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New beginnings

22 Aug 2024

Catherine’s new hempcrete home in the Witchcliffe Ecovillage, south of Perth, offers her much more than simply a place to live.

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Greenhouse spectacular

21 Aug 2024

This Passive House is comfortable throughout Canberra’s often extreme seasons, and has a greenhouse attached for year-round gardening.

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Like a charm

21 Aug 2024

A smart renovation vastly improved functionality and sustainability in this small Melbourne home, keeping within the original footprint and retaining the cute period character.

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Red brick reno

6 Jun 2024

After years of gradual upgrades, this leaky brick cottage in Central Victoria is now an exemplar of comfortable, efficient, low-bills living.

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Small luxuries

30 May 2024

This minimalist apartment renovation near Brisbane’s waterfront provides the efficiency of small-space living with some classy touches.

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Ahead of the field

23 May 2024

An adventure-loving couple have converted an old horse stable in Fremantle into a charming, compact and high-performing home.

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Family focus

25 Apr 2024

Perth architect Matt Delroy-Carr’s family home is a prototype for the sort of compact, efficient, affordable houses he’d like to offer his clients.

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Nurturing by nature

28 Mar 2024

Wendy’s one-person home in southern Tasmania was built to be “just enough” to support her with food and shelter, and has evolved over a decade as her needs have changed.