qoca

uk/australian collaborative architecture studio. self build, hand made, bespoke, contextualists, generalists, adventurers.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Work in Progress - On site - Cardiff, Wales _ The yellow portal framing the blue wall behind. Kitchen by @arthur_makes to come.

#architects #pensaer #pensaernïaeth #archilovers #archdaily #construction #building #ukarchitecture #walesarchitecture #cardiff #wales #cymru #uk

[qoca @qocatecture]

Work in Progress - On site - Cardiff, Wales _ First coat of paint #colour in now and we're delighted with the progress. #Reflections of the garden behind.

#architects #pensaer #pensaernïaeth #ukarchitecture #walesarchitecture #cardiff #wales #cymru #uk #adelaide #australia

[qoca @qocatecture]

White House - North Curl Curl, Australia _ Work in Progress. A concept sketch for an internal courtyard for the ongoing redesign of the house. The glass-fronted schvitz requires privacy, so a series of screens are proposed that maintain privacy and visual transparency.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Unbuilt Works - Ebbw Vale, Wales_ An interior view of a new eco house proposal we did last year for an infill house in a former steel-making town in the Welsh Valleys. The CLT house is designed around an open plan space that opens to the valley views and the winter sun.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Unbuilt - Derby Ice Hall - Derby, England _ Inner-city infill site in the heart of the city. The brief was to squeeze a pre-fabricated #coolvenues standard #icerink model onto a split-level site, with access from the upper and lower levels.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Unbuilt Works - Ebbw Vale, Wales_ A series of concept design options for a new eco house proposal we did last year for an infill house in a former steel-making town in the Welsh Valleys.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Archive - Skeleton House - Norwood, Adelaide _ The first-floor bedroom corner window pokes out over the balcony, providing views up and down the street.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Tŷ Eiddew - Penarth, Wales _ The design brief was to design a space that opened out into the garden and provided a space for food, conversation, and good times. Construction by @atlanticdwellings and Photographs by @hattonthegreat

[qoca @qocatecture]

Unbuilt Works - Ebbw Vale, Wales_ A birdseye view of a new house proposal we did last year for an infill house in a former steel-making town in the Welsh Valleys.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Work in Progress - Port Lincoln, Australia _ Some concept sketches of a series of semi-detached houses on the outskirts of a regional town. The split-level houses are designed to harness the northern sun and capture the unique views across the dale.

[qoca @qocatecture]

2023-2024_after a break from social media we're back with a few images, all straight off the drawing board of things we've designed in the past year. we're excited about the rest of the year and what it holds and we look forward to sharing it with you.

[qoca @qocatecture]

Archive - Walmer Yard - London, England _ The #concrete stairwell of House #2 with solid cast glass triangular #decklights, providing #refractive #light. Good times in the concrete pit. #petersalter #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture

[qoca @qocatecture]

Archive - Magnolia House - Croydon, Adelaide, Australia _ The space is interspersed with #courtyards built to the rear of an existing house. The house focuses on quality of light and a strong material palette. #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture

[qoca @qocatecture]

Archive - Skeleton House - Norwood, Adelaide _ The first-floor bedroom looks out across the street, with a series of windows lighting the space from multiple sides, channeling our inner #Alexander. #lightfrommorethanoneside #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture

[qoca @qocatecture]

Archive - Cambridge Ice Arena - Cambridge, England _ #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture photography by @msap_photo

[qoca @qocatecture]

Competition Entry - Lôn Awydd - Nedd Valley, Wales - Our competition entry with @arthur_makes for a land sculpture in a newly created woodland area in the Neath valley (Cwm Nedd) for which we came 2nd. Photographs by @anna_takespictures

[qoca @qocatecture]

Process - Lost & Found II - Somerset, England _ Students from #WSA building a simple structure for a timber yard. Our second experimental #lostandfound #selfbuild project, using 100% #recycled, #upcycled and #donated materials. #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture

[qoca @qocatecture]

Archive - Walmer Yard - London, England _ Part finished shot of House 4 with pale blue #CLT ceilings, clay walls and oak floors. Quite the flashback looking back at these. #petersalter #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture

[qoca @qocatecture]

Studio in the Woods VI - Swindon, England - 2013 _ A small structure we built many moons ago with Toby MacLean. I love seeing random #graffiti on things like this. Not sure who this guy is, but thank god for him. #thankgodforthisguy #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture

[qoca @qocatecture]

Work in Progress - Concept Model - Cambridge, England _ #Concept drawing for a ground floor rear extension to an Edwardian house. The new garden room space is connected to the side courtyard, via an expansive circular window. #qoca #qocatecture #architect #architecture