![A modern home sited on a sloping site, offering a dramatic architectural built form.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f2db3ca223c74d103389d38e566650e30306532ed93b1efe3a6973d8d2bf869/bda-architecture-miami-hill-residence-qld-20.jpg)
Miami Hill Residence
House
Location | Miami, Queensland
Client | Confidential
Photographer | Scott Burrows
Services | Architecture, Design, Documentation
The residence rests on a unique sloping site at Brakes Crescent, Miami Hill on the Gold Coast. The dramatic site and its context presented an opportunity to create a dynamic built form that offered the owners a unique, secure and comfortable living environment as well as value adding to the existing built environment and public space that it neighbours.
In response to the clients brief and context a built form emerged that made way for a dramatic addition to the hillside streetscape.
The building is composed into a composition of simple frames and planes of glass and overlapping walls of different materials. The use of off form concrete to the underside of the ‘cantilevered box’ creates a beautiful texture to this bold form and approach to the buildings entry.
2015, Regional Commendation
Australian Institute of Architects Awards
Gold Coast/Northern Rivers
Australian Institute of Architects Awards
Gold Coast/Northern Rivers
![A three-storey residence at dusk, featuring light and dark elements and large balcony spaces.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4d08faecdc4265cc127cc8436b4b85f43cc15adf219474421e4e8d97ab5996b3/bda-architecture-miami-hill-residence-qld-19.jpg)
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![Hand-drawn section showing the proposed 3 level residence within the surrounding street and context.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec01e2a03ac82f3588a99790dbf15dc5b917308814a6338daef0214109b97a39/bda-architecture-miami-hill-residence-qld-sitesection.jpg)
![A contemporary house perched on a hillside, offering breathtaking views.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e82ad9073b33c91ea92666703e4f0a1e0609ff424b2e3f80837b0fbb40bae8e7/bda-architecture-miami-hill-residence-qld-18.jpg)
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![A contemporary kitchen and living room with expansive windows, showcasing a seamless blend of modern design and natural light.](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7a6cee5035e40c35acc1848692b2f2c7e690fd8e6a3cc586d6e4225211dddb0b/bda-architecture-miami-hill-residence-qld-33.jpg)