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Louvred windows at the end of the indoor walkway and bathroom pull cooling bay breezes through the house, photographed for issue 107: Assemblage by Adam Gibson.

Assemblage – Bruny Island Joint-Owned House

No doubt there are easier ways to make a house on an island off an island off an island. But it certainly wouldn’t be this one.

The kitchen forms the central zone, with a large island made from reclaimed teak acting as both bench and dining table, photographed for issue 107: Weather Withall by Zella Casey Brown.

Weather Withall – Patonga House

A vessel for childhood memories, seasonal light and sea breezes, Australian coastal architecture has a long history of humbly ageing in place.

Timber screens enable connection with privacy, photographed for issue 107: Creature Comforts by Marnie Hawson.

Creature Comforts – Oculus House

A high-performing home packs a lot of program into a single-storey house for five, including flexible spaces for privacy and connection.

Of the focus on the garden Other Architects reflect: “the ordinary world is much more interesting than architecture, and good architecture assimilates more quickly into that world. Image appeared in issue 106: Yard Work, photographed by Clinton Weaver and Hamish McIntosh.

Yard Work – Garden First, House Second

Usually, the design process for architects goes house first, garden second. But delightful things occur when that script is flipped.

Compact Fremantle house with retro materials and Zincalume cladding, photographed for issue 106: Snuck In by Jack Lovel.

Snuck In – Creative Fremantle Subdivision

Creative subdivisions are famous in Fremantle and this lovely little house squeezed into a block that was once a backyard is a perfect celebration of making use of space.

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Assemblage – Bruny Island Joint-Owned House

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