Conversation Piece: The Sunken Lounge
Sunken lounges, aka conversation pits, were the talk of the town in the mid-twentieth century. Guess what, they’re back in a thoroughly modern form.
Simplifying Up A Semi-Detached Home For Family Living
CM Studio addresses the challenges of a narrow block and a growing family in this alteration and addition to a semi-detached home in Sydney.
A Design-Led Airport Hotel Lands In Mascot, Sydney
Fox Johnston Architects and Space Control interior designers have joined forces to make sure Sydney’s airport hotel offerings didn’t lack a design conscious option.
Brazilian Modernism In Australia: Looks And Performance
How are Australian architects embracing characteristics of Brazilian modernism as a functional response to climate and aesthetic response to a brief?
The Potential Of Laneway Architecture And Backyard Buildings
The garage, the granny flat and the backyard shed have evolved into flexible spaces with private and public presence.
The 2018 National Design Award For Product Design Goes To Blu Dot
The time is now and the price is right. Having just been awarded the 2018 National Design Award for Product Design by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, for their excellence in modern design, Blu Dot runs their annual sale with 20 per cent of the entire range.
Dance For Life 2018 Went Off!
Dance for Life is a rare opportunity for the architecture and design community to really let its hair down and party – all for a good cause. 2018’s dance celebration was no exception.
Growing Up Together In The Armadale Residence By Pleysier Perkins
Pleysier Perkins perched a penthouse – a “hide-out” for the parents – on top of this Melbourne home, so that it grows up with the family who live in it.
Habitus On The Ground: Celebrating The Launch Of The Annual Kitchen & Bathroom Edition
Once a year it delights the team at Habitus HQ – and our widespread team of loyal contributors – to come together in celebration of the mammoth issue that is, our annual Kitchen & Bathroom edition.
Letting Inspiration Find You
Creating a moodboard certainly helps in getting the creative juices to flow, but understanding your own personal taste should be the first step in the design process.
Chiseled And Curved In All The Right Places
Tama’s Tee House by Luigi Rosselli Architects reinterprets the traditional beachside vernacular with materials and sculpted forms.
A Residence In Tokyo Found Inspiration In The Humble Tree
Tree-ness House by Akihisa Hirata Architecture Office in Tokyo is inspired by the simplicity and inter-connectedness of a tree, it’s bark, branches and leaves.