Sanctuary Issue 2

Date published: 1 Feb 2008
  • The Winter Cottage
  • Not Down The Drain
  • Beauty And Brains
  • Top 10 Tips For Saving Water
  • Bayside Beauties
  • Naturally Cool
  • On Cloud Nine
  • Kimberley Dreaming
  • A Cool Contemporary
  • Focusing On Floors
  • Tropical Breeze
  • House In A Box
  • Towards The Sun
  • The Wrap On Insulation
  • Billabong Abode
  • The Eco Block
  • Save Money With A Green Loan
  • Savvy Garden Innovation
  • Paradise Found

Issue Contents:

The Winter Cottage

A unique environmentally friendly retreat. Bridetown, Western Australia. Chindaris Architects

Savvy Garden Innovation

The terraced garden wall that is creating a water-saving revolution. Sydney, NSW. Kennedy Associates Architects

Save Money With A Green Loan

Take advantage of reduced interest rates for a range of green home, car and personal loans.

The Eco Block

Viret sets a new standard for modern apartment living. Brisbane, Queensland. Mark Thomson, TVS Partnership

Billabong Abode

With views over an outlet of the River Torrens, this Adelaide home has a small environmental footprint. Adelaide, SW. Max Pritchard

The Wrap On Insulation

A well insulated and designed home will provide year-round comfort and cut your heating and cooling bills in half.

Towards The Sun

In a street lined with Victorian facades, one homeowner is ahead of the times. Melbourne, Victoria. Sunpower Design

House In A Box

Smart, sustainable and sexy, the Smartshax redefines the kit home. Kit Home. Smartshax

Tropical Breeze

Cool seaside living on the Capricorn Coast. Capricorn Coast, Queensland. Josephine MacLeod, Architectural Practice Academy with Malcolm Middleton Architects

Focusing On Floors

If your floor is hard to clean, dusty or just downright daggy, you know how important it is to get your flooring right – the first time.

A Cool Contemporary

This inner-city home proves that houses can have a smaller footprint on the environment as well as be a groovy pad for the residents. Fitzroy, Victoria. David Leece

Kimberley Dreaming

Inspired by its surroundings, this innovative home has been built to withstand Broome\’s weather extremes. Broome, WA. Finn Pedersen from Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects

On Cloud Nine

Rest easy with environment and people friendly bedding.

Naturally Cool

Smart design takes indoor living outside and cooling breezes indoors. Brisbane, Queensland. Sacha Christensen

Bayside Beauties

These water-saving and savvy townhouses offer the best in modern living. Brighton, Victoria. EME Group

Top 10 Tips For Saving Water

With water restrictions in place across most of Australia, here are the top ten things you can do to save water.

Beauty And Brains

The beauty of this graceful home on Sydney\’s northern beaches is more than skin deep with clever and simple sustainable initiatives. North Manly, Sydney, NSW. Envirotecture

Not Down The Drain

Reusing the waste-water from your laundry or bathroom can help save water, but grey-water systems need to be installed and managed properly to ensure there are no negative impacts.

Paradise Found

A self-sufficient home on the rocky Tasmanian coastline. Bicheno, TAS. cb&m design solutions