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Energy efficiency – as important as your home’s front door
Do things like energy efficiency and a thermal envelope work as afterthought? Answer? Not really. Architect Max Capocaccia of MC Architecture Studio outlines the importance of s...
4 tips to maximise space in a small apartment
Living in a smaller space shouldn't cramp your style. Here are 4 tips to help you make your apartment feel infinitely more spacious – and stylish
Time honoured
Specialist company Bungalow & Villa carried out the construction of the fretwork, mouldings and timber joinery that contribute to the traditional style of Red Hills.
The Twist Museum – bridging art and nature
Completing the cultural route through northern Europe’s largest sculpture park, The Twist Museum by respected architect group Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) makes it look like you might need to pull on...
Drawing on the past
Monash University's Chancellery puts a new spin on facade shading screens from mid-20th Century corporate headquarter buildings
Green Villa, by Dutch architects MVRDV – dress code: natural
So, just how sustainable is that sustainable cladding on your latest project? MVRDV has designed a small office and residential building on a corner lot next to the Dommel riv...
Matt black kitchen with an industrial edge
The substantial black and white-veined island countertop and island front panel give this kitchen an instant sense of relaxed luxury.
Heavenly Hamptons
What is your idea of a perfect home and perfect setting? Maybe this Hamptons inspired luxury home overlooking the Hastings River comes close
Liveable housing guidelines achieved in revamped master bathroom in classic home
Are you looking ahead when you chose your design? This bathroom has a modern attractive air – but it is also designed along guidelines that focus on de...
Love life? Love colour?
For this guest bathroom, designer Natalie Du Bois made the bold, effective choice to paint the walls, ceiling, doors and shutters all in Resene Clover – connecting with the bush tones outside the window
New offices for Treasury offices emphasise cultural inclusivity through the individualistic fit-out
With a strong emphasis on cultural elements and all-inclusive facilities, Treasury’s new offices come alive with dramatic elemen...
Hangzhou Yuhang Opera features a sculptural facade evoking cracked ice
The graphic facade at Henning Larsen's Hangzhou Yuhang Opera references ice cracking on the frozen East Lake, while its two intersecting building masses appear as ...