Paul Butterworth Architect

08/06/2026

Can’t wait for BOH 2026! 🙌🙌🙌

The 2026 Brisbane Open House program launches next Monday (15 June) and with over 90 buildings to explore, this promises to be one of the biggest BOH weekends yet!

This year will feature more than 30 new buildings and spaces, including a record number of residential homes, as well as events, walks and talks.

Sign up to our newsletter and follow along for full details dropping next week. See you in July!

📸 205 North Quay (Hassell, REX, Richards & Spence, Hutchinson Builders). Image: David Chatfield

24/04/2026

now complete.
This project presents a discrete palette of robust, durable materials which clad a timber platform designed to take in sweeping views north to the Ocean.

For A&D.
Built by Andersen Quality Homes

On Quandamooka Country.

21/03/2026

PBA has a small segment on a tv show called Epic Builds which is on channel 9 right now (3:30 Saturday) if anyone’s watching.

06/03/2026

Q: What's on the PBA drawing board for 2026?

A: , an 88.0sqm elevated house & small business in the tropics! 🌴🌞

Simple, durable, pre-finished materials clad this lightweight, big-eaves home hovering above a flood zone. Light, bright & airy. Low maintenance & affordable - but with a few nice bits too! 😉



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On Yuwibara Country.

11/02/2026

Looking forward to Brisbane Open House 2026!

19/12/2025

A huge thank you to all our clients, colleagues & collaborators in 2025!

Please have a safe & enjoyable break over the holiday period & we look forward to seeing you all again when our office reopens on Monday, the 5th of January 2026. 😎

[I promise to post more content more frequently in the new year... 😅]

12/12/2025

Do you have a house that you know has potential or 'good bones', but you have no idea what to do with it?

You're not alone...
was one of those houses too.

If you're bored or need inspiration, search "Paul Butterworth Architect" in YouTube to watch us transform this home on the hit show "Renovate or Rebuild" [Season 2, Eps 1 & 2].

Also...Who doesn't love a little 'before' & 'after' photo action?! 😎

Also a hit attraction at Brisbane Open House 2025 earlier this year. Go & follow for more.

For Lisa & Nala 🐕

Built by & his top shelf crew. 💪🔨

Awesome photos by
Crappy photos by 😬

On Turrbal & Jagera country.

28/11/2025

design progress...

A series of small, strategic interventions to revive & reinvigorate a suburban gem.

For J & P

21/11/2025

Q. You're both retired, the kids have grown up & left home & it's just the two of you. How much 'house' do you really need? 🤔

A. The Honeyworks House was built all on one level of robust, low maintenance materials & allows its owners to be climatically comfortable, have the family stay over & still have enough space to entertain & enjoy retirement. 😎

FYI, the name "Honeyworks" came from the owner's home-based beekeeping honey business. 🐝




For P&J.

Photos by
Built by

On Turrbal & Jagera Country.

14/11/2025

Q. What if you have a character Queenslander in Clayfield, a limited budget & need outdoor entertaining space... but there's a 6.5m high barrier to the busiest train line in Brisbane in your backyard?! 😱🤔

A. We create a veiled sanctuary, filled with natural light & subtropical plants, as a new 'front door' for the owners to decompress from a hectic workday, enjoyed from the kitchen, dining & living spaces upstairs. 🌿

Finalist for Grand Designs Australia House of the Year Awards 2022/23, Awarded a State Commendation from the Qld AIA & featured home in Clipsal's Electric Home Design Series.




For J&R.

Photos by
Built by Rokco Builds.

On Jagera & Turrbal country.