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Scott Carpenter Architect is a design based architectural firm located on the thriving Tweed Coast of northern NSW. Scott is committed to innovative and environmentally sensitive design directed towards creating “great space” which is as equally functional as it is evocative and stimulating.

“The essence of “great space” is measured simply by how it stimulates the senses. It’s what excites us and what puts us at ease. It may come from generosity of space or from a commitment to precision and detail. While each project differs from the last, the core principles remain constant.” - Scott Carpenter

SCA remains at the forefront of architecture and design by continuously developing their skills and capabilities in line with industry trends. The practice also deploys the latest and most sophisticated technologies in computer-aided design and drafting (CAD). The commitment to design and service is reflected in the awards SCA has won, and complimented by the positive responses received from clients.

“We find that designing your new home is invariably an exciting process from conception to completion. It depends greatly on an open and harmonious three-way relationship between the client, Architect and builder to ensure that the vision manifests itself in exceptional results. My aim is not to give you what you want but what you never dreamt was possible.” - Scott Carpenter

PROFILE Front page: Farrell Shilton Residence

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PROCESS

When engaged, an Architect is given the opportunity to enrich a client’s life. Whether it is designing a family’s beach house or a commercial project, we inevitably become very passionate and intimately involved with both the client and site.Response to site and climate is at the forefront of every design. The first step is to undertake a comprehensive site analysis to fully understand the microclimate and thus make the most of what it has to offer. In formulating a brief we will draw from the client not only the functional, but the qualitative elements which will ultimately ensure that the end product is both unique and fits the client like a glove.

The design development process that Scott Carpenter Architect has developed ensures that no detail is overlooked. Our highly personalised service guarantees that the client also becomes deeply involved with the design and that their hand is held throughout the entire process from concept to completion. We project manage the design phase of the project by coordinating and liaising with all consultants, suppliers and client throughout the design to make sure that the entire process runs smoothly.

Finally, we will make introductions to trusted building contractors to establish a harmonious three-way relationship between Client, Architect and Builder.

PROCESS

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PEOPLESCOTT CARPENTER, Architect & Founding Director

Scott originally established an Architectural Drafting practice on Sydney’s northern beaches in 1992 and continued to hone his skills in this competitive residential market for ten years. After graduating from The University of New South Wales with first class honours in 2001 he was lured to the Tweed Coast to work with renowned Brisbane based and award winning Architect Geoffrey Pie to work on the exciting new coastal township of Casuarina Beach.Upon registering in 2003, he established Scott Carpenter Architect Pty Ltd and began specialising in innovative and environmentally sensitive residential design appropriate to the unique Tweed Coast climate.

NIC RAATH, Senior Draftsperson (Business Partner)

Nic Raath joined SCA in 2011 as a Senior Draftsperson. Nic moved to Australia from South Africa in 2002 after completing a Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Technology (1996-2000).With over 11 years experience in the architectural and construction industry Nic has utilised his qualifications and experience to significantly contribute to the value of many premium quality practices. Nic’s background in design, drafting and construction has become an invaluable asset to the SCA team and is proud to be a driving force in the development of designs, documentation and specifications. Nic believes in design that is practical, functional and original with a strong focus on sustainability and cutting edge technology.

LAUREN DALY, Interior Designer

Lauren graduated with honours from a Bachelor of Built Environment, Majoring in Interior Design in 2002.Since graduation Lauren has worked on prestigious residential, commercial and retail projects, both in Australia and Internationally.Lauren believes that the evolution of design comes from the harmony of all elements. This is reflected in Scott Carpenter Architect’s commitment to bringing together interior design and architecture as a single process. This process enables designs to reach yet a higher level of refinement and ensure that the entire package, inside and out, is designed in harmony.

JESSICA HARRIS, Architectural Graduate

Jessica graduated in 2014 from a Masters of Architecture at Griffith University on the Gold Coast with the honour of receiving the Queensland Institute of Architects Memorial Medallion for the student with the greatest proficiency of the Masters degree. Jessica has worked at SCA since the beginning of 2014 as well as maintaining close links with Griffith University with a continual contribution to both architectural design studios and history/theory courses. A refined thought processes, environmental sensibility and creative thinking are each imperative to they way Jessica would like to design and practice.

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ALINE MARTINS de LIMA, Draftsperson

Aline moved from Brazil to Australia in 2011 after graduating in Environmental Science (focused on environmental management and sustainability). As soon as she started her Diploma of Building Design, she found her passion in the architectural world: the combination of sustainability and construction. Aline believes it is possible to have a conscious approach to energy and ecological conservation in the design of the built environment. Ensuring that our actions and decisions today do not inhibit the opportunities of the future.

TIM ATKINSON, Senior Draftsperson

Tim graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture, Honors, from UTS in 2002. This built upon his previous Architectural Drafting qualification which he earned in 1997.Over the past 18 years Tim has been involved in defence, healthcare, education, commercial high-rise, residential high-rise and high end single residential projects. Tim has been employed by such firms as Bates Smart, Fulton Trotter, Woods Bagot and DBI. Tim’s key roles having been project documentation and project delivery / management. Additionally Tim has worked with government agencies such as Department of Defense and Gold Coast City Council in delivering local and overseas infrastructure projects. This board project base has given Tim a sound understanding of diverse construction systems and required him to work closely with a wide range of consultants, imparting valuable cross-disciplinary knowledge.Tim has now returned to his true passion, single residential projects, where he believes that the relationship developed with the client is paramount to a successful outcome for all.

