#70 November-December 2019

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Design . Architecture . Landscape . Travel

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Editorial
The way that we work has changed dramatically over the past few decades and so too has the design of the spaces in which we work. Whether we conduct business from home or in shared or traditional spaces, the nature of the office is now very much open
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Upfront
Andrew Edwards, Amir Afshar, Edward Jones and Insiya Jafferjee crossed paths while studying Innovation Design Engineering, a joint masters between the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London. The quartet’s passion for sustainable materials l
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Natural Progression
The close-knit team of fifteen talented and capable staff cooks lunch together with ingredients sourced from the garden, as well as sharing a weekly group personal training session. The notion that an office can run akin to a family is how Mel has be
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Focus
"Our clients came to us with a desire for their bedroom, bathing space and study to all form one secluded retreat within the home,” reflects director of Edition Office, Kim Bridgland. Elaborating on this concept, Edition Office made the spaces circul
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Mindfulness
There was some confusion in the neighbourhood when this coastal dwelling, designed by Brisbane practice Vokes and Peters, was emerging from sandy soil at Casuarina Beach, northern NSW. Only fifty per cent of the site was being utilised ... were they
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Specs
Vokes and Peters vokesandpeters.com SJ Reynolds Constructions The house is designed as a narrow plan, preserving a significant garden along the length of the site in a neighbourhood dominated by highly fragmented and marginalised open spaces. Positio
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Patchwork
Located on a loop road in Middle Harbour, Sydney, Five Gardens House occupies an enviable position. To the south is The Knoll; to the north is a view of Sailors Bay and Castlecrag; and in the sprawling back garden is a beautiful Sydney peppermint gum
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Specs
David Boyle Architect davidboylearchitect.com.au Graybuilt Pty Ltd SDA Structures Sustainable design underpins the strategy for the project. The materials and planning of the existing house were analysed at the start of the design, aiming to retain a
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Box of Tricks
What’s all the fuss about a 110-metre-long greenhouse, right? Propped atop a windy ridge in Elevated Plain with views south over Mt Franklin and a long, twisty-turny driveway that conceals its star attraction beautifully. Sure, it’s odd, driving into
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Finding Treasure
At the highest point of Ruckers Hill in Northcote, ornate Federation homes on 1000-square-metre allotments flank a narrow cul-de-sac. “Merridale”, the most prominent of these properties, had been crudely subdivided in 1964. An unconventional L-shaped
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Specs
Bellemo & Cat bellemocat.com The house is adapted from the existing footprint; however, the new addition to the ground floor has large north-facing glazing to the ground floor living area. The upper floor has high windows around the perimeter which e
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Permaculture Tips
Some summer vegetables are just made for growing together. In the three-sisters method used by Native Americans, three types of vegetables are grown together in a tight companion planting, which has been practiced for centuries. Corn plants are plant
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Turning Point
It's Wednesday and the farm is bustling. Growing season means that there is much work to do and today, alongside the permanent staff, there are over twenty volunteers. Everyone is busy: weeding, harvesting vegetables, washing salad leaves, weighing a
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Thinking Ahead
It’s all very well to decide you would like some type of green in an urban development – but what to do when your project faces north and is bang on the street? A common problem with developments in the city – especially in industrial areas – is the
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Slowing Down
On our arrival in Rote, in far eastern Indonesia in August, the Australasian climate was immediately apparent with parched fields and low scrubland across limestone plains. As we headed south from the main harbour of Ba’a we were continually slowed b
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What I Like About You
Sydney, Australia Architect: studioplusthree Recently I came across this house online and was struck by its sculptural, blackened form. Exploring further I found that it’s not only masterfully designed but is also an exemplar of contemporary sustain

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