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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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The Heart and Soul of Bondi
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The Heart and Soul of Bondi

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This home by Andrew Donaldson Architecture & Design, as featured in the current issue of Habitus, pays homage to Palm Springs Modernism in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.


Say the words ‘Palm Springs Modernism’ in a room full of architects or architecture-lovers and you will receive appreciative nods and sighs, probably some zealous gesticulating. It’s one of the most identifiable, coveted and replicated architectural styles of the last century, but – like any other – the appeal is not just pure principles, but what they represent.

“My attraction to Modernist architecture came from a fascination with the Hollywood icons of the 50s and 60s, particularly the Rat Pack” says John Musca, resident and owner of this sophisticated Bondi home. “The [Modernist] houses symbolised everything I associated with the stars, from martinis by the pool to flamboyant cigarette-in-hand conversations by stone fireplaces, concrete plains and endless glass.”

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

Palm Springs Modernism is replicated all over the world. Many may be shallow, stylistic treatments that pay no consideration to the formal foundations or philosophical underpinnings of the genre, this Bondi home has depth.

Read the full story in Habitus issue #34, available now.

Andrew Donaldson Architecture & Design
andrewdonaldson.com.au

Words by Nicky Lobo

Photography by Brett Boardman

Bondi Modern | Habitus Living
Bondi Modern | Habitus Living
Bondi Modern | Habitus Living
Bondi Modern | Habitus Living
Bondi Modern | Habitus Living
Bondi Modern | Habitus Living

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Issue 59 - The Life Outside Issue

Issue 59

The Life Outside Issue

Introducing the Life Outside issue of Habitus magazine. With life increasingly being absorbed into a digital space, there is never a more important moment to hold something tangible. In this context, the power of nature to have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing has never been more important. So how can we cultivate the benefits of the our natural environment in the most intimate of places – our homes? This was the question that helped to bring this issue of Habitus to life.

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