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An open rooftop deck at the existing Barwon Health North building seemed a perfect fit for a new Dental Clinic facility, expanding their existing dental services in the Geelong area. Our challenge was to deliver a welcoming and light-filled clinic without addressing the north orientation...

A renovators delight is an understatement for this project. A once impressive farm house and local landmark was left unmaintained for many years. A full refurbishment with a subtle extension will bring back this icon and provide a well appointed house for the farmers to...

Cotter Reid Director, Wayne Reid, likes to achieve a lot with very little. In 2019 he embarked on a journey to create two tiny houses for his family. Both houses fulfil the functional need but offer fresh opportunities. Environmental consideration from first principles, orientation, mass,...

A pending progression to nine streams drove Mazenod College to expand their existing Senior School complex, whilst affording them the opportunity to create innovative, flexible, IT-rich learning spaces that not only supported current pedagogical needs, but also provided a Tertiary-style learning environment. The complexity in the...

This project involved the dynamic extension and modernisation of existing 50yo Chapel, to increase capacity to 270 (year level), enhance connection to Faith, improve thermal and acoustic comfort & audio visual presentations. Includes integration of a water feature & Memorial Garden. The floor plan has...

Coastal towns in Victoria are becoming increasingly suburban in nature with standard subdivisions overtaking coastal farmland. Cleverly, two pavilions were designed by Cotter Reid Architects' Director Wayne Reid as self-contained residences in Torquay. The smaller pavilion contains two bedrooms, bathroom, study and open light filled...

Simonds College in West Melbourne provided an interesting challenge to Cotter Reid Architects Director, Wayne Reid in creating flexible learning environments in a heritage listed 1920s building in 2014. Flexible and modern learning spaces were established with five Year 7 learning spaces developed along with...