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The core ideas we explored with the Banzai Residence were to develop an Australian, contemporary sub-tropical home that presented an alternative to the local aesthetic, avoided direct references to ‘The Queenslander’ or ‘50s beach houses’ but one that encapsulated everything that was good about these iconic predecessors. The clients loved the ‘lightness’ of the climate responsive Queenslander and equally the materiality of the low maintenance, no-fuss 50s beach house, yet they wanted none of these exactly. The home was thus conceived as a rustic container stretching along the North-South axis, projecting into the street and floating above two ground floor, north-facing pavilions that anchor the home and create an internal private courtyard.

BANZAI HOUSE

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BEAGLEY HOUSEThis beach house was built in 2003 for a Brisbane family as a holiday escape and embodies all the simple philosophies of Passive Solar and Environmentally Sustainable Design. The orientation of the site facing due north made the design strategy extremely simple. The plan is one room thick with every room facing due north to take advantage of natural light and breezes. The first floor was designed as the parent’s sanctuary with master bedroom and living spaces opening up to enormous entertainment decks. The teenagers retreat was kept down stairs with three bedrooms and a rumpus room - again spilling out to external decks. The simple roof lines make up for an elegant and timeless home, perfectly suited to its beach side locations.

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BLACKCOMBE HOUSEWith an evolving and growing family in mind, ‘Blackcombe’ developed as a variety of living spaces radiating off a central core. An open tread timber stair winding up within an opaque polycarbonate shell and connecting all three storeys soon created the central circulation core required. Clad with timber battens, offset from the polycarbonate face, this zone blessed with an ambient light quality and an artwork of shadows during the day, then lights up like a Chinese lantern at night. With initial sketches of the enormous gutters moulding seamlessly into the metre wide eaves, the low-pitched roof soon resembled a Chinaman’s hat and sheltered the walls from rain and sun in a similar manner. The subsequent Asian ‘feel’ has thus evolved rather than being a driving concept but nonetheless feels appropriate and certainly doesn’t detract from the fact that this is a house designed for the sub-tropical beachside climate that it inhabits.

Commendation in NSW Chapter Country Division Architecture Awards - Houses -New

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CAMERON RESIDENCEBound by North Queensland’s natural marshland and the high water mark of the Fraser Coast, this beach house was designed as a holiday retreat for a Brisbane family with grown up children. There was a desire to divide the home into two distinct areas. The ground floor acts as a teenage retreat with a robust, hose-out feel. The third story lookout hosts the master bedroom with 360 degree panoramic views of the ocean to the east and marshland to the west. The middle story brings these two distinct areas together as a communal gathering space with a refined finish. The living area has the ability to completely open up to the deck. The perimeter of this decked space can be screened off from the elements in order to provide an additional 80m2 of open plan living and entertainment space. Because the vertical connection between the spaces was so important, a feature was made of the staircase, which not only screens the western sun but also creates a light void, providing penetrating northern light into the home. While the house is inevitably oriented toward the remarkable views over Harvey Bay and beyond, the premise to achieve northern light and passive design principles still remains integral to the design.

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ELANORA BEACH HOUSEWith direct access to the beach and views stretching down to Cape Byron, this beach house was conceived to be a holiday retreat for a Brisbane based family and their friends. The home has been devised as two wings which house different functions. The single storey children and guest wing looks north toward a central courtyard, and has a character and outlook all of its own. The double storey wing stretches along the beachfront, with the ground floor housing a communal living area, which has direct access both to the beach on one side and a private courtyard on the other. On the upper floor, Scott has created a parents wing that draws in some magnificent views of the coast down towards Byron Bay.

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HARPER COURT HOUSEThe challenge of the Harper Court Beach House was to deliver a quality home that would withstand the rigours of the harsh salt environment, provide generous indoor and outdoor space for a family with three teenage boys and their mates, and would have its design principles soundly grounded by the core values of passive solar orientation...and all at half the price or less than its neighbours. So together with the client we embarked on a journey to discover what was necessary in a beachside family home and discard anything that was not.

Commendation in NSW Country Division Architecture Awards: ITI Australia Residential Architecture – Affordable Housing Under $350,000, 2013

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FARRELL SHILTON RESIDENCEThe Farrell Shilton Residence was devised as a vehicle to accommodate the journey from a hectic inner city Melbourne lifestyle to one of laisse-fair beachside living and entertainment….not retirement but a fresh and exciting chapter.

Inspired by the clean lines of the 1950’s Palm Springs architecture and styling of Richard Neutra, our clients had a clear aesthetic vision but understood that they had to temper their aspirations to meet a strict budget. Designed for a couple with no children and a revolving door of visitors, the temptation to arrange the plan into two north facing pavillions linked by a covered breezeway seemed to be too strong to ignore. The Master Villa, stretching the southern boundary, houses a generous bedroom, large living space and kitchen which all open out onto the decked outdoor living and central courtyard. Accessed via the covered breezeway, the self-contained Guest Wing contains two modest bedrooms and a central bathroom.

