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Light touch, high impact
No extension for this modest Queenslander, just a low-budget reconfiguration for extra light and air.
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Sanctuary 76 out now: Celebrating ‘light touch’ stories
Sanctuary 76 is all about light touch stories: small projects with big results.
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Colour burst
Jenny Edwards and her partner David employed a series of small interventions to turn their tired Canberra apartment into a vibrant, joy-filled forever home.
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Dream home redefined
Morgan and Duncan swapped their big suburban new-build for a ‘renovator’s dream’ weatherboard cottage, bringing it up to modern standards for comfort.
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Retro-fit
A minimal-intervention rejuvenation of a 1970s apartment block in inner-city Melbourne provides an appealing alternative to demolition and rebuilding.
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Third life
A reuse project from the start, a cottage relocated to an Orange property years ago has had a comprehensive retrofit to Passive House standard – and what a result.
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Sustainable House Day 2026
Once a year, hundreds of people across Australia open their doors and share what they’ve learned about making their homes more comfortable, affordable and climate-ready.
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