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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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Your Habitus House of the Year People’s Choice winner!
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Your Habitus House of the Year People’s Choice winner!

We’ve tallied the thousands of votes and a People’s Choice winner has been chosen by you – our Design Hunter readers.


While we love each of the 20 homes in the Habitus House of the Year Selection, creating a channel for you to share with us which one is your favourite is a beautiful way to open up a two-way conversation.

And having counted up the thousands of votes, we have a winner for this year’s People’s Choice!

Pepper Tree Passive House by Alexander Symes Architect

Showing what’s possible with both an infill home and executed to the highly rigorous standards of passive house design principles, Pepper Tree Passive House nestles beneath the canopy of a large tree.

The new addition is a second dwelling on the home and respects the existing site and landscape. Internally the home is defined by an extensive use of oriented strand board.

“My client wanted to show that you can preserve biodiversity and do these kinds of infill projects to a high standard. He also wanted to demonstrate to his clients the high level of quality that can be achieved,” says Symes on how the project came to be.

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Congratulations to Alex and the team on taking out the incredible People’s Choice accolade!

Habitus House of the Year is made possible with the support of our Major Partners – StylecraftHOME and Caroma, and our Program Partner Axolotl. Relive the Reveal Party at StlecraftHOME here.


About the Author

Aleesha Callahan

Aleesha is a design journalist and founder of About Futures, an online publication focused on sustainability and the culture of home. She is the former editor of Habitus (2020-2024) and Indesignlive (2017-2019) and continues to write for Indesign Media Asia Pacific, and various publications and brands in the architecture and design industry. Aleesha brings intimate insight to her stories, having first trained and practised as an interior designer, alongside a passion for mid-century design and architecture, which began while living and working in Berlin.

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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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