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Straw, soil and shelter in the WheatbeltIn the Wheatbelt, building materials are often discussed in practical terms: what can be sourced locally, what will withstand a hard summer, and what makes…
Polished concrete floors in a passive house in PerthIn a Perth home designed to Passive House standards, the floor is part of the environmental strategy rather than a surface selected at the final stage. Its…
How to choose the right scale for a pendulum light over a dining tableA dining table is often the visual centre of an Australian home, so the light suspended above it has a demanding role. It needs to provide useful illumination,…
Fremantle Community Centre Brings Native Landscape IndoorsA new community centre in Fremantle places living systems at the heart of civic architecture. Rather than treating planting as a decorative layer around the…
Cantilevers over the Kalamunda canopyA house in Kalamunda has to negotiate a distinctive set of conditions. The Perth Hills offer mature trees, steep contours, shifting light and long views across…
The best approach to carpeting stairs in a home with petsStairs sit at the intersection of movement, maintenance and visual continuity. They are touched by hands, crossed dozens of times a day and often become a…
A Former Bank Finds New Life As A Design WorkspaceIn the centre of an established Australian city, a former bank has been given a new working life. Once organised around queues, counters and private offices,…
The quiet craft behind Perth’s custom ceramic washbasinsIn a Perth studio filled with plaster moulds, oxide samples and shelves of test pieces, ceramicist Eliza Hart approaches the washbasin as a piece of…
The outdoor kitchen finds its place in Perth livingIn Perth, the boundary between house and garden has always been fluid. Long summers, mild winters and a strong culture of entertaining make alfresco rooms feel…
A Perth Bathroom Designed Around Ten Different TilesIn a renovated Perth home, the bathroom is less a single tiled volume than a carefully edited sequence of surfaces. Ten tile types share the room, yet the…
