Ronald McDonald House Wagga.

A Ronald McDonald House project in Wagga Wagga.

** Ronald McDonald House briefs are an unusually emotional category of commercial work. The building is, technically, a hostel and a clubroom; practically, it’s a temporary home for families going through some of the hardest weeks of their lives. The design has to acknowledge that without overplaying it. **

** The plan provides comfortable family bedrooms, generous communal kitchen and living areas, and quiet retreat spaces for parents who need time alone. Material choices land on the warm and homely side rather than the institutional. **