I recently had the privilege of photographing a beautiful residential home designed by Julianne McAlloon Architects. Sitting atop a hillside overlooking Cairns, the striking facade features cascading, irregular concrete steps through a landscaped garden. At night these steps illuminate, creating a sense of a staircase floating on light. An enlarged foyer walkway leads through to …
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Trinity Bay High School
With Year 7 entering high schools in Queensland in 2015, Trinity Bay High School needed new facilities to accommodate the additional 300 or so students this would bring. A Junior Secondary Studies precinct was developed… This new double storey wing of the school contains 11 class rooms and accompanying work spaces, along with a staffroom, …
Alamanda Palm Cove
Palm Cove has got to be my favourite beach on Cairns’ northern coastline, with a stunning palm-lined waterfront and small beach village vibe Sitting on the beachfront at it’s southern end is the Alamanda Palm Cove (formerly the Angsana Resort and Spa). The resort manangers, The Lancemore Group, recently commissioned me to capture some new …
Edmonton Leisure Centre
The Edmonton Leisure Centre was designed as a dual purpose facility as a sports centre and an emergency cyclone shelter. It’s multi-level design facilitates it’s current use as a sports hall and gym for the PCYC Cairns. I was tasked by PDT architects, to capture interior and exterior architecture photography of the centre, highlighting its …
Cardwell Foreshore
When Cyclone Yasi unleashed on the coastal town of Cardwell in February 2011, trees were ripped up, houses were destroyed and the town’s foreshore – a popular stop for travellers between Cairns and Townsville – was swallowed up by the accompanying storm surge. It was very much a small community smashed up beyond recognition. Three …
Inner City Haven
MiHaven recently tasked me with the architecture & interiors photography of their new design home in Cairns, the Inner City Haven. Intended as an affordable lifestyle alternative to apartment living, the home is designed with small (less than 400 sq m), inner city blocks in mind… and can be individually tailored, designed and built in …