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Rather than employing Shou Sugi Ban (the Japanese technique of wood burning), Clare opted for charred black timber stain as a more cost-effective external wood preserver. Photo credit Anjie Blair

Sunnyside Up

Prompted by a child’s interstate move – and a field of native orchids – this home blossoms in the kind of bush and beach setting that Tasmania does best.

Untangled

Opening up pockets from within, this Melbourne house is teased apart to allow a traditional Victorian double-fronter to breathe.

The house follows the slope of the land to protect the terrain and water flow underneath, photographed for issue 108: Cascading Effect by Brett Boardman.

Cascading Effect – Blue Mountains Home

As a successful test case for the owners’ architectural ideas and research, this mountain home provides a cocoon that goes way beyond aesthetics.

Upper-floor living space and terrace at Fort House overlooking the city, harbour and beach, photographed for issue 108: Out Look by Clinton Weaver.

Out Look – 120-Year-Old Terraced House

For over a century this house has looked inwards, isolated from its stunning surroundings and community.

Sitting on a raised podium, the kitchen defines its own zone, flows seamlessly to the surrounding interiors and maintains a quiet dialogue with the streetscape, photographed for issue 107: A Coastal Compact by Tom Ross.

A Coastal Compact – 1970s Brunswick Heads Beach Cottage

As our ideas of coastal aesthetics evolve, cosy nooks and rich, warm material palettes inside are finally having their moment.

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Sunnyside Up

Untangled

Cascading Effect – Blue Mountains Home

Out Look – 120-Year-Old Terraced House

A Coastal Compact – 1970s Brunswick Heads Beach Cottage

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