A tight client/architect relationship was quickly established which enabled us to collate our philosophies of design, form, function, and tectonics to create a symbiotic harmony of art, architecture and landscape.

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NORTHPOINT RESIDENCEThe owners of this much published and celebrated home needed a relaxing sanctuary where they could escape the stress of a hectic profession and immerse themselves in a casual beachside lifestyle. The challenge was to create a timeless and elegant home, robust enough to withstand the rigours of the harsh seaside environment, exude a bold and contemporary confidence yet maintain a cosy, comfortable and homely feel. The strong vertical lines and sleek horizontal forms are delicately balanced and softened by a varied textural palette of concrete, stone, weatherboards and chunky weathered timber.

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SHNITZERLING RESIDENCE

This is a home Scott designed in collaboration with Geoffrey Pie in Brisbane prior to going out on his own. Designed for a family with three young children, this home was concieved as a two pavilion weekend beach house space with distinct zones for parents, friends and teenagers to inhabit the home simultaneously without being in each other’s pockets.The covered bridge that links the pavilions and separates the specific zones is my favourite ‘room’ in the house. We battened in the western facade of the stair well so that in the hot summer afternoons the sun filters into the space bringing it to life. Similarly, we deliberately separated the third floor ‘party room’ with an external spiral staircase, again, clad with greyed off hardwood battens.

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WALES RESIDENCE

With a family of three but an extended family of hundreds, the home was designed as two distinct zones. The ‘private home’ occupies the first floor taking full advantage of the ocean views and breezes while the ‘party house’ remains down stairs centred on the pool and nestled within the landscaped gardens.The upper floor takes on a simple minimalist form floating effortlessly over the solid recessed base. The entire northern face of

white floating box’s outer skin is comprised of operable louvres, which offer complete control of privacy and shelter to the inner living and sleeping spaces. With the thermal mass of the ground floor moderating temperature downstairs and every single room facing north and capturing the cooling Nor-East breezes, the Wales Residence performs as every contemporary environmentally sensitive home should.

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THE WILSON RESIDENCEThe Wilson Residence can be simply described as ‘quintessential beach living with a solid dose of bold modernism.’ The first thing that strikes you is the unashamedly bold minimalist form of a white rendered ‘concrete’ box floating over its polished charcoal block base and anchored centrally by the glass breeze-way.

The home however is more than just a bold contemporary architectural statement - it is about a quality of space that accommodates the casual beach side laissez-faire lifestyle. The line between indoors and outdoors is subtly blurred as doors disappear behind the walls and decks are brought inside. The hub of the home is the breezeway - open to the north but protected from the elements by a shielded glazed roof and a combination of timber battens and fixed glass louvres, it simultaneously kinks and separates the four zones acting both as central circulation zone and ‘airlock.’ The entire house is flanked on both sides by water. Light and reed ponds to the southern entry boardwalk and a 20m vanishing edge lap pool stretching the entire length of northern boundary.

RAIA National Architecture Awards 2007, QLD Gold Coast Regional Award - Commendation for Single Residential - New.

Runner Up: House of the Year: HIA Qld. State Awards.

NSW Chapter Country Division Award - Houses -New.

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Fine craftsmanship and careful attention to design and detail are what sets the Fitcher Residence apart, completed in 2015. The exposed timber trusses, gable roof and weatherboard cladding set a Hamptons tone which was used a reference point for the design and then developed upon to form a contemporary beachfront residence suited to the Australian lifestyle and climate. A rich material palette of new guinea rose wood timber, recycled brick, timber flooring and weatherboard cladding combine to form a cohesive coastal palette with obvious soul.

FITCHER RESIDENCE

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The design brief for the Beach Life project was to retain a classic beach look and feel, whilst creating something new and imaginative that embodies the diverse character of the Casuarina community today. Every townhome will have a unique facade supported by a range of colour palettes, three different rooflines, four types of cladding and the inclusion of balconies on some designs.There are various floorplans - some with all bedrooms on the top floor and others placing the master bedroom at ground level with living areas to create a parents’ retreat.All of the 29 townhomes are driven by sustainable design principles - all living areas and bedrooms are north-facing to promote natural lighting and cross ventilation, and all materials have been carefully selected to suit the coastal environment.

BEACH LIFE (forthcoming)

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The ‘Pavilions’ and ‘The Beach Shacks’ are both separate multi-residential developments born out of a simple formula to produce affordable self-contained villas. They were inspired by the no nonsense, robust beach houses of the 50s but transformed to suit the contemporary Australian getaway (or permanent holiday). Each design offers generous first floor living space opening out onto decks for added outdoor entertaining and dining.

THE PAVILLIONS

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THE BEACH SHACKS

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CONTACT

02) 6674 04880419 259 426

570 Casuarina Way,Casuarina Beach, NSW, 2487

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Registration: ARB: 7017 3539Australian Institute of Architects: AIA No. 22721

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