Family Home IBK

We had a dream of building a small, beautiful home that could work with our family that are all in various phases of life with varying needs.

Refresh* delivered us with an amazing design, beyond our imaginings.  Throughout the design and building process Refresh* maintained exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to a high-quality product.

We are the proud owners of an exceptional piece of architecture that has added so much quality and comfort to our lives.

We love the look and feel of our Family-Home - each person who walks past stops and looks and says, “how great”.

Barbara Haid - owner Family Home IBK

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SAOIR

We have bought SAOIR as a new home, hence we were not involved in the briefing of it. However, we were incredibly delighted how easy it was to settle into the new house. It was so well thought through, so many uplifting and positive surprises which we would never have expected. We just really love it. 

This house has one of the best kitchens we have ever used, bench space is superb and an abundance of storage. The curves are not only look fantastic, they are really functional. There is a very nice and subtle filtered light in all living areas. All rooms are cross ventilated and shaded from the summer sun to avoid overheating and the concrete slab helps to keep the rooms cool in summer It is easy to see how much thought has gone into creating this home to not only make it beautiful, but totally functional in every aspect. 

The architects succeeded in truly celebrating subtropical living when designing SAOIR. The R* team seamlessly merged the qualities of the early 1900’s cottage with the demands of contemporary living in a very skilfully executed fusion of architecture and lush subtropical landscaping. We have no hesitation to recommend R* to design for any residential commission, and if we were to do our next home we will certainly talk to them.

Kristen - owner SAOIR

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BAKER BOYS BEACH HOUSE

As a joint holiday home of three families with different requirements obviously the task to design Baker Boys Beach House was quite challenging. However, having worked with Erhard and the REFRESH* team on several projects before we knew that they enjoy taking on challenging projects. They listened carefully to each of us and delivered a design responsive to all of our needs - a clever and unique solution surpassing our expectations.

Being builders ourselves, naturally we wanted to be involved in the delivery method early on in the project to ensure a balance of outcome and efficiency, given the project is located on an island. R* was embracing our involvement and in close collaboration with NGS engineers a pre-manufactured structural steel skeleton was developed which we could easily bolt together onsite without any welding.

The result is nothing short of stunning. We love the simplicity of the house, subtle materials and the beautiful spaces which allow us to enjoy the bush and be close the beach. The house is an amazing place to come together and enjoy cooking, eating, laughing, playing games, reading books, bathing outdoors, contemplating and as well to enjoy solitude.

The place has been laid out very cleverly to avoid looking at other houses, but to look over treetops straight out to the ocean and horizon while enjoying the bush setting. It’s such an uplifting experience, breathtaking and quietening at the same time.

Baker Boys Beach House feels like we have a permanent camp on Stradbroke Island, and when we’re there, we can forget about our busy city lives. It’s the ideal holiday escape - Thanks to the Erhard and the R* Team.

Frederic Dubois - co-owner BBBH

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CLAYFIELD RESIDENCE

Favourite part of your extension and renovation
Everything! Refresh and Bespoke have done an amazing job. There is so much more space and storage. It looks very modern and matches exceptionally well with our existing house. Kids love the new living room and the new extension to the kitchen bench. 

Impact on daily use
Everything flows well. The extension of the kitchen table is being used extensively every day as both dining and study space by all of us. Kids won't go elsewhere. We feel very comfortable and the extension has become an essential part of our everyday living.

Successfully achieve the goal
Refresh has indeed successfully achieved our goals. They gave our dream house more space with additional modern and functional design. 

Favourite part working together
The refresh team is friendly and professional people. They are incredibly approachable and easy to get hold of. 

“The team works with you! From the start, they clearly understood what we want and shared our vision for the renovation. They also gave excellent suggestions and recommendations along the way that achieved an even better result. ”

Ida & Norm - owners Clayfield Residence

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HAWTHORNE SIBLINGS

“From the moment we met Erhard & Monika of Refresh Design, we knew we were in capable hands.  They were warm, welcoming and intent on understanding our brief.  They are meticulous in all facets of the design, including making sure the design/build brief would meet a realistic budget, whilst still featuring bespoke architectural features. 

We have engaged Refresh for three projects now.  The first was to reconfigure the floorplan of a beautiful old Queenslander, whose period details were to be celebrated, but incorporate a more contemporary open plan living.  

The second was the design of the ‘Hawthorne Siblings’, two identical 3 bedroom compact homes on two compact blocks.  Llewellyn oversaw the build ensuring the detailed plans on paper, did in fact come to life with the quality we had all envisioned. His dedication to this project was unfaltering.

We have just started our third project, a knock-down-rebuild on a steep city view block.  Whilst all projects are varied in their needs, we give our complete trust to Refresh, as they deliver every single time.  We highly recommend you consider Refresh for your next project.”

Steve & Tash Vella - Hawthorne Siblings

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ANNIE STREET RESIDENCE

“We were referred to Refresh by a work colleague. I have undertaken a number of projects so im very familiar with development and the role of the architect. What I liked about Erhard from the outset was his willingness to listen to what my wife and I were wanting for our next home. Erhard has a lot of experience and has a track record like many architects however unlike those we have worked with in the past he was keen to understand our ideas and in most cases he embraced them. This should not be understated as its is more often than not the biggest complaint f most architects – they give you what they want and more often than not the outcome is not functional. We wanted a home that was uniquely designed but most importantly it needed to be function for us and our two young boys. We love the home we have created and would highly recommend Erhard and the team at Refresh – so much so we have now completed the design of our second home with them.”

Kingsley Andrew - owner of Annie Street Residence

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ONE PLUS ONE HOUSE

“Hi guys.

Just want to thank you again for the amazing work you did on our home.
As you know this has been a long term (15 year) project for Katie & I. A life project that has changed over time with the addition of Flinders.
We absolutely love our home - waking up every morning looking through the tree to the hillscape is wonderful. Uplifting!

The living area is just perfect - it brings us together & grounds us every day.
The spaces seem so spacious with separation but closeness - very clever in design & function. We have never felt closer as a family.
I love the little nooks & cranies (courtyards) & we enjoy playing with what we will do with them in the future.
The connection to the backyard has been awesome - Flinders love the space & now uses it daily - I enjoy the study of the great Australian lawn and what will be out the back.

We are in the thick of suburbia but have a feeling of serenity & privacy.
Architecture should make daily life easier but great architecture can change how you feel - you have done this for us.

Regards, Matthew” - owner of One Plus One House

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ONE PLUS ONE HOUSE

We met with Corinne & Erhard in April 2019 & were instantly impressed with their enthusiasm, professionalism & knowledge.

We had engaged many designers over the years & the guys at Refresh* truly stood above the rest. They listened, balanced the complex small lot code & period requirements, respected the budget & delivered a design that exceeded our vision.

Our new home is a fantastic blend of 1890’s charm & modern sophistication; delivered well beyond our expectations. From our initial meeting to managing the build to completion we could not be happier with Refresh* team.

We highly recommend Refresh* for any architectural design work.
Excellent!

Kate & Matthew

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