James Russell Architects
James Russell Architects, now Russell with Co., is a Brisbane design practice founded by James Russell. People, place and craft are the guiding principles of its work, and its experience of hands-on building feeds an interest in social engagement, connection to place and "honest craft". The practice still begins projects with pen, paper and cardboard models.
"Our climate gives us great freedom in design," it says: architecture can be "reduced to a minimal shelter" that lets people enjoy the land underfoot, the sun, the breezes and the sounds around them.
On Lunchbox, Boston Street House turns a 1990s red-brick builder's special into a modern courtyard house, and Raven Street House uses curtains and shutters where you'd expect walls. White Avenue House extends a weatherboard to suit Brisbane's climate, Oxlade Drive House shows what a custom home can offer over a mass builder, and Christian Street House embraces morning sun and bay breezes.
See Raven Street House, Christian Street House and more of their work on Lunchbox below.
Boston Street House: 'Builder's Special' Tranformed Into Modern Courtyard House
A Brisbane red brick spec home was showing its age. Architect James Russell cleverly transformed the dated home into a bright and modern courtyard house.
Bisley Place House: A Suburban Home With a Cheeky Twist
Bisley Place House is a suburban home built for family life and interaction. Bending the rules creates an incredible indoor-outdoor space for the family.
Raven Street House Has Curtains and Shutters Where You'd Expect Walls
Raven Street House brings new meaning to 'open-plan' with curtains, shutters and dazzling colored glass where the walls should be. There's even an indoor tree!
A Weatherboard House Extension Perfectly Suited to Brisbane's Climate
James Russell Architects' distinctive tropical style shines through in this climate-sensitive weatherboard house extension.
Oxlade Drive House is Perfect for its Sub-Tropical Climate
Instead of a generic mass-built home, this family built a home designed to suit their lifestyle and the sub-tropical Brisbane climate.
Christian Street House Takes Advantage of Benign Subtropical Climate
Embracing the morning sun and bay breezes, Christian Street House is comfortable year-round by making the most of Brisbane's climate.
Naranga Avenue House: You Haven't Seen Breeze Blocks Like This Before
Inspired by the surrounding '60s estate, James Russell Architects takes the humble breeze block to new heights of style.