Teneriffe House by Vokes and Peters

Built on the land of the Yugara and Turrbal people

Teneriffe, Queensland

Jury citation With the original house – a 1909 Queenslander – almost lost to years of insensitive adaptation, this project tells a story of repair. Vokes and Peters emptied the plan by removing all interventions and recalibrating the structure into a variety of spaces that both honour the home’s heritage and meet the practicalities of modern life. A concrete plinth and cloister ground the new communal family spaces and link the original interior with the garden, reclaiming the ground and the sky. A work of rich composition, Teneriffe House bespeaks a mature narrative of domesticity and city-making. — Teneriffe House was reviewed by Katelin Butler in Houses 128. See architectureau.com/ articles/teneriffe-house

Architect Vokes and Peters; Project team Stuart Vokes, Aaron Peters (design architects), Emma Denman, Christopher Skinner (graduates of architecture); Engineer Greg Killen; Hydraulic consultant Greg Hamilton; Building surveyor Building Certification Consultants; Land surveyor Landmark Surveys