tradition of the area.