Mcbride charles ryan: cloud house. Jun 25, 2012 mcbride charles ryan: cloud house ‘cloud house’ by mcbride charles ryan, melbourne, australia image © john gollings all images courtesy of mcbride charles ryan the aptly named ‘cloud house’ by australian firm mcbride charles ryan is a fun new addition/renovation to an existing dwelling in the suburb of fitzroy north, a suburb of melbourne. the architects have created somewhat of a novel out of this previously nebulous project which had undergone a series of alterations over the past century. organized into three parts, each section in the progression through the house not only lets the user experience architecture developed at a certain point in time, but also integrates hints of foreshadowing for the next modification. facing north from the backyardimage © john gollings south facadeimage © john gollings perspective showing all three phases of the extensionimage © john gollings interior facing southimage © john gollings the kitchenimage © john gollings floor plan / level 0.