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Why Perth Homes Are Turning To External ShadingPerth’s bright climate has always shaped the way people live at home. Long afternoons move between the garden, veranda and alfresco area, while the western sun…
Threads Of Country: A WA Textile Designer’s LandscapeIn Perth, the landscape is rarely a distant view. It arrives through the windows as a band of pale coastal light, settles over limestone walls and follows the…
How a Small Office in West Perth Was Designed for Maximum CollaborationA compact workplace in West Perth can easily become a corridor, a row of desks and a meeting room squeezed into whatever space remains. This project takes a…
The Best Australian-Made Pendant Lights for a Dining RoomA dining pendant does more than illuminate a table. It establishes the room’s visual centre, softens the transition between kitchen and living areas, and…
A New Community Hub Takes Shape In BalgaBalga’s new community centre offers a useful case study in how civic architecture can respond to everyday life rather than simply provide a striking object.…
Window Treatments That Belong In A Coastal Australian HomeCoastal homes invite daylight, sea breezes and broad views, but the same conditions can make interiors uncomfortable. Salt-laden air corrodes hardware, strong…
The Architect Giving Industrial Buildings A Second LifeFor Perth architect Mara Ellison, an old industrial building is never an empty shell waiting for a fashionable fit-out. It is a record of labour, production,…
Why Bespoke Joinery Earns Its Place In Perth HomesIn Perth, good interior design has to do more than look considered. It must respond to intense afternoon sun, long summers, generous entertaining habits and…
Inside the Home of a Furniture Maker: Where Work Meets LivingA furniture maker’s house rarely divides domestic life from production with a clean line. Timber dust may gather near the back door, a half-finished chair may…
Where Architecture Meets the City at Perth Art and Design FestivalPerth Art and Design Festival returns attention to the creative life of the west, bringing architecture into conversation with interiors, objects, art,…
