by Jane Lawrence
Houses (Australia)
No. 78, 2011
pp. 130-136
The McConnell residence, located in Adelaide, South Australia, was designed in 1967 by Jack McConnell, one of the founding architects of HASSELL (known as Hassell McConnell and Partners at the time). The residence was revisited and featured in the 78th edition of Houses magazine.
This iconic residence was the home of Jack McConnell and his partner until his passing in 2005. It is now occupied by a couple who have added another layer of history to the house.
The article notes that, "this efficient and handsome home finds a delectable balance between raw and well done. It is neither architectural porn nor a showroom for furniture, but a place for comfort, conversations and intimacy with light and fresh air. There are gathering places for people and the precious things in our lives...As with any architect's own home, McConnell was understandably emotionally and physically connected to it and, in a way, hasn't
left it."
Jack McConnell received the RAIA SA Chapter Award of Merit for the McConnell residence in 1969.
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