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
Articles
Inspirational articles from the pages of green magazine.
Teen Spirit—Melbourne Renovation for a Family With Teens
Issue 94
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.
Big Tweak—Humble Environmental Retrofit Project in Melbourne
Issue 94
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.
Kick Back—Coastal Tassie Studio With a Big Impact
Issue 81
Sophisticated touches and careful positioning give this small studio just beyond a coastal Tassie town a big impact.
Cause and Effect—Balancing Act of Bushfire Compliance, Budget & Creativity
Issue 82
Sprout House, designed by Barnacle Studio, is a balancing act of bushfire compliance, budget and creativity resulting in a fusion of utilitarianism and sophistication.
Butterfly Effect—Modest Refuge on the Illawarra Coast
Issue 92
This tranquil, modest house on the Illawarra coast embraces nature and offers the owner a place of refuge and retreat.
Of Earth—KASA Cabin in the Blue Mountains
Issue 93
With an architect and a builder for owners, this Blue Mountains cabin was primed to gather itself up from its immediate surrounds.
Surrounded—Home Design That Embraces Flood Plain Site
Issue 82
How Tim Bennetton Architects embraced the landscape of a flood plain site to create a welcoming home that brings family together.
Pasture of Plenty—Otways Home with 21st Century Rural Aesthetic
Issue 91
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.
City in Mind—Frontrunner in Well-designed & Affordable Housing
Issue 93
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.
Tall Order
Issue 76
In a notable first for this publication, we present a house designed for giraffes.
Fresh
Issue 75
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.
Folded In—Rewilded Inner City Garden
Issue 92
Without foregoing any practicalities, this intimate, tranquil and sensual space effortlessly nestles great design within.
Second Wind
Issue 81
The courtyard garden of a seminal work of architecture is transformed into a canvas for seasonal light and shadow.
Lights, Camera, Construction
Issue 76
An Irish film director is growing a home from hemp in a bid to save the planet.
Future Tense—Homes Expanding Our Sustainability Horizons
Issue 85
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.
The Spark—Clinton Cole, Director of CplusC Architectural Workshop
Issue 84
Clinton Cole, director of CplusC Architectural Workshop, hopes to inspire others to design, build and live in a more sustainable way.
Community Spirit
Issue 75
The magnificence of NSW’s Sapphire Coast is comparable only to the fortitude of its people.
Mountains, Moors and Rainforests
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.
Interest Peaked
Issue 69
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.