Huston Architecture

Carl came highly recommended to me for my Palmyra home renovation by a local builder, and I was not disappointed. Carl was a delight to work with from beginning to end, as I found him enthusiastic, considered, flexible and creative. As the sole female owner of my property, I appreciated, above all, Carl’s exceptional professionalism and very ethical character. I can actually say I LOVE the design of my renovation - a living area with loft space, a bathroom, and broad hallway adjoining the existing structure; while Carl stayed true to the brief, he introduced some fabulous contemporary concepts that made a relatively small area seem spacious and light filled, while also adhering to strong sustainable design values. All visitors without exception to my home are struck by the amazing interior of the new build, not to mention I’ve had strangers knock on my door and ask who designed the contemporary addition. I would recommend Carl in a heartbeat, and will very happily, hopefully, work with him on another project one day!

Carl has completed one project in East Perth for my wife and I and has drawings for another in the Margaret River region for a later date and pending BAL fire certification. The East Perth project involved considerable renovation of an existing structure which was right up Carls alley. His recommendations are always aesthetically pleasing, practical and value. Great to deal with.

We chose Carl Huston due to his expertise and passion for sustainable residential architecture. Carl listened attentively to our brief and developed a beautiful spacious, light, and airy design that provides an excellent entertainment area, and is also a wonderful cosy family area. Every step of the process we were guided by Carl. He demonstrated excellent attention to detail, keeping us informed and always getting back to us promptly when we had questions. His face to face manner was professional and engaging and we very much valued our meetings together. His integrity of character shone through, we would definitely use him again. Emma & Andy Jarvis

My Experience working with the architect Carl Huston. This was my second time working with Carl to create a thing of beauty. My brief to him in the redesign of the interior of the 1880 bakery was to honour the changes that time had wrought and accept the imperfections. The concept known as wabi-sabi. But also create a modern look and an efficient well-functioning house and home! Carl was always right there for me professionally which was wonderful as I am the sole owner. We spent lots of fruitful times discussing the overall look I wanted to achieve but I was able to leave the details to the professional - Carl! The lines of communication were always open and because of the nature of the building there were many instances when the builder found problems which necessitated quick decisions by Carl and myself. The bakery is beautiful to live in with its restored 5 meter pitched roof. The old walkway become a hallway joining it to the old reconfigured 70’s house and is my favourite space with the very special new front door of Japanese blackened cedar. By using the same materials throughout, Blackbutt and black formply the two houses have a lovely feeling of belonging to each other. The result is a perfect mix of old and new - the restored 1880 steel tiles from the bakery on the floor and the new ply wood/steel stairs sit comfortably together. A wonderful home has been created.

"We gave Carl Huston the brief to design for us a relaxed permanent beach house for our property in South Fremantle. Carl’s design ideas, melded with ours, made for a clever and compact design. During construction, Carl communicated clearly with us and the builder, making for a smooth process to achieve our goal. We are really pleased to have a beautiful house we love living in. Nola and Chris”