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Parliament House, Canberra, ACT
Early in the design process for the Parliament House, the architects established that Australian timber would be employed widely for both aesthetic and practical reasons.
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Sydney Opera House
The rich and extensive timber interiors, of the Sydney Opera House, an exemplary example of the use of plywood and laminated hardwood in a public building. Also discusses Utzon's origional unbuilt proposal.
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Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building
Designed by noted Australian architect, Joseph Reed, and erected in 1880-1, the Royal Melbourne Exhibiton Centre it is a fine early example of the use of timber in the structure and finish of a large classical style building in Australia
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John XXIII College Chapel, Mt. Claremont, WA
The John XXIII Chapel continued the long tradition of timber construction in Australian ecclesiastical building.
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The World of the Platypus Building, Healesville, Victoria
The World of the Platypus Building, with a form metaphoric of the animal itself, extends the vocabulary of sustainable and organic architecture that Burgess and his team developed for the Brambuk building. Again timber is a key element in the design.
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Uluru Aboriginal Cultural Centre
Located one kilometre to the south of Uluru in central Australia, Uluru-Kata Tjuta Aboriginal Cultural Centre is intended to be a meeting place where the Anangu people of the western desert, the traditional custodians of the national park, can share their stories and traditional laws with visitors to the national park.
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St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Gracemere, Qld
A multi purpose church with curvaceous and segmented timber portal structure and veneered ceiling panels
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Sunny Hills Country Club
This Sunny Hill Country Club Hotel was built from timber for two main reasons: timber has an established association with relaxation and leisure and it is an easy to use and economic building material.
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Brunsdon - Hoelzl House
A sytlish and elegant combination of architectural design and owner builder dedication.
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Farmhouse, Ocean view, Qld
A functional farmhouse with large spaces, open view and intimate, relaxing corners
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Dune House and Studio
Recipient of the Kevin Borland Timber in Architecture Award in 1996, the exemplary design, structure, finishes, features and detailing of this house all express the essential aesthetic values and potential of wood.
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Own House
Bud Brannigan's own house, in the suburban Brisbane suburb of St. Lucia, is a contemporary interpretation of the traditional Queensland elevated lightweight timber house.
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