Peter Stutchbury Explained

Peter Stutchbury (born 1954,^[1] Sydney) is an Australian architect. His architectural expression has been described as "lyrical technologist".^[2] In 2015 Stutchbury was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal.^[3]

Peter Stutchbury graduated as an architect in 1978 at the University of Newcastle. Stutchbury lived and worked in regional Australia, Africa, Asia and Papua New Guinea, and also visited Europe and America. One of his early buildings was a church in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, completed in 1983. He established a joint practice with Phoebe Pape in 1991.^[2]

In 2020, Stutchbury co-founded Dimensions X, an adaptable prefabricated home design.^[4]

Projects

• Israel House, Paradise Beach, NSW, 1986–92
• Design Faculty, University of Newcastle, 1994 (with EJE architects)
• Sydney International Archery Park, Homebush Bay, 1998
• Clareville House, NSW, 1999
• Life Sciences Research Link, University of Newcastle, 2001 (with Suters architects)
• Bay House, Watson Bay, NSW: Robin Boyd Award, 2003
• Springwater, Harbord, NSW: Robin Boyd Award, 2005
• Deepwater woolshed, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2005
• Cliff Face House
• Land House
• Cabbage Tree House, 2017^[5]
• Basin Beach House, Mona Vale, NSW: Robin Boyd Award, 2019
• Night Sky, Blackheath, NSW: Robin Boyd Award, 2021^[6]

Further reading

• Drew, Philip et al.: Peter Stutchbury: Of People and Places: Between the Bush and the Beach, Pesaro, 2000
• Ga Houses 121 - Elements on Residence: Peter Stutchbury, ADA Editors, 2011
• Mceoin, Ewan: Under The Edge: The Architecture Of Peter Stutchbury, Architecture Foundation, 2011
• Stutchbury, Peter: Peter Stutchbury - Selected Projects,Pesaro, 2010

External links

• Peter Stutchbury Architecture
• Interview with Peter Stutchbury, video by the Historic Houses Trust (5:30min)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peter Stutchbury Architecture: Invisible House, Cabbage Tree House, Olympic Park Archery Centre & More . 2022-11-10 . Architecture & Design . en.
2. [Philip Goad|Goad, Philip]
3. Web site: 2015 AAA Awards: Gold Medallist . 19 Mar 2015. architectureau.com. Architecture Media Pty Ltd . 14 April 2015.
4. Web site: Photo 2 of 40 in The Top 10 Prefab Homes of 2023 from The Tide Turns… . 2024-10-10 . Dwell.
5. Web site: 2024-10-09 . Cabbage Tree House / Peter Stutchbury Architecture . 2024-10-10 . ArchDaily . en-US.
6. Web site: Pascual . Levy . 2024-03-19 . Night Sky House by Peter Stutchbury Architecture - Project Feature . 2024-10-10 . The Local Project . en-US.