#92 Jul-Aug 2023

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Design . Architecture . Landscape . Travel

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Editorial
Building a house in the bush brings with it a whole different set of rules. Bushfire and flood zones determine materials and design, and weather conditions are often felt more keenly requiring extra consideration in the design process. The three hous
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Publisher Tom Bodycomb Editor Tamsin O’Neill Art Director Jenni Draper Assistant Editor Ellie Keft Sub Editor Tim Sheedy Contributors Houses/Gardens • Kath Dolan, Rebecca Gross, Monique Kawecki, Ellie Keft, Jenny Lyon, Georgia Thomas Profile • Penny
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Pair
Shortlisted in the 2023 NSW Architecture Awards, the Parry Park Pavilions honour and repair a contaminated floodplain in the suburbs of Western Sydney, on Dhurug Country. The project is the result of a collaboration between Custom Mad and Lucy Humphr
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Light Forest
The “Onu Floor Light” aims to bring a sense of the natural environment into interior spaces through form and symbolism. Hidden internal fixings set inside a sleek, linear timber form softly invite intrigue and interest, a glimmer of light between the
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On Task
Designed by Berlin-based Studio 7.5, the Herman Miller “Cosm” is a task chair made for ‘every body’. Its hourglass-shaped continuous suspension and automatic tilt work in tandem to dynamically adapt to the user’s contours. “Cosm” is made with 43 per
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Geometry
Hand-tufted in India with 100 per cent New Zealand wool, the “Overlay” collection balances block shapes with textured layers in a modern collection of geometric rugs. Designed by Danielah Martinez for Australian brand DesignByThem, “Overlay” is avail
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Motorcar
Mutukaku Ngura: Motorcar Country was an exhibition presented by the Australian Design Centre and Tjanpi Desert Weavers, featuring works created using discarded metal seat frames as a type of contemporary free-form weaving frame, salvaged by Tjanpi De
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Chubby
“Chubby Chair” finds its alien form through the limitations of a self-developed, plastic-extruding robot. Fulfilling his search for honest and functional ornamentation, the collection is the result of the playful exploration of low-resolution 3D prin
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Rock On
Ash Allen’s “Deep Rocker” is an homage to Adam Goodrum’s “Volley Rocker” (designed for Tait in 2013), one of 10 classic furniture reinterpretations in the Caged series by Ash and the Authentic Design Alliance, which uses steel mesh replications to co
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Weaving Stories
Architect Emma Jackson’s collection of 12 hand-knotted rugs “Time Travellers” tells a geological story of Australia; one that shifts our perceptions of the country as one static landmass, revealing it to be a set of complex, transient rock relationsh
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Dreaming
The “Dromen Series” of sleek wall lighting is created by Naarm-based creative workshop Studio Tops - led by Simone Tops - and is crafted from rawhide, vegetable-tan leather and steel. In Dutch, dromen means ‘to dream’ and speaks to the threshold betw
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Main Squeeze
Origin to Object, a recent exhibition by Ceres Fair Wood, sought to highlight the connection made when carrying forward the story and knowledge of a tree, and caring for it through responsible material selection. The final pieces told the story of th
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Deconstructible
“Off-Cut Kitchen” is a modular, deconstructible kitchen made from waste material. The carcass and cupboard fronts use offcuts of second-hand form ply and Fibre Reinforced Panels (FRP), while the benchtop (fabricated in collaboration with Natural Bric
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Stilled Composition 117
“Stilled Composition 117” by Kelly Austin, was presented as part of a Design Tasmania group show at the Melbourne Design Fair and comes from a desire to instill wonder and inquisitiveness. It is quiet, focused, attentive and nuanced and creates a spa
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Disassembly
Sydney interior designer Matt Woods has always had an ethos of sustainable practice as the basis for his projects, both hospitality and residential. Working solo, as he always has, his work is as lean as his practice, making the most of limited resou
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Bush Built
Modest yet monumental in black, this holiday home designed by Matt Goodman Architecture Office is located on highly bushfire-prone land in Kennett River, a small coastal town in Victoria, Set on a long narrow site on a ridge, the house is designed ar
