Regional

Sustainable rural development seeks to utilise low impact design techniques to create minimal yet highly crafted spaces. Using a small palette of locally sourced materials which settle naturally into the surrounding landscape, there is a deep focus on connection with the environment and engendering a sense of companionship but also privacy. Of the principles that constitute sustainable regional development, using an efficient footprint to design and build a space that commemorates and gives back to the landscape for the long-term sits at the focal point.

In Frame

Issue 74

The Illawarra Escarpment inspired the forms and materials of Blade House by Takt Studio, which sensitively increases density and diversity in the coastal town of Coledale.

Far Away

Issue 75

A sauna likely isn’t the first thing that one would picture afloat a lake in a small north-east Tasmanian town, but these two shed-like pavilions certainly look like they belong.

Retreat

Issue 73

Designed by Studio Edwards for Base Cabin Building Company, Base Cabin is a mobile retreat that can be transported to any location.

Safe and Sound

Issue 74

A home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches is designed for maximum safety, longevity and bushfire resilience.

On the Edge

Issue 74

A home on the cusp of a ravine on the Sunshine Coast hinterland is testament to the deep understanding between architect and clients.

Between Water and Sky

Issue 74

A robust home refined in form and character is shaped by the Tasmanian landscape in more ways than one.

Second Life

Issue 74

Architect Ben Daly has transformed a New Zealand shearing shed on the family farm into a cosy home by repurposing and recycling pieces of the building’s history.

Science and Emotion

Issue 74

Architect Alex Symes’ abstracted inverted hat form delivers a technically efficient off-grid house that also provides year-round comfort, 360-degree views and a celebration of rainfall in a region that yearns for it.

Into the Lake

Issue 72

Hydrowood's is a story of experimentation and innovation, set against a backdrop of misty forests on Tasmania’s wild and remote West Coast.

Artful Industry

Issue 71

Conceived in a deal struck between client and designer, this family cabin north of Auckland honours life’s simple pleasures.