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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.…
Inside the design of a new surf club building in ScarboroughScarborough’s coastline has always been a place of movement. Swimmers, surfers, lifesavers, beachgoers, cyclists and families pass through the foreshore across…
Sliding screens give a small CBD apartment room to changeIn a compact city apartment, flexibility is less about adding square metres than making each metre work harder. A living room may need to host dinner, remote…
Caroma’s New Identity And The Design Logic Behind ItCaroma has occupied a distinctive place in Australian bathrooms for decades. Its name is associated with practical innovation, familiar forms and the everyday…
