Virtuous Circle
Issue 62
Daylesford, Kyneton and Trentham serve up the charm and splendour of country Victoria in spades.
Articles
Walking wukalina
Issue 61
A trek in Tasmania morphs into a journey through time, discovering the knowledge and traditions of Indigenous Australians.
Bravo Brugarol
Issue 60
A Spanish sojourn to imbibe the gastronomic, architectural and natural delights of a Catalonian farmhouse and winery.
Unlocked Potential
Issue 63
The resounding glory of the Williams Burton Leopardi Studio belies its humble beginnings as a derelict, 300-square-metre space in the 100-year-old State Heritage-listed Darling Building in Adelaide.
Elemental Communion
Issue 61
From the outset, the owners of Opa Greek Meze Bar wanted to feature copper throughout their venue.
Something Different
Issue 61
Paramount House Hotel was designed to give a unique take on Australian hospitality in Sydney’s Surry Hills.
Remaking History
Issue 63
An 1880s cottage in Sydney is carefully modernised while staying true to the timeless principles of honest construction, quality materials and abundant light.
Vertically Challenging
Issue 63
A five-storey, multi-generational glass-and-concrete home on a tiny St Kilda in-fill site zoned for business sure got the neighbours and council talking. Architect Matt Gibson and design industry clients collaborated closely on this striking presence animated by its surroundings.
Local Character
Issue 62
Light, bright and bold: this architect’s Perth family home is a modern take on gable-roofed character buildings complete with top-notch views.
Message in a Bottle
Issue 62
Clea Cregan of Miniscape Projects has proven how creativity and brilliant design can prosper in projects of any shape and size.
Survive and Thrive
Issue 62
The harsh conditions of a family’s coastal property and their self-confessed plant-killing tendencies culminate in a hard-wearing, unpretentious and welcoming garden.
Cultivating Community
Issue 61
Nick Steiner took a suburban backyard experiment and turned it into a thriving charity organisation that brings fresh produce to disadvantaged Australians.
Coastal Communion
Issue 62
For his own weekend retreat in Wye River, architect Ben Edwards used shipping containers to create a modest building with minimal impact on the land.
Simplicity Itself
Issue 61
'Not a McMansion’ was the brief for this Kerstin Thompson-designed beach house in Somers, which cleverly accommodates a retired couple and their regular guests with a cluster of pergola-linked pods elevated for sea breezes and views.
Ulterior Utopia
Issue 60
A garden-loving client relocating permanently to Sorrento sought help from her landscape designer sister Fiona Brockhoff and architect Clare Cousins to create a private, secure, flexible beach house whose clever arrangement of pavilions, courtyards and gardens offers strong connections to the coastal environment.
Hideaway
Issue 63
Bruny Island Cabin was created to satisfy the client’s yearning for retreat and renewal; a space where she could relish life’s simple pleasures: reading, playing music and stargazing.
Healthful and Heartfelt
Issue 62
A family finds harmony with the natural world through their meticulously composed, sustainability-focused country home.
Living Memory
Issue 61
Drawing on the values, traditions and textures of agricultural history, this New Zealand home pays reverence to the land.
Minimum Space, Maximum Potential
Issue 63
The projects proving that creativity and architectural genius know no bounds.
Above and Beyond
Issue 62
Prefabrication (also affectionately referred to as prefab) continues to advance technologically, ever-reducing manufacturing and construction time and so lending itself to a broadening range of uses and settings. We’ve rounded up six of the best projects that prove just how versatile and sustainable prefab can be.
Pushing the Envelope
Issue 61
Bathrooms are not to be architecturally underestimated. They can be extravagant or understated, bountifully colourful or tonally restrained. When it comes to bathrooms, the devil is truly in the detail – fixtures and finishes are carefully selected to work together as a purposeful whole. We’ve chosen a range of bathrooms that rightfully assert themselves as singularly notable spaces.