Articles

Inspirational articles from the pages of green magazine.

2 Good

Issue 111

Don’t be fooled by the laconic name – 2 Rooms is a beguiling heritage update by a builder and architect who understand the power of soulful interventions to transform, uplift and complete.

Caboose

Issue 110

Slotted into a hillside with not much wriggle room, one simple volume transforms this cosy Wellington family home.

Radiating Cool

Issue 110

From Brisbane to Baghdad and back, this house flips the dominant architectural narrative of light-breezy-buildings-for-hot-climates on its head.

Sunnyside Up

Issue 108

Prompted by a child’s interstate move – and a field of native orchids – this home blossoms in the kind of bush and beach setting that Tasmania does best.

Weather Withall – Patonga House

Issue 107

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

In Abundance

Issue 110

Far beyond impressive energy rating, this owner-built home integrates feng shui, geometry and habitat to create uplifting spaces where life can flow.

Even Flow

Issue 110

Sometimes the mark of a renovation is less about the house and more about giving its residents a place in the outdoors.

Corridor

Issue 109

What does a building owe to the landscape it stands on? Creating a thoroughfare for bandicoots wanting a swim is one way to find out.

Warehouse Wild

Issue 102

Soaked in Melbourne’s storied share house and artistic history, this warehouse and its garden is as social and vibrant as its famous inhabitant.

Pooled Resources

Issue 111

When a municipal pool becomes superfluous to a town’s needs, put an orchard in it.

Flotsam Jetsam

Issue 103

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

Relief

Issue 100

How can technology turn material waste into solutions for the planet’s biggest challenges?

Flotsam Jetsam

Issue 103

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

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.

Relief

Issue 100

How can technology turn material waste into solutions for the planet’s biggest challenges?

Tall Order

Issue 76

In a notable first for this publication, we present a house designed for giraffes.

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.