_set in rural Victoria, Australia, architect Paul Couch hand built his house over a 20 year period
_photography by Tom Ross
_Couch attended the University of Melbourne amid the strengthening postwar ambitions of the Architecture Faculty pioneered by Professor Brian Lewis, Fritz Janeba and Zdenko Strizic
_Couch then joined the firm of Grounds, Romberg and Boyd and worked with each of the Partners. He continued to work with Robin Boyd until 1971 and returned to Romberg & Boyd as a Director in 1980
_Couch remains in practice, with specific skills including the design of fire-proof housing, and a unique Australian approach to design that reflects the values of the international modern movement
