Character Building—Pre-1946 Brisbane House Modernisation
Issue 94
An evolving, decade-long transformation creates a highly functional and deeply thought-out family home along the historic streets of East Brisbane
Inspirational articles from the pages of green magazine.
An evolving, decade-long transformation creates a highly functional and deeply thought-out family home along the historic streets of East Brisbane
Placement Architects’ ‘soft’ renovation for a family with teens maximises the original footprint and bones of a Melbourne terrace through deft interventions that introduce light, flow and multi-functional spaces for both togetherness and retreat.
Hiding in plain sight on a quiet urban street in Melbourne is a humble project that has created a series of important answers to some critical questions.
Sophisticated touches and careful positioning give this small studio just beyond a coastal Tassie town a big impact.
Sprout House, designed by Barnacle Studio, is a balancing act of bushfire compliance, budget and creativity resulting in a fusion of utilitarianism and sophistication.
This tranquil, modest house on the Illawarra coast embraces nature and offers the owner a place of refuge and retreat.
With an architect and a builder for owners, this Blue Mountains cabin was primed to gather itself up from its immediate surrounds.
How Tim Bennetton Architects embraced the landscape of a flood plain site to create a welcoming home that brings family together.
The team behind this pared-back structure tucked between the Otways and Victoria’s Western District were happy for it to wear its 21st century rural aesthetic on its sleeve.
Nightingale Evergreen is a major chapter in the story of developing well-designed and affordable housing that run counter to urban sprawl and ticky-tacky builds.
In a notable first for this publication, we present a house designed for giraffes.
Family business Rhubarb Rhubarb is an organic grocer (you probably guessed that one!) that has been at the Preston Market for 20 years. When the time came to move spots and expand operations, the owners engaged Brave New Eco to design the fitout.
Without foregoing any practicalities, this intimate, tranquil and sensual space effortlessly nestles great design within.
The courtyard garden of a seminal work of architecture is transformed into a canvas for seasonal light and shadow.
An Irish film director is growing a home from hemp in a bid to save the planet.
A selection of homes expanding our sustainability horizons, featuring DesignInc’s Bio-courtyard House, Robbie Walker’s Mansfield House and Melbourne Design Studio's Hutt 01 Passivhaus.
Clinton Cole, director of CplusC Architectural Workshop, hopes to inspire others to design, build and live in a more sustainable way.
The magnificence of NSW’s Sapphire Coast is comparable only to the fortitude of its people.
The terrain, flora and weather are important factors that make an epic trek, but it is also the guides who add so much to the journey on Tasmania’s iconic Overland Track.
The Southern Grampians offer a dynamic landscape for hiking and the iconic Royal Mail Hotel at the foot of the range is a welcoming gourmet destination.
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