Modest masterpiece
Simple, prefabricated construction and careful design enabled a spacious-feeling and high-performing home on a seriously tiny Perth site – all on a budget.
Read moreFitting the bill
In subtropical Rockhampton, this family are enjoying their sustainable, low-maintenance home built on a tight budget.
Read moreSmall by design
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.
Read moreResilient at heart
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.
Read moreThree into one
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.
Read moreThe accidental development
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.
Read moreTicking all boxes
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.
Read moreWedge of calm
Personal setbacks and a seemingly inhospitable location proved no impediment to this architecturally distinctive Passive House in inner Melbourne.
Read moreStrait views
Designed to fit the slope of its block, this snug split-level house incorporates ribbon windows to maximise both views and thermal efficiency.
Read moreBasking in sunlight
Part of the community at The Cape, this Passive House is simple, elegant and fit for ageing in place.
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