FREEHAND PROJECTS

09/11/2021

This double townhouse project in Ocean Grove replaced a single house on a tight corner block.
We managed to pack plenty of amenity into their modest footprint including great solar access, landscape views and excellent natural cross ventilation.
The beachy palette of silvertop ash cladding, hardwood battens and raw concrete masonry is really starting to weather in well and adds a welcoming and textured quality to the streetscape.

Builder: Cromer Builders
Photographer: Nic Stephens Photography

23/07/2021

Some good old fashioned winter weather has us thinking of the warm interior of our Bellarine Hillside House with its double sided fireplace.

Photographer: Steph McGlenchy
Builder: Glenn Dalby

07/07/2021

Currently working on this exciting new project for a family home by the beach in Ocean Grove.
Experimenting in Sketchup with some elemental forms that work with the sloping site to create a sense of secluded shelter within a sunny north facing backyard.
Located just back from the dunes, the owners will be able to smell the salt and almost feel the waves from the rooftop entertaining deck.

09/06/2021

How’s the weather?
Thinking of this fireplace we specified for the Bellarine Hillside House right now.

Photographer: Steph McGlenchy
Builder: Glenn Dalby
Fireplace: Cheminees Philippe Fireplaces Australia

05/06/2021

And we’re off and running on this forever family home on a beautiful treed block in Ocean Grove.
Looking forward to working with Leigh Cass Builders on this one.

05/06/2021

Treetop addition to this 1970’s classic poking up into the melaleuca canopies.
Looking forward to those great sunset views.

08/04/2021

These beauties are stacked and ready to go at our latest Ocean Grove project. Previously used as garden pavers, the original owner of the house salvaged them from old houses in Geelong in the 1970’s and painstakingly cleaned them all by hand, so it’s only fair that we respect the effort and incorporate them into the new design.
These will become an angled 2-storey block that anchors the new addition and leads out into the north facing garden.

18/03/2021

We spent a good part of the 1990’s and 2000’s designing some of the best known restaurants and bars in Melbourne, but it’s great to be able to complete a job in our own patch with Little Raaja in Ocean Grove.
We tried to pack a lot into the intimate space, with a selection of materials and colours that owe something to the modernist architecture of India in the 50’s and 60’s as well as creating a warm and friendly interior that helps make for a memorable meal.
It’s hard to pick a favourite, but we love the chicken biryani and the some of the best garlic naan this side of Hyderabad!
Photographer: Steph McGlenchy

11/03/2021

Some generous curves reach out into the landscape and embrace this addition to a traditionally-styled rural house on the Bellarine.
Early sketch design stage and we reckon this one will be pretty special.

05/03/2021

We just had the very talented Steph McGlenchy do a photo shoot at Little Raaja in Ocean Grove, and we reckon she’s captured the depth of colour in this rich and textured interior really well.
Looking forward to sharing more of the highlights in the coming days.

29/01/2021

The lovely people over at The Design Files have done a feature on our Bellarine Hillside House which is getting a bit of love at the moment.
The house was something of a labour of love for our practice, and we’re pretty happy with the outcome.
Unique sites like this on the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast deserve a design response that goes beyond the standard one-size-fits-all approach, and we relish working with clients who are seeking a design approach that expands conventional expectations.
If you think Freehand Projects might be a good fit for your dream coastal project, get in touch for a chat about how we can help.

Freehand Projects delivers a contemporary modernist-inspired masterpiece that celebrates geometric forms, and the surrounding landscape.

28/01/2021

We’re delighted to learn that our Bellarine Hillside House has been nominated for the ArchDaily 2021 Building of the Year Awards.
The awards are voted on by readers of ArchDaily so if you feel like giving us a virtual pat on the back, just follow the link below and lock in a vote for Freehand Projects any time during the next 2 weeks.

https://boty.archdaily.com/us/2021/candidates/136520/bellarine-hillside-house-slash-freehand-projects