Issue 112

Issue 112 comes out November 2. Order on its own or as part of a subscription.

Cover photography by Willem-Dirk du Toit. Featuring architecture by Foomann Architects

Our first architecture feature; Breathe Architecture and Nook Constructions teamed up on a restrained refurbishment of a modernist-inspired home overlooking Merri Creek, improving thermal comfort and establishing better flow between living, kitchen and dining spaces and the north-facing rear garden. With text by Kath Dolan and photography by Tom Ross.

In this issue, we profile Dharawal and Yuin artist and designer Alison Page, whose new interiors collective House of BLAK aims to bring Australians together through handcrafted interiors that give voice to Country. With text by Kath Dolan and photography by Steph Irvine.

Our second architecture feature; architects Chris Major and David Welsh of Welsh + Major combine locally available materials with a hybrid approach to inside-outside living in South West Rocks, where a courtyard, verandahs and open-to-the-air rooms create a sense of being outdoors even while inside the house. With text by Penny Craswell and photography by Katherine Lu.

Our third architecture feature; Jo Foong and Jamie Sormann of Foomann Architects reimagine family life in an ‘urban barn’ in Brunswick East, with recycled spotted gum posts, multipurpose spaces and a long double-height form opening every habitable space to light, sky and garden views. With text by Kath Dolan and photography by Willem-Dirk du Toit.

Next up; Gingkin House by Incidental Architecture is completely off-grid and self-sufficient in terms of water, plumbing, power and heating. Nestled into a cut in the hillock, the house uses commonly sourced materials and repurposed timber offcuts to minimise waste. With text by Genevieve Lilley and photography by Clinton Weaver.

Our final architecture feature; Amelia Nuku of Nuku draws on memories of childhood holidays to design a 170-square-metre home on a Wānaka site, with flexible living spaces that expand and contract as family come and go, mountain views and a pergola shading the northern flank. With text by Claire McCall and photography by Biddi Rowley.

Our first landscape feature looks to House Gretchen in Newtown, where Dangar Barin Smith and Lintel Studio for Architecture use suspended Fibre Reinforced Panels to invite nature to disrupt the geometry. Australian violets grow through the grid, while native planting softens the cast concrete elements. With text by Lara Chapman and photography by Luc Rémond.

And our second landscape feature explores a 40-square-metre cabin in Wānaka, designed by Charlotte Muschamp of Alki around found and rescued materials. Wildflowers and perennials soften the edges of the built form, while vegetables, herbs and fruit trees feed the couple all year round. With text by Claire McCall and photography by Biddi Rowley.

In our Not Wasted feature, Besley & Spresser have worked nearly half a million Sydney rock oyster shells into a custom terrazzo covering the ceiling, columns, walls and fascia of Pier Pavilion at Barangaroo, creating a sheltered, non-transactional public space by the water. With text by Ellie Keft and photography by Rory Gardiner and Maxime Delvaux.

And finally, our travel feature visits Moon Gang, tucked away in the hills of Ubud, a collaboration between Sydney-based YSG Studio and local craftspeople. Built upon the ruins of an abandoned concrete bunker, the hotel brings together natural and recycled materials, colour and creativity. With text by Tamsin O’Neill and photography by Tommaso Riva

Our regular Upfront section showcases projects, practices and ideas we love — including Isaac Williams Design Objects, Park Minjeong, Rootfull, Wilya Janta, OFFICE, Troppo Architects, Chatterton Studio, Ben McCarthy, Officer Woods Architects and Killing Matt Woods. With words by Ellie Keft and photography by Andrew Quilty and Kat Lu.

And in Upfront Garden; Locki Humphrey’s Bound Table is cast in terracotta with hand-finished scalloping, Foersom & Hiort-Lorenzen’s Mat seating uses hemp and recyclable binder, and LandLAB’s Tank Park converts a former petrochemical storage site into an adaptable civic landscape in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. With words by Ellie Keft

Issue 112 comes out November 2. Order on its own or as part of a subscription.