House profiles
Elegant infill
Careful orientation, spaces with double functions, and plenty of storage combine to ensure this family home on a subdivided Brisbane block feels larger than it is.
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House profiles
At home with hemp
This family home in central Victoria makes the most of the beauty and thermal properties of hempcrete, to satisfying effect.
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Building community
This new co-housing development boasts twelve high-performance hempcrete homes, all over 8.5 Stars, and a host of shared facilities – all without breaking the bank.
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House profiles
Outside the box
A Melbourne home pushes the boundaries of Passive House design, employing prefab panel construction to help break away from the typical boxy form to capture views and sunlight on a tricky site.
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Paying it forward
Having learned from the shortcomings of their first home build, the Whittall family engaged TS4 Living to design and build a high-performing sustainable home that would work for them for the long term.
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Elevated thinking
In Perth’s beachside Coogee, where a trend towards ever-larger houses on shrinking lot sizes is the norm, this family home is a striking anomaly.
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New build
Testing ground
Joel and Danni Turner, with architect Nikki Mote, experimented with hempcrete for a compact studio to finetune the design and build for their future family house.
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New build
An uplifting prospect
Set in a biodiverse landscape 700m above sea level in Queensland’s Great Dividing Range, this small-footprint home is built to withstand the fire threat and extreme temperature fluctuations.
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New build
Glorifying tents
We’ve all heard the gripe that Australian houses perform no better than glorified tents, but architects are taking inspiration from these age-old forms. The houses showcased here demonstrate how long-held understandings about shelter have a role to play in climate-responsive design.
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Renovation
Urban lifecycle
Sustainably sourced materials meet passive solar design in this custom renovation and extension of a period Melbourne cottage.
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New build
Raw materials
Architect Paul O’Reilly employed passive solar design principles and raw and prefinished materials to great effect for his sister’s house near Margaret River, WA.
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