Concrete Curtain House  / FGR Architects | ArchDaily

Concrete Curtain House / FGR Architects | ArchDaily

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Completed in 2023 in Toorak, Australia. Images by Peter Bennetts, Timothy Kaye. Concrete Curtain House by FGR Architects is a poetic response to suburban complexity, offering a refined, layered architectural experience. Conceived...

Save this picture!© Timothy Kaye+ 29 Curated by Miwa Negoro Share ShareFacebookTwitterMailPinterestWhatsappOrhttps://www.archdaily.com/1039855/concrete-curtain-house-fgr-architects Clipboard "COPY" CopyHouses•Toorak, Australia Architects: FGR Architects Area Area of this architecture project Area:  500 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023 Photographs Photographs:Timothy Kaye, Peter BennettsCategory: HousesCity: ToorakCountry: AustraliaDid you collaborate on this project?More SpecsLess Specs Save this picture!© Timothy Kaye Text description provided by the architects. Concrete Curtain House by FGR Architects is a poetic response to suburban complexity, offering a refined, layered architectural experience. Conceived as a "slow reveal," the design draws metaphorically from the pleated curtain—expressed in rippling concrete columns that create a façade both private and open, structured yet fluid. Rather than mimic Japanese modernism, the home interprets it with restraint, using concrete and glass as its primary, expressive materials.

Originally published on March 21, 2026. Curated by Construction News.

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