Features

Amidst growing climate concerns, sustainability must be deeply fundamental in the design and development of builds. Stemming not only from low impact and energy efficient sites, a healthy building is underpinned by a network of informed and adaptive decision-making processes. The ability to create a space that is functional, honours integrity in both materiality and structure, and, connects people to their surrounding landscape in a self-sustaining way encapsulates the value of sustainable architecture in both an environmental and broader community context.

Flotsam Jetsam

Issue 103

The experience of swimming in a stunning new ocean pool begins and ends in these equally beautiful changerooms.

Karaka Tower - Arete Architects. Photography: Thomas Seear-Budd

Versatile–Recent Prefabricated Buildings That Stand Out

Issue 103

What stands out about recent prefabricated buildings is their sheer flexibility. While some are still simple, increasingly the forms – and materials – of prefab are becoming more complex. This collection includes multi-storey and even multi-residential examples across Australia and New Zealand.

Signature

Issue 82

Fiona Dunin of FMD Architects continues to set her own bar with a whole-house aesthetic backed up by meticulous planning.

Treasure Hunters

Issue 74

Michael Tink and Erin Malloy’s Melbourne label, Wild to Ware, hand-makes jewellery that can be traced from source to sale.