b'green thumbsResenePaduaReseneDellReseneDouble MondoBreezebrick Courtyard House, BrisbaneOn a project that was originally centred around the refurbishment of a late 1960s home, a new extension and external works, a clever detail and a touch of whimsical thinking has turned it into something really special.Jason Haigh of Brisbane-based architecture practice Cloud Dwellerssaysthatakeyaimfortheprojectwastoletthe family enjoy a stronger connection to the site, so the everyday occupation of the house could become something that naturally flowed inside to out. The preliminary discussion involved a long lawn space where the children could engage in active play. The design was framed up with this lawn space being brought towards thecentreofthenewextension.Subsequently,theowners decidedahardstandareathatcouldaccommodateapartial basketball court was how this play area should be arranged.It presented a dilemmawhile the connectivity would be effective, a basketball court wasnt exactly a desirable visual focus for a residential home. Cloud Dwellers proposed solution wasOne of the owners was a former art teacher,Resene Dell green was chosen as the base colourcolour blend of mosaics was chosen to contrast withopposite and above: to treat the court surface as a large-scale mural that could haveand Cloud Dwellers has an interest in doing muralsforthecourttomaintainasenseofcontinuitythe warm coloured bricks, and the hue of the courtA basketball court in Resene relationships with other internal and landscape elements withinourselves, so we decided that the mural would bebetween it and the lawn, but Jason says that it wascircles is picked up on the tiles.Dell featuring circular elements the scheme.executed between us. The mural was documentedimportant that the second tone also be differentThat repetition of colour and the circular formsin Resene Padua makes for a Our practice has an interest in the Supergraphics style oftruly unique play space as part murals pioneered in the murals at Sea Ranch in California inas part of the 3D model of the house and was set outenough. We wanted it more like a sibling than athroughout the outdoor area were a major factorof this 1960s Brisbane homes the late 1960s, Jason says. The first aim of the design was toon the slab by the architects. The house owners thentwin. For the circular elements, Resene Paduaain what has become a really effective solution, bothrefurbishment. Landscape incorporate the shooters key in a way that would not read likecompleted the painting work themselves. greenish light bluewas chosen to link it with thevisually and in meeting the homeowners desire for aarchitecture by Duncan Gibbs, traditional court markings. That semi-circle was picked out andWechosecoloursfromtheResenerangemain colours featured in the interior, says Jason. more family-oriented space. www.cloud-dwellers.com.au,then teamed with additional full and part circles, allowing us tobecause we were able to find selections with mutedColouredmosaictiles,whichtiebacktotheThe end result is that the basketball court isbuild by D Pearce Constructions,www.dpearceconstructions.com.au, start a language of circles that could then continue through thecharacter that we felt could work well with the latebalcony of the original home, were used in a numbernow an enjoyably bold part of the outlook from theimages by Andy Macpherson,site in concrete pipe planters and steppers. 1960s original house. of key areas throughout the project. Outside, a coolhouse, he says.www.andy-macpherson.com.78 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 79'