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Village green
Built to Passive House standards, this ‘micro-village’ on a single Canberra block offers flexible multi-generational living, nestled in an innovative water harvesting landscape.
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Going above and beyond
A lifetime of gardening and a too-close-for-comfort experience of bushfire were key factors in the creation of this couple’s dream home in the Adelaide Hills.
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Phoenix house
Built to stringent bushfire resistance requirements, this off-grid house in the Grampians, Victoria, is a modern replacement for a loved family weekend retreat lost to fire six years ago.
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Subscribe to Sanctuary magazine
Modern green homes in Australia's premier publication dedicated to sustainable home design.
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Fair share
When Deb Shand downsized to her comfortable new eco home in central Victoria, she got a ready-made sustainability-minded community too.
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Local support
A small, energy-efficient family home perched above NSW’s Kangaroo Valley prioritised the use of local materials and skills, contributing to community sustainability.
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Suburban beach house
With standard materials, a modular design approach and careful attention to detail, this Canberra couple have created a high-performing family home that’s a haven in the suburbs.
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Naturally lovely
Built with a focus on natural materials including hempcrete, this small home near Margaret River will provide a Perth couple with a comfortable, healthy, low-bills retirement.
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Into the woods
This treechange home in central Victoria didn’t start off as a Passive House project, but evolved into one through close collaboration between the owners, architect and builder.
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A pretty pair
In inner Melbourne, a pair of dilapidated hundred-year-old townhouses was replaced with the best-practice 21st century version, with energy efficiency, recycled materials and neighbourhood connectedness firmly in mind.
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Among the vines
An off-grid Passive House provides comfortable, no-frills accommodation on a working vineyard in Victoria’s Gippsland.
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Prefab prototype
A little gem of a backyard studio was the testing ground for a larger project aiming for considered suburban density on this Blue Mountains block.
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