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Issue 47

28 Dec, 2015

Inside issue 47, heritage and small project award winner, The Barn by workbylizandalex, the conversion of a former printing press by Steffen Welsch, an infill project in Fremantle by architects Yun Nie Chong and Patrick Kosky and a three story home built on a five x four-metre block by Ralph Alphonso. Our…

Issue 46

2 Nov, 2015

Issue 46 looks at joinery, for space saving and craftsmanship. Our cover house is a cave-like retreat on NZ’s South Island. Also inside, renovations by Caroline Pidcock in Sydney and Foong + Soorman in Melbourne and a new house on 100-square-metres by Levesque and Derrick in Brisbane. Our gardens include…

Issue 45

3 Sep, 2015

Issue 45 includes our annual office feature, an award winning, sculptural home in country Victoria by Archier, a sophisticated  inner city renovation by Lisa Cummins Architects, a home redesigned for liveability in Fremantle by Philip Stejskal Architecture and a stylish and rugged home in NZ by Dorrington Atcheson Architects. We visit…

Issue 44

3 Jun, 2015

On our cover an award winning terrace renovation by David Boyle. Inside a home to accommodate two families, a reworked 1970s townhouse and a co-housing project on the banks of the Bree River in Berlin. We investigate seven prefab and modular houses and our gardens include a Sydney harbour sandstone masterpiece…

Issue 43

7 May, 2015

Issue 43 includes our annual bathroom feature with a spread of well designed and creative bathrooms. Our cover house is a high tech family home with a green roof and a spectacular view. Other projects include the preservation of a fibro cottage, a dramatic and beautiful bushfire resistant home and…

Issue 42

2 Mar, 2015

Issue 42 includes two cabins, one tucked into the coastal shrub on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, the other perched on a hill overlooking a bay on New Zealand’s north island. In Brisbane we look at the third incarnation of a colonial heritage building and in Melbourne the renovation of a middle terrace,…

Issue 41

9 Jan, 2015

Issue 41 is our kitchen issue and features our pick of the most efficient, durable, creative and beautiful. We also look at the nifty apartment renovation by New Zealand architect, Ben Daly, Andrew Maynard’s peeled back shed extension, Julie Firkin’s elegant work on a weatherboard and a tiny home slipped into an urban…

Issue 40

31 Oct, 2014

Issue 40 includes a feature on the revolution of lighting, an update on joinery and a collection of inspiring houses. In Brisbane JRA continue their theme with a house that embraces the street, architect Ben Callery’s own home sits nest-like amongst the treetops and  a project on a small block in…

Issue 39

28 Aug, 2014

In issue 39 our four house projects include the extensive renovation of a butcher’s shop into a home, a raw, small, off-grid weekender, a terrace renovation featuring shifting rooflines and a modern interpretation of the local vernacular in Cornwall. Read about a garden and studio collaboration, a sprout and mushroom growing…

Issue 38

1 Jul, 2014

Issue 38 includes a piece on the future of home automation as a means of reducing energy use and an article on the options for sustainable flooring. Our cover project,  demonstrating the ultimate in recycling, is by Phooey architects and also inside see a Bondi semi cleverly transformed by architect David Boyle, a home…