What happens when architecture steps back and lets the landscape lead? Rejuvenating an original 1980s house by Dan Callaghan in Brisbane, Nielsen Jenkins shaped a home that sits quietly within the trees.
Through material restraint and a muted palette, the interiors are simplified to find harmony beneath Mount Coot-tha’s canopy. Shadows, texture and timber warmth draw your focus outward to the forest.
With a darkened exterior that recedes into the trees, El Paso is a study in how modern architecture can disappear into landscape and let nature do the talking.
00:00 – Introduction to Treehouse
00:49 – The Forest Site and History of the Home
01:21 – Floor plan and Planning Between the Trees
02:05 – The Brief for El Paso House
02:57 – Material Palette for Bush Home
05:56 – Rejuvenating the 80s Home
07:41 – Reflecting on the House
Website article – https://simpledwelling.net/features/el-paso-nielsen-jenkins
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Architecture by Nielsen Jenkins – https://www.nielsenjenkins.com/
Original architecture by Dan Callaghan
Built by Struss Constructions – https://www.strussconstructions.com.au/
Engineering by Optimum Structures – https://www.optimumstructures.com.au/
Filmed and edited by Anthony Richardson – https://www.instagram.com/anthonyrichardson_/
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Location: Bardon, Queensland, Australia
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