#87 Sep-Oct 2022

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Editorial
Building smaller, subdividing, infilling and creating multigenerational homes are some of the solutions for using less resources and less valuable land. Many of our favourite projects over the many years spent editing this magazine have been the ones
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Publisher Tom Bodycomb Editor Tamsin O'Neill Art Director Jenni Draper Assistant Editor Ellie Keft Sub Editor Tim Sheedy Contributors Kath Dolan • Houses/Gardens Erin Pedersen • Houses/Gardens Rebecca Gross • Houses/Gardens Ellie Keft • Upfront Karen
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Forest Tales
A rallying cry to favour natural and renewable materials in design, Forest Tales was a curated collection of timber projects from the American Hardwood Export Council, displayed as part of Triennale Milan earlier this year. Incorporated into a labyri
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Order and Balance
Perth-based artist and landscape architect Emma Lipscombe blends the hard-edged conformity of geometric patterns with the textured luminosity of the painterly. Her pieces are influenced by her work on landscape architecture projects as far afield as
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Tactility
An unconventional approach to the often mundane and utilitarian nature of bench seats, the “Arc Bench” uses a simple nesting of moveable, tactile timber discs to invite interaction. Available in a range of hardwood timber species, its playful dynamis
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Terra Firma
Terracotta is one of the world's oldest art forms, literally translated as ‘baked earth’. New Volumes Collection 02 by Artedomus brings together a diverse group of Australian designers and creatives to explore the design potential of this timeless ma
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Seaweed Department
Founded by German-born designer and researcher Julia Lohmann, the Department of Seaweed is a transdisciplinary community of artists and creatives exploring and experimenting with seaweed as a sustainable and regenerative art and design medium. Rather
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Forge Ahead
Rowsaan's steel pulls are painstakingly crafted; hand-forged in the Macedon Ranges by heating the steel red hot, then forming, shaping, detailing and finishing them into highly detailed touch points. Subtly tapered edging and a distinctive heat-textu
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Stop
This interior wall light – ‘traffic light’ – was designed by Miriam Fanning (Mim Design) for Melbournebased furniture design and manufacturing company grazia&co. Framed by a solid oak base, the light features a rotatable powder-coated surround with a
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Conchiglie
Designed by Geoffrey Cameron Marshall, the “SV Demi Conus” reading lamp is a prime example of function balancing form. Inspired by seashells and cultural motifs, this sculptural light shade was handcrafted using a blend of new technology with traditi
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On the Cusp
Created for Melbourne Design Week's Self Portrait exhibition by Jon Goulder and Henry Williams, this collection was a “grown-up response” to the overhyped world of design. The table is constructed from short sections of certified Tasmanian plantation
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Good Design Saves Lives
North Piha Beach, just west of Auckland, is one of New Zealand's most dangerous – and one of its most beautiful – surf beaches. Aucklandbased architectural practice Crosson Architects were tasked with designing a functional yet low-maintenance lifegu
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Forever Better
The Miele you likely know well is a world-leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances including cooking, refrigeration, coffee machines, dishwashers, laundry and floor care. But the Miele you might be less familiar with is a fourthgeneration,
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Futures Past
Britta de Laat from Dumped and Ditched restores furniture, transforming broken, faded or worn items into quality vintage pieces. Based in Stanwell Park just south of Sydney, she works directly with clients to restore furniture items as a bespoke serv
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Simple's Sake
When it comes to small houses, good architecture can often be out of reach due to budget limitations. Bucking this trend, TRIAS brought creative solutions to the realisation of this Darlinghurst terrace, as well as a more collaborative approach to th
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TRIAS trias.com.au Zandt Constructions Eora Country. Darlinghurst, NSW. The terrace house faces north and receives northern sun through its existing windows. New windows and doors aid cross ventilation, while new openings introduce much-needed natura
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Divide and Conquer
There is a certain kind of nostalgia synonymous with the Australian backyard. An integral part of the great Australian dream and the quintessential quarter-acre block, it conjures up images of manicured lawns, Hills Hoists and hot days spent under th
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Peter Sullivan Cox Architecture coxarchitecture.com.au Matherson Construction Group Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country. Brunswick West, Vic As a backyard subdivision, this project is an example of urban infill, taking advantage of the existing amenity an
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Divine Intervention
Sited within the bustling heart of Fortitude Valley in Brisbane, this house was designed as a contemporary place of refuge in an unconventional urban fabric. Renowned Queensland architect James Russell originally designed the house for his family bef
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James Russell Hogg and Lamb hoggandlamb.com Heath Williams Steven Clegg Design Yuggera Country, Fortitude Valley, QLD. Adaptive re-use, formally used as a site for church carparking. Prefabricated concrete panels and steel resulted in minimal waste.
