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Vision ’ s Peter Hyatt asked the Clares about the qualities and challenges of the quest to make an exemplary fit with a testing budget .
You have a reputation for quiet , rather than loud architecture . Is that a fair assessment ?
KERRY CLARE
It is . We try to design in way that is appropriate to the broader context of a place . Our preference is towards a more fine , or quiet architecture as you say . Sometimes there might be a case where you need to be a little louder .
Flamboyant ?
KC
We certainly don ' t do angles or curves for the sake of the angles or curves . We only do so if there is a clear benefit or need .
Do you ever worry you might lose touch with where you started — designing houses ?
KC I don ' t think so . It ' s like riding a bike . Houses were our base work for 20 years in Queensland . It ’ s quite enjoyable to be back in control of the documentation process and to design directly , rather than through a big team .
For the design follower , there are many similarities between your residential designs and many major public buildings . The lineage of the South Coast house even has quiet echoes of your celebrated Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane .
KC Style isn ' t just visual . Style is the way you go about problem solving to create a result . Over the years we have developed a way of problem solving we bring to every building .
LINDSAY CLARE It ' s a manner of communication with
clients , understanding their brief and delving into context which informs the whole process so much . Obviously , the scale and social implications change between residential and major projects , but the principles remain consistent .