Ben is an Associate at Carter Williamson, a Casual Academic at the University of Technology, Sydney, and a founding member of Save Our Sirius. Ben is a recipient of the 2019 Dulux Study Tour Prize, and the 2020 Adrian Ashton Prize for Architectural Culture and Literature.
Ben Peake's Latest contributions
Up Down House by Brad Swartz Architects
The thorny but familiar challenges of the terrace house are met with skill and ingenuity in this updated Sydney home, demonstrating the value of clever design in dense urban contexts.
Steel House/Stone House by Retallack Thompson
A narrow city site is a complex but rewarding testing ground for two architect owners, who have paired a craggy sandstone terrace with a slender companion building in the design of their own mixed-use, multigenerational home.
House for BEES by Downie North
Compact in size yet richly rewarding to the lives of its occupants, this new living pavilion in Sydney’s Mosman employs porous edges to allow family life to unfurl into the garden.
Coastview Apartment by Andrew Burges Architects
A 1960s apartment is judiciously replanned for single occupancy, creating a solitary refuge from which to survey the immediacy and intensity of the ocean view.
Spirit of generosity: Alexandria House
Respect for context serves as a robust scaffolding for thoughtful details that convey a sense of generosity in this contemporary approach to the traditional Sydney terrace house.
