Canoe Reach Residence
Designer: Brian Steendyk 
He is a Brisbane architect working in lots of design disciplines including furniture, interior, urban design, and architecture. He graduated from QUT and the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. "Steendyk was one of 10 short-listed designers in the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award 2004 and a judge of the 2004 Australian Design Awards" (Powerhouse Museum, 2005).
Environmental Filter
Windows frame views: Windows of bedrooms and the steel-and-glass living pavilion frame nice views of the Brisbane River.
Site related context in regards to environment: The backyard of Canoe Reach Residence relates to the Brisbane River by a stone path. "A fifty five thousand litre underground rain water tank captures water from the roof and grounds for the garden reticulation system (World Architecture News, 2008)."
Structure is an environmental filter: From the entry court, a mounded earth embankment prepense obscures the form of the house, and the U-shaped plan surrounding the courtyard focuses attention towards the river.
Selective materials (natural): The building was built by masonry walls and timber trim.
A Delightful Experience
Structural: Canoe Reach Residence engages the landscape at the entry courtyard to visually minimise the garage and give the false appearance of a one story loggia. This sets up an unexpected arrival sequence to a central courtyard that opens up to a two story space with overhead parasol roof. The parasol courtyard roof opens on three sides to expel hot air, and ventilation slots at the back of the central courtyard ventilate the garage below. (Miranda & Sarah, 2008, p.283)
Aestihetic: The steel-and-glass living pavilion that reaches across the pool and cantilevers out to take in breathtaking views up and down the Brisbane River.
Spatial arrangement: The courtyard is the central focus of the house which embraces the notion of an outdoor and indoor area for the family to live in.
A Container of Human Activities
Function design: Living spaces including the kitchen, library and lounge box feed off the courtyard level, and bedrooms are organised above the living spaces of the courtyard.
Circulation space: From the floor plan, the circulation space can be showed clearly. The corridor and stairs connect to each space.
Spatial arrangement: Living spaces including the kitchen, living room and library feed off the courtyard level, as does the steel and glass living pavilion which reaches across the pool and cantilevers out to take in breathtaking views up and down the Brisbane River. Bedrooms are organised above the living spaces of the courtyard, cleverly utilizing floor levels to maintain a hierarchy of privacy from the court with views of the river from each room. "The pool area and adjoining sheltering pavilion spills out onto a sculptured grass plane that picturesquely cascades down towards the river’s edge and boat pontoon". (Miranda & Sarah, 2008, p.283)
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References
Miranda, W., & Sarah, S. (2008, p.283). Place makers : contemporary Queensland artchitects. South Brisbane, Qld. : Queensland Art Gallery.
Power Museum. (2005). Cero fibreglass chairs by Brian Steendyk,2002. Retrieved March 10, 2010, from http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=348701
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