Issue #12.1

Grand Designs Australia

Inspiring you to create your dream home

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EDITOR April Ossington DEPUTY EDITOR Louise Smithers CONTRIBUTORS Peter Colquhoun, Chris Knierim, Crystal Amesbury, Carrol Baker DESIGNER Kate Atkinson PLANS Anthony Allars SUB-EDITOR Michelle Sega COVER IMAGE Architecture by Atlas Architects Photogr
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From the Editor
A stylish and functional kitchen and bathroom are must-haves in modern homes, so this issue we have 40 pages of kitchen and bathroom inspiration to help you when it comes to your next new build or renovation. In the kitchen feature, we take a look at
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Colour Pop
Pair pink and blue for a bold statement. Bringing these palette pops into a space helps to soften or brighten a room's tone. Mustard Made's The Shorty is a neat locker compartment available in vibrant bursts of colour, such as Poppy or Navy, with a w
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Get Social
After a seven-year restoration and renovation process, Capella Sydney is now open. Occupying an entire city block just moments from Circular Quay, the hotel welcomes guests to a benchmark destination of luxury accommodation, exceptional cuisine and u
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Book Club
PHILIP JODIDIO TASCHEN, $150 Climate, environment, history and technology are transforming architecture worldwide. The second volume in the Homes for Our Time series documents this housing revolution. Modern architectural history has been viewed prim
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ARCHITECTURE Snapshot
The architects from State of Kin have provided a typical 1970-1980s-era Perth home with a state-of-the-art upgrade through careful layering of new additions and eye-catching screens on the facade. Viewed through the lens of rejuvenation and renewal r
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Tasteful Tables
Enhance your dining experience with the versatile four-to-eight-seater Granada dining table from Boconcept. Designed by Morten Georgsen, the Granada displays fit-for-purpose functionality without compromising its beauty. From an intimate dinner for f
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Katrina Mckeon
Successful Melbourne-based artist and gallery owner Katrina McKeon was obsessed with colour from a young age. “I was a very creative child and loved colour and getting my hands dirty,” she reminisces. “I was passionate about making and creating every
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Louise Ommundson
Louise Ommundson — director of Evostyle and co-founder of Evove — is in the enviable position of doing what she loves, with the business she founded with her husband Luke not only seeing success in Australia, but launching globally this year. Combini
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JUST breathe …
When designing your home, you want to tell a story that is as unique as you are. Places that reflect the things you love to do and those that make you feel refreshed and energised. Your home is your oasis, so crafting spaces where you can unwind from
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LUXURY BY The Beach
Walking into the new Manly Pacific is like a breath of fresh air. Its light, bright and open spaces are inviting and uplifting. The impressive $30m transformation features a refreshed façade, 213 redesigned rooms including The Infinity Residence and
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Form And Function
Today's kitchens have to be supreme multitaskers. As the beating heart of the home, the kitchen resonates with energy. It is where the family gathers to cook, eat and share anecdotes. The kitchen is where we entertain and socialise with friends. With
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Brick Works
This unique historic home is steeped in history. Its walls retain hallowed resonances of the past, but with touches of innovation and modern amenity, it's a poignant mix of old and new. The undisturbed façade hides the modern renovation. The house wa
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Mood Board
A 1920s brick warehouse pays homage to its past with a clever fusion of modern form, aged imperfections and quirks that link it to the past. Dynamic yet refined textures and colours, blacks, browns and white tell a timeless tale
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Cosentino Launches Dekton® Pietra Kode In Australia
Cosentino Group, the global leader in the production and distribution of innovative and sustainable surfaces for architecture and design, introduces a new high-performance, ultra-compact stone collection to Australia: Dekton® Pietra Kode, the vision
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LIGHT AND bright
This much-loved family home is a celebration of old and new. It's been in the family for four years shy of half a century. The emptynester septuagenarians decided it was time to reinvigorate their home. Enter awardwinning FIGR. architecture studio an
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Mood Board
A warm and welcoming space with plenty of room to relax and entertain. Crisp whites and earthy Australian hardwoods, expansive spaces that are light-filled — a contemporary look. Curves mixed with straight lines. A neutral palette with black and grey
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A MODERN farmhouse
Stepping over the threshold of this spacious and modern home is like a warm hug. With plenty of style and charisma, it's a delightful welcoming dwelling. It's a far cry from its original incarnation, a pitched-roof farmhouse that was constructed in t
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Mood Board
A handsome rural abode with farmhouse origins, overlaid with a contemporary urban feel. It is connected to nature with ample warm sunlit spaces. Blacks and charcoal set the tone with caramel, cream and mocha
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Eye to THE SKY
This striking Victorian heritage terrace offers charm, innovation and plenty of style. Before the renovation, the existing home was dated, it had a double-storey heritage façade and at the rear, the single-storey kitchen felt enclosed by double-store
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Mood Board
Victorian heritage blended with a modern home. A subtle palette of materials, timber and earthy tones speak the local vernacular. Greens mixed with white, pops of mustard and blue tell the story ■
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STYLE Icons
In the not-so-distant past, a kitchen was a practical space designed for meal preparation, cooking and clean up. Now you'll find state-of-the-art appliances, cutting-edge technology, and beautiful, liveable, well-designed spaces that are a focal poin
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Get Comfortable
Because your home is your sanctuary, most people prefer to maintain an even indoor climate for year-round comfort — warm and cosy in the winter and cool and refreshing in the summer. The downside is that this requires a significant investment in heat
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Serene Scene
A wellness bathroom is a space to indulge the senses, and it's also where you'll find splashes of luxury and plenty of style. A tranquil Zen-inspired bathroom is the ultimate in self-care and goes beyond eating well and doing some gentle exercise. Nu
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ROOM FOR everyone
not everyone would think to approach a bathroom company to design their new kitchen, but for the owners of this striking Hamptons-inspired space, entrusting their cooking area to Luxurious Bathrooms proved to be an exceptional decision. With a growin

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