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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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Alternative Surfaces In Melbourne’s Most Instagrammable Space
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Alternative Surfaces In Melbourne’s Most Instagrammable Space

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Alternative Surfaces have once again waved their magic-trowel at Melbourne’s latest creative studio, the Highline.


For creative professionals, Highline is a space that has been designed to inspire and has quickly become the most instagrammable space in Fitzroy. Originally an old denim factory, the space’s industrial charm has been brought to life by a meticulous renovation. The natural-light filled studio boats sky-high ceilings, white walls, glass partitions and over 300 square meters of seamless X-Bond floors which has been filled with furnishings from Louis Ghost, Meizai, Click On and uniquely shaped carpet tiles from Vorwerk Carpets.

To help create the perfect blank canvas, Alternative Surfaces hand-applied their X-Bond flooring on-top of the existing concrete slab, which spans throughout the entrance, stairway, kitchen, bathrooms, offices, styling-suite and break-out areas. The X-Bond floor has withstood fashion runway shows, private functions, weddings, workshops and photoshoots.

For those who aren’t familiar with X-Bond, it is a seamless stone overlay system, which is hand applied at 3mm thick onto an existing substrate of concrete, compressed sheeting or tiles.

Find out just how versatile X-Bond is by visiting Alternative Surfaces website – and, if you’re looking for a space to conceptualize and collaborate visit the Highline

Photography: Hugh Davies

 


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Issue 64 - The 'Future' Issue

Issue 64

The 'Future' Issue

Habitus #64 Welcome to the HABITUS ‘Future’ and ‘Habitus House of the Year’ Issue. We are thrilled to have interior designer of excellence, Brahman Perera, as Guest Editor and to celebrate his Sri Lankan heritage through an interview with Palinda Kannangara and his extraordinary Ek Onkar project – divine! Thinking about the future, we look at the technology shaping our approach to sustainability and the ways traditional materials are enjoying a new-found place in the spotlight. Profiles on Yvonne Todd, Amy Lawrance, and Kallie Blauhorn are rounded out with projects from Studio ZAWA, SJB, Spirit Level, STUDIOLIVE, Park + Associates and a Lake House made in just 40 days by the wonderful Wutopia Lab, plus the short list for the Habitus House of the Year!

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