Bardon Courtyard House

Bardon Courtyard House is a new large 517sq.m 5-bedroom family home, built on a 797sq.m north facing sloping block in the inner city Brisbane suburb of Bardon.

The house is designed for a busy professional couple that wanted a family home that would be centred on outdoor activities with their children and accommodate extended family, friends, and home-based work commitments. The central hub of the home is the kitchen – dining, family room and a large covered outdoor room. These key spaces are arranged around a central courtyard that is open on the eastern side where it is bounded by a 15M lap pool. The courtyard is complimented by 2 additional garden zones that are spread across the site. The 3 zones of green space; the north facing front garden, east facing central courtyard, and south facing lawn and olive grove have informed the planning of the house. The placement and orientation of rooms, food preparation and cooking benches, windows, doors, and built-in seating all address the garden zones. The green zones punctuate the plan, breaking down the large floor area and allowing plenty of light, sun, ventilation, and views in every room of the house in a very private setting.

Project Collaborators

Wes Kelder, Joel Kelder James Anthony Construction

Scott Burrows Photographer

street view mid century modern house with gate house
mid century modern house street view at dusk
gate house entry and house entry stairs
house courtyard with grass and pool
courtyard house plan
house entry lobby and kitchen
timber doors open to kitchen
living room with window seat and dining area
window seat with timber windows open to gardens
courtyard house plan - upper floor
lap pool with courtyard garden
house exterior to courtyard garden and covered terrace
house with large timber windows
dining room with doors to exterior courtyard
open plan dining room
house entry and dining room with timber screen
covered terrace to exterior courtyard
timber staircase dining room and courtyard garden
open plan kitchen and dining area
timber doors open to covered exterior terrace
main bedroom with timber frame windows
main bedroom windows to garden
bathroom ensuite
bathrooms
living room with timber frame windows to street
courtyard garden
mid century modern house street view