Why your ideas matter the most!

Written By Alexander Hill

I'm not building my own house. I'm not going to wake up and drink a cup of coffee in this kitchen or on this deck. This is your stage to inhabit, so it has to be about your story, about the storyline of your life, not mine.

Each client and site have their own unique set of characteristics, and they all intersect differently. The concept of light, space, form, and movement comes from an understanding of who and where you are. I am not the centre of the project; instead, I am the scaffolding to create opportunities for your experiences, whether it is living with your family or exhibiting your art. After all, architecture is where we play out the story of our lives.

Alexander Hill

Awarded the Architects Board of South Australia Prize in 2001, I began my career in Melbourne in 2002. In 2007 I started my practice with a beach house in Queenscliff. Intent on focusing on private dwellings, I continued working with builders to understand how to better implement an architectural design, which ultimately led to my own builder’s license. In 2015 I joined Destination Living to work on scaling the architect-builder model. Finally, in 2021 I pulled it all together to open my one-person office.

https://www.threehatbuildings.com.au/
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