House profiles
Shedding light
Passive solar, 8.8 Stars and tucked neatly into the backyard in place of the original shed, this light-filled secondary dwelling on Sydney’s North Shore is an exemplar of sustainable downsizing.
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Tiny & Infill
A better way up
This studio dwelling above a laneway garage in inner Sydney is both a comfortable, compact place to live and a benchmark for this type of development.
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Tiny & Infill
Tiny homes, big community
The movement to build tiny houses on wheels continues to gather momentum in Australia, and we’re excited that so many are throwing open their doors this year for Sustainable House Day.
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Tiny & Infill
On cloud nine
This New Zealand architect borrowed a Japanese compact house concept for his own small home, achieving an uplifting living space in a mere 50 square metres.
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House profiles
A marriage of minds
This apartment in Sydney’s Potts Point demonstrates that the tiny house movement is not solely confined to houses.
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Tiny & Infill
Less is more
The owners of a tiny house, built using SIPs, are relishing the experience of living a life less ordinary.
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House profiles
Pitched perfect
Builder-designer Sally Wills specialises in compact housing, and her new home is an exemplar of affordable 7 Star construction.
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Tiny & Infill
Collective wisdom
Subdividing her backyard to build a small-footprint house for herself has allowed Vicky Grosser to show how appropriate development can improve the sustainability and affordability of our cities.
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Multi-residential
Refining the model: Nightingale
Nightingale Housing skips over the traditional, profit-driven property development model to instead deliver affordable and beautiful apartment communities that people are clamouring to live in.
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Tiny & Infill
Teeny tiny triumphs
In this special feature, we look at five tiny footprint homes that show what’s possible with a less-is-more lifestyle.
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Downsize by design
Downsizing can be an emotional as well as logistical challenge, but such a mega transition can be made easier when the new home is designed to last a lifetime.
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