New build Archives

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Fitting the bill

9 Mar 2022

In subtropical Rockhampton, this family are enjoying their sustainable, low-maintenance home built on a tight budget.

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Small by design

2 Mar 2022

Josie and Brendon’s off-grid house in central Victoria is deliberately small, simple and sustainable.

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Drawing from the area’s pioneering past, Jiri Lev’s diminutive family cottage in northern Tasmania uses locally sourced, natural and raw materials and is a blueprint for affordable housing for the future.

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Resilient at heart

11 Jan 2022

Designed with a holistic approach to efficiency and liveability, this modest Malua Bay home has seen Emma and Paul’s family through bushfires and pandemic disruptions in comfort.

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Three into one

4 Jan 2022

Beginning with three salvaged buildings trucked to site, this airy family home in Brisbane’s west is finally complete after years of owner-builder love.

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The accidental development

16 Dec 2021

A pair of Melbourne retirees-turned-developers sets the standard for ‘empty nests’ of the future, building their ultimate sustainable home and a couple more for good measure.

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Ticking all boxes

10 Dec 2021

Jenni and Lance’s 8.7-Star Perth home is designed for excellent thermal performance, ageing in place, health, community connection and a love of gardening.

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Wedge of calm

3 Dec 2021

Personal setbacks and a seemingly inhospitable location proved no impediment to this architecturally distinctive Passive House in inner Melbourne.

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Cape crusader

3 Oct 2021

With the first residents well settled in and more high-performing homes under construction, one of Australia’s most ambitious housing developments is setting a precedent for community living. We profile two recently completed homes.