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Inside a 1920s Bungalow’s Leadlight RevivalIn a Perth bungalow, the windows often tell the clearest story. Their coloured glass catches the hard western light, their timber frames record decades of…
The aesthetic and thermal value of a green façade in PerthA green façade can change the character of an office building before anyone enters it. Against Perth’s bright skies, pale streets and increasingly dense…
Framing the City Through a Freestanding BathtubA freestanding bathtub can turn a bathroom into a private viewing room, particularly in a high-rise apartment or elevated Perth home. Positioned carefully, it…
A garden shed becomes a ceramics studio in MaylandsAt the back of a suburban property in Maylands, an overlooked garden shed has been given a precise new purpose. Once used for storage, the small outbuilding…
The craft behind a wardrobe that keeps technology out of sightA well-made wardrobe can do far more than organise clothing. In the hands of a skilled joiner, it becomes a quiet piece of architecture: a wall of timber,…
How Western Australia’s design economy creates valueWestern Australia’s design industry is often described through its visible outcomes: a carefully resolved home, a civic building, a new hospitality interior or…
Ventilation Thinking For A Restaurant Fit-OutA restaurant kitchen is a compact, high-performance workplace where heat, grease, steam, odour and noise are produced at remarkable speed. Ventilation is the…
A Landscape Design for a Front Yard That Doubles as Native HabitatA front garden can do far more than frame a path to the front door. In Perth, where sandy soils, hot summers and long periods without rain shape everyday…
The pros and cons of butcher block benchtops in a busy family kitchenA kitchen benchtop has to absorb a remarkable amount of daily life. It becomes a preparation surface, homework desk, serving station, charging zone and…
Spotlight On The Home Library In A Claremont ResidenceA home library can be much more than a wall of books. In a well-resolved interior, it becomes a place for concentration, conversation, collecting and pause.…
