The old house stays. Everything else is new.

On Fifth Avenue, the original weatherboard house has been lifted and kept. Beneath and behind it, OH Architecture has built a new house in concrete, oak and stone, set around a courtyard garden and a pool.

From the street it looks like it has always been here. Walk through the gate and it opens up: two-storey living, a kitchen that slides open to the outdoor room, and a pool house at the end of the lawn.

Due for completion in April 2027

A rendered wall and black battened gates keep the street at a distance. Inside, a crazy-paved stone path runs past ferns and palms to a recessed front door. From the step you can see straight through to the stair and the green beyond.

The original house was raised and kept as the upper floor: white weatherboards, twin gables, window hoods. A new ground floor sits beneath it in dark vertical cladding and render. At the back, a contemporary wing runs out under a curved concrete roof. You can see where old meets new, and that is the point.

The living room rises the full height of the house. Highset windows catch the sky, sheer curtains fall floor to ceiling on both sides, and a linear fireplace sits low in a rendered chimney wall. Concrete floors run from the living room out to the terrace. Open the glass and the garden is part of the room.

The back of the house is laid out like a courtyard. Lawn in the middle, the pool along one side, the pool house at the far end and the outdoor room facing all of it. The outdoor room has a full BBQ kitchen, a wall-mounted TV, a ceiling fan and overhead heaters, so it gets used in July as well as January. In the far corner, a sunken fire pit with a built-in bench.

Dark timber walls, a planted roof spilling over its edges, and glass that slides open to the pool. Inside there is a lounge, a kitchenette with a stone bench and wine fridge, and a full bathroom. Outside, a copper shower. Use it for guests, for teenagers, or every weekend from November to March.

The main bedroom opens through full-height glass to the rear balcony. Its dressing room is lined in curved oak joinery, with a stone-topped island and a skylight. The ensuite has a freestanding bath under a curved ceiling, a double vanity in veined stone and a walk-in shower.

Also: a family bathroom upstairs with a freestanding bath, and a powder room with a shower close to the pool.

Ground floor: 301m² internal, including the pool house. Upper floor: 219m². Register to download the full plans and finishes schedule.

• Concrete floors downstairs, timber floors upstairs
• Oak joinery throughout
• Veined stone benchtops and vanities
• Brushed tapware
• Black-framed glazing
• Linear fireplace
• Walk-in wine room
• Outdoor BBQ kitchen
• Copper outdoor shower

Fifth Avenue is a quiet local street. Coorparoo Square, the train station and Langlands Park are close by, and so are Coorparoo State School and Villanova College.

41 Fifth Avenue, Coorparoo, will be offered to registered buyers before the public campaign. Register for the plans, finishes schedule and first inspection times.

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Images are artist's impressions and indicative only. Furniture, landscaping and surroundings are illustrative. Details may change during construction. This website does not form part of any contract.