MGAO - Matt Goodman Architecture Office

111 Greville St, Prahran VIC 3181, Australia

www.mgao.com.au

MGAO is inspired by ‘the everyday’. They have a very simple approach to Architecture which searches for ‘common’ over ‘new’. they look to established conventions, such as typology, existing conditions and site context for inspiration, with the aim of producing background buildings which don’t scream loudly

PROJECTS

House perched on a hillside. Dark exterior and ocean view interior

In Australia, in Wye River, a small town in Victoria, a forest fire destroyed more than 116 houses in 2015. The design of the modest housing, carried out by the Australian architectural studio mgao is the reconstruction of one of these houses.

Expansion of an existing building in Melbourne. Private courtyard sheltered from the street

The project by the Australian studio mgao was carried out on a house that had undergone several poorly thought out expansions over the years. The previous additions were demolished to make room for a more functional one