About Habitusliving

 

Habitus is a movement for living in design. We’re an intelligent community of original thinkers in constant search of native uniqueness in our region.

 

From our base in Australia, we strive to capture the best edit, curating the stories behind the stories for authentic and expressive living.

 

Habitusliving.com explores the best residential architecture and design in Australia and Asia Pacific.

 

Learn more

Alice Blackwood

Alice Blackwood

Alice Blackwood is an editor, journalist and communications strategist. She is currently Editor of Indesign magazine. With over 10 years experience in the Australian architecture, design and media industries, Alice is a passionate supporter of the local design community, focusing much of her reportage on profiling the faces and forces behind top projects, innovative products and industry initiatives.

Stories By Alice

Designing A Liveable World On Short Notice With Koichi Takada

Beyond its beautifying powers, Koichi Takada believes architecture has a responsibility to perform – with consciousness and ambitiously so. His recent Urban Forest and Sunflower House projects are an open invitation for architects to align with these goals, and exceed them too.

Living in Quiet Luxury

A life of semi-lockdown has shown us that comfort and freedom at home is essential to our everyday comfort. Here’s how one of Sydney’s most discerning multi-residential developments has perfected that living equation.

How To Improve Your Laundry Life

If the kitchen is the heart of the home, then the laundry must be the engine-room. Why, then, is it also the least planned room in the house? Let’s ditch the dirty washing and elevate the conversation. Time to talk fabric care.

This Sustainable House Puts Comfort First

In Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburb of Blackburn, Clare Cousins Architects has designed a remarkable home that speaks to the beauty of its natural surrounds while also touching the environment as lightly as possible.

Make Yourself A Master Chef

Empowered by beautiful, intelligent, simple-to-use appliances, the kitchen is revitalising our quality of (home) life. One brand in particular is leading the renaissance.

Kitchen-Centred Design

Not every renovation will start with the kitchen, but for those that do, it helps to set the tone for how we live in our homes, amongst the ones we love most. This is the story of Old Oaks, a home that grew from the kitchen outwards.