TROWER FALVO ARCHITECTS

ProjectYearCategoryInformation
Brooklyn
2024Residential
PhotographyDescription

Westgarth
2024ResidentialPhotography
Description

Glencairn

2022Residential
Photography
Models
Film
Description

Postal Hall

2022CivicPhotography
Installation
Models
Description

The Basin
OngoingCivic
Models

Warrandyte
2020ResidentialModels

Elsternwick
2020Residential Models

Quarry
2020Research
ModelsDescription

Invisible Cities
2020Exhibition
Models
Description

Bushfire Australia
2010Exhibition
ModelsDescription

Ground Form
OngoingExhibition
Publication
ModelsDescription

Levelling
OngoingExhibition
Publication
Models
Description

External Walls
OngoingExhibition
Publication
Models
Description




Glencairn

Coburg, Victoria
2022

Project Team
Dayne Trower, Simona Falvo

Photography 
Ben Hosking

Model Photography
Garry Smith

Film
Coco and Maximilian

Glencairn is a mid-19th century estate, located in Coburg, Victoria. As one of the oldest surviving buildings in the area, the original bluestone residence of simple classic revival detail was sequentially embellished to create a picturesque composition of heritage significance.

The addition of a Living pavilion to the north of the site follows the rhythm of the three successive bluestone blocks which comprise the original residence. A northern, concrete block courtyard is further established through this arrangement. Kitchen and Bathroom blocks sit within the original bluestone walls, while the fully restored residence and reinstated widow’s walk celebrate the enduring heritage of the estate.

Developing upon the long tradition of architecture conceived as an extension of its surroundings, the heritage listed trees and gardens provided opportunities for siting, ensuring that every space is connected to landscape. The circular, planted courtyard echoes the geometry of the front garden, interweaving building, landscape and place.





Selected Awards
Houses Awards
Alteration and Addition over 200 square metres
Shortlist
2022

Houses Awards
Emerging Architecture Practice
Shortlist
2022

Think Brick Awards
New Entrant Award
Commendation
2022







Selected Press and Publications
‘Glencairn, Remarks on One Work’
Inflection Vol. 10
2023

‘Where Embellishment Meets Austerity’
Design Anthology
Essay: Tiffany Jade
2022

‘Place, Landscape and Heritage’
The Local Project

Essay: Bronwyn Marshall
2022