Issue 99

Issue 99 comes out 5 September. Order on its own or as part of a subscription.

When space is tight but you need a smidge more, a good architect will find it. In this issue, two have taken what little extra is available and run with it, another has elected to stay small, one to begin small and one to accommodate many, as efficiently as possible.

But up first, we profile Jennifer McMaster, her husband Jonathan Donnelly and their friend Casey Bryant—the trio behind Sydney architecture and design studio TRIAS.

Then, our first house feature; the remarkable home JCB Architects‘ Chris Botterill designed and owner-built in “a really unique spot” on the banks of Sweetwater Creek in Frankston South’s architecturally renowned Olivers Hill area.

Next up; architect Charmaine Pang and her husband, Ivan Crnkovic, extend their two-bedroom cottage in Lilyfield, Sydney, with a 22-square-metre side extension that has not only filled the family’s needs but has also filled an anomalous setback in a street of close-knit houses.

For our third house feature; a green roof and a light-filled, all-electric renovation have transformed a young family’s dark, austere Melbourne cottage into a sun-drenched, biodiverse delight. Architecture by Nest Architects, with Emilio Fuscaldo at the helm.

Our fourth house feature; a house that demonstrates the potential of small infill developments to create much-needed density without impacting the beautiful character of an area—Parkside by Austin Maynard Architects, located at the southern edge of Melbourne’s Edinburgh Gardens, within an evolving section of Alfred Crescent, the street that borders it.

And for our last house; located next door to a friendly corner café in the buzzing suburb of Newtown in Sydney’s Inner West, a house with a small footprint and neighbours pressing in on all sides. Architecture by Custom Mad, a small architecture studio known for making the most of small spaces.

In our first garden feature, a much-loved and much-travelled collection of pot plants wait years for their moment to shine in Melbourne’s inner city suburb, North Fitzroy. House by Kennedy Nolan. Garden by house owner, Alison.

In our second garden; a renovation and extension of a tiny terrace in Sydney’s Redfern—home of Sacha Coles, the leader of one of Australia’s largest and most well-known landscape architecture studios, ASPECT—centred around a rooftop garden planted with Australian natives, complemented by a courtyard garden towards the back of the site and a community garden on the street out front. Architecture by Anthony Gill.

And finally for our travel feature we spend three days exploring Victoria’s dramatic Shipwreck Coast, hopping on and off the Great Ocean Walk, hosted by the Australian Walking Company.

And of course, our regular segments Upfront and Upfront Garden share a curated spread of projects, products or creations that we love. Plus, explore this issue’s Permaculture Tips, and Gifford Stutchbury (2004, Sydney, Australia) by Caroline Pidcock in What I Like About You, brought to us by Alexander Symes.

Issue 99 comes out 5 September. Order on its own or as part of a subscription.