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Pocket Change
The housing market has become a major talking point for owners and architects alike. With so much uncertainty, buyers are often looking to downsize to satisfy budget constraints, recognising that size does matter – and bigger isn't always better. Fio
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Maytree Studios maytreestudios.com.au Frameology Constructions Ecru Design Studio Install - EdenScapes Turrbal Country. Annerley, QLD. Pocket House seeks to connect the home more meaningfully to its environment, improve the passive solar design, and
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Telling Storeys
It's lucky architect Antony Martin enjoys creative problemsolving because House For Eva presented more than its fair share. On a tight budget and an even tighter, south-facing corner sub-division in Brunswick East (with a power pole in the middle of
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MRTN Architects mrtn.com.au Resicon Master Builders resicon.com.au Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung. Brunswick East, Vic. The house is oriented to the north with full height, north-facing glazing to all first-floor living areas. Limited openings to the south p
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Permaculture Tips
The mild weather of spring is a great time to plant a selection of herbs to bring flavour and goodness to your kitchen as well as saving you money and avoiding the waste of half-used supermarket herbs. Edge a garden bed or nature strip with low-growi
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Strapped and Stacked
Designed by Alexander Lotersztain — the Argentinian-born founder of Australian contemporary furniture and lighting brand Derlot — the Strap collection is a nod to the poolside sun lounges of the 1970s. Made from 70% recycled (and, which is rarely the
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Bush Loo
Tucked into the shadowed foothills of Mount Mangana on Bruny Island in Tasmania, Knights Rest is a beacon of warmth and a triumph of spartan opulence for guests tackling the three-day Bruny Island Long Weekend glamping experience. Designed by Saxon H
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Forest For The Trees
See the Forest is the 2021 instalment of Albury City Council's annual architecture pavilion initiative, Summer Place Pavilion. The curved, organic structure (made from bushfire-salvaged timber cladding) contrasts with the sharp right angles of QEII S
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Green Between
In this small and unusual garden, landscaping and architecture go hand in hand. The two buildings – one a house and one a duplex – belong to members of the same family who did away with the boundary and created a garden that could be shared by all. T
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Outside In
With the combination of a clear brief, and a response that won the trust of their clients, Project 12 Architecture has transformed this classic inner-Melbourne worker's cottage into a restful, super-functional space for an owner/builder couple and th
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Magnetic Pull
The savvy repeat visitors to World Heritage-listed Magnetic Island nod knowingly that its attraction is not just the many spectacular bays, but the ease of getting there. Escaping the winter chill of the southern states, an evening ferry from Townsvi
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Designbook
Find products and explore our archived articles for your next renovation via greenmagazine.com.au Real materials. Made in Melbourne. woodmelbourne.com Natural Limewash, created by the alchemy of nature. bauwerk.com.au Need some space? tinyoffice.com.
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Bricknell House • 1952
Architect: Charles Albert Bricknell From the beginning of my architectural career over 25 years ago in Germany, I was intrigued by heritage buildings and the lessons we can learn from those of previous generations and their designers' forward thinkin
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Knot Work
Rachael Wellisch's recent exhibition, Polymorphic Magic, draws inspiration from the historical Andean recording device, the Quipu, in which textile knots were used for recording both statistical and narrative information. In her piece Knot Work, salv

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