Tobias Horrocks

Contributor Profile

Tobias Horrocks runs architecture and design practice Fold Theory, and teaches architectural design, history and theory at the University of Melbourne. He has an abiding interest in environmental sustainability.

Occupation: Architect, writer

Location: Melbourne, Australia

Website: tobyhorrocks.com

‘A cascading series of salon spaces’: Garden House

Projects | Soft boundaries create multipurpose spaces that reflect a young couple’s character while generous windows connect interiors with “domesticated wilds” around this home.

Telescopic vision: Annandale House

Projects | This robust addition to a weatherboard cottage extends across its site, creating open, calm spaces in dense inner-Sydney.

Shadows of heritage: Elgin Street Residence

Projects | The cultural heritage of the clients subtly influenced this reworking of a 19th century row house in Melbourne.

Crafting perfection: Bayside Residence

Projects | This highly crafted addition to an Edwardian home retains the existing building’s dignified formality.

Joining forces: Split House

Projects | A pair of pavilions come together to create a family home that considers privacy, thermal comfort and spatial delight.

The light within: Ballarat House

Projects | This timber-clad extension to a late-nineteenth-century home blends contemporary design with a historical context.

Garage + Deck + Landscape

Projects | A brilliant landscape device by Baracco + Wright Architects solves a suburban privacy issue.

Doing less is more

Practice | In making every part of a project sustainable we can overlook the fact that the strategy of designing less can achieve more.