Sanctuary Issue 1

Date published: 1 Nov 2007

Issue highlights

  • Making Waves
  • The Light Fantastic
  • Bright Ideas
  • Reinventing The Feel
  • Treehouse Dreaming
  • Reach For The Stars
  • Best In Show
  • Harbour Lights
  • Well Blow Me Down
  • Sail Away
  • Breathing Easy
  • Urban Revolution
  • Touching Lightly
  • Window Shopping
  • Comfort Zone
  • Period Piece
  • Smart Water Solutions
  • An Inspirational Oasis
  • Of The Earth
  • Renewable Energy
  • Spin The House Around
  • Kawanda Muna

Issue Contents

Making Waves

Even the garage has been designed to blend in with the landscape. Every angle has been considered in this entrancing beachside home. Port fair, Victoria. Sunpower design Pty Ltd

Touching Lightly

Sleek, suave and sustainable: the Design Studio says it all. Outer Brisbane, Queensland. Sustainable Pty Ltd

Window Shopping

Let the sunshine in without compromising comfort.

Comfort Zone

With its cut and polish urban allure, this zone-arranged home is designed for simply living. Sydney, New South Wales. Tone Wheeler

Period Piece

From historical to spacious and functional, a single storey 1880s home moves onwards and upwards. Melbourne, Victoria. Sustainable Built Environments

Smart Water Solutions

Simple ways to save water around the home.

An Inspirational Oasis

A cutting-edge display home sets a stylish example for the water and energy conscious. Geelong, Victoria. Third Ecology Architects

Of The Earth

This house is the perfect antidote for anyone who is sick of the straight, the square and the conventional. Rural, ACT. TT Architecture – Tony Trobe

Renewable Energy

All fired up about renewable energy.

Spin The House Around

An innovative renovation to capture the sun.

Urban Revolution

On a secluded, tree-lined street in Adelaide’s CBD, a new construction is underway that heralds a new era in the inner city living. Adelaide, SA. Paul Downton

Breathing Easy

A healthy family home that is amazing to look at and functional to live in. Gold Coast, Queensland. Richard Hyde, Upendra Rajapaksha

The Light Fantastic

This radiant home proves you don’t have to be rich to enrich your environment. Sunbury, Victoria. BP Architects – Bridget Puszka

Bright Ideas

Light up your life without costing the earth.

Reinventing The Feel

A weatherboard cottage gets a new lease of life. Northern Sydney, NSW. Dick Clarke

Treehouse Dreaming

This Cairns home redefines sustainable luxury living. Cairns, Queensland. Karen Thornton – Ozone Tropical Designs

Reach For The Stars

The more stars the better when buying household appliances.

Best In Show

This cutting-edge house has generated interest in sustainability for thousands through its Eco-ambiance. Subiaco, WA. Solar Dwellings and Elizabeth Karoz

Harbour Lights

Encapsulating Sydney’s sun, surf and ships to create a peaceful retreat. Sydney, NSW. Gareth Cole

Well Blow Me Down

Channelling the prevailing winds, this house is inspired by its surrounding environment. Launceston, TAS. Morris Nunn & Associates

Sail Away

Create cool spaces with some stylish shading.

Kawanda Muna

Small is beautiful. Adelaide Hills, SA. Energy Architecture – John Maitland