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Blended Beauty
• Tiara House in North Fitzroy is unabashedly inspired by nearby Bustle House, designed by the same dream team of architect Fiona Dunin and landscape designer Jo Ferguson. Clients Dorota and Mike loved it and sought out the pair for a similarly soft,
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FMD Architects fmdarchitects.com.au Resicon Master Builders resicon.com.au Jo Ferguson Garden Design jofergusonlandscapedesign.com Vivid Landscapes The challenging south-facing orientation prompted the architects to pursue connection to landscape fro
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Butterfly Effect
• Living on the Illawarra coast, architect Dane Taylor has seen the area change rapidly in recent years. Holiday cottages and fishing and miner’s shacks have been renovated or replaced with large houses as the coastal towns become more developed and
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Dane Taylor Design danetaylor.net Greensmith & Co Dharawal Country. Austinmer, NSW. The house is oriented to the north-east and includes large doubleglazed windows and doors that allow for effective cross-breezes in the living, dining and kitchen are
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Flash Mob
• The brief was simple. To design a house that one couple could grow old in and that could act as an anchor point for their family across Australia to come together in one place. What eventuated was a beautiful build based on passive design, mathemat
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sandstromarchitects.com Gadigal Land. Marrickville, NSW. The house is mostly oriented to the north and east with glazing to the ground floor living area. The curved eaves allow the winter sun to penetrate deeply into the extension, and an external pe
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Scott Flett Architecture Workshop flett.com.au Scott Flett Architecture Workshop South East, Oyster Bay and Big River Nations. Sandy Bay, Tas. The house is oriented to the north which overlooks the historic boat slips of Battery Point in Sandy Bay. M
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Chiselled Features
• When Emily and Chris first saw a rundown 1930s bungalow in Marrickville, they knew it had potential. Void of cheer, the house sported smoke-infused carpet, grubby pink walls and no hot water system. Most would have run a mile. But seasoned Sydney a
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Florence
Bursting with brilliant nostalgia, Bonnie and Neil’s outdoor cushion range showcases original artwork by Bonnie Ashley. “Florence”, their latest collection, is a salute to Mediterranean elegance, transporting you to balmy summer feasts with fresh ant
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Permaculture Tips
Late winter is the time to prune many evergreen edible plants, such as bay, thymes, rosemary and native midyim berries. Australian native plants generally get a growth flush in spring, so pruning them before the weather warms helps them stay more com
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Ripples
Australian design brand Marmoset Found creates sculptural vases, tableware and vessels in a signature seasonal colour palette. Designed in Melbourne by founder Nareen Holloway, each piece embraces rippling textures, elegant shapes and earthy hues and
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Green House
In the Netherlands on a large plot of cultivated farmland sits Green House, an elevated garden and farming shed made from 99 per cent salvaged materials; pine and oak timber, alu-zinc corrugated steel sheets, concrete tiles and baked bricks. Designed
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Wandering Paths
• The magnificence of some things in this world brings anything around them to life. A visit to the Heide Museum of Modern Art on a quintessentially overcast and drizzly Melbourne day is one such example. In many other places, the vibe would have pro
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Folded In
• This garden is a great example of a new way of thinking about inner city gardens. Confident shelter and seating solutions defined by living shade and clever planting perfectly address the needs of this young family. It is contained and neat with ro
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Hello Gorges
• The Kimberley is a mythical place in my mind. A landscape of immense proportions and towering ranges. The closest I have been to this dramatic region of ancient geological forms is tripping across the ochre sandstone pavers of Melbourne’s Federatio
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Harold Holt Swim Centre • 1969
Melbourne Architect: Kevin Borland and Daryl Jackson I grew up not far from the Harold Holt Swim Centre and spent many cold mornings doing laps in the pool. It was a building unlike any other I knew as a child. It was not like a home, a shop nor a sc
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