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LOCATION WURUNDJERI WILLAM COUNTRY / MELBOURNE, VIC • The legacy of architects testing innovative ideas on their own houses is profoundly evident in the recently completed Northcote House by LLDS for their two principals David Leggett and Paul Loh. As its designers, owner-builders and fabricators, it stands as a distinctive example of what inspires their practice. The scale of the home references the double-storey terraces prevalent in this part of Melbourne’s inner north. But as the project reveals itself, the links to these traditional concepts recede, and the ingenious design prowess is palpable. The site was previously the tandem car park of a commercial property that faces onto Northcote´s High Street. The infill development rejuvenates the rear portion as a new residence facing onto the laneway. The 4.6-metre-wide and 22-metre-long…

LOCATION KAURNA COUNTRY/ CARRICKALINGA, SA • A corrugated iron shed, on a barren hill, sits looking across rugged bush and farmland and down the South Australian coast. A classic Australian scene, and one not traditionally given over to human comfort. But the form provides a place of refuge among the elements as a non-negotiable and needed to exist as an entirely off-grid building that had minimal impact to the existing landscape. In doing so, it provides a blissful home to an ex-fireman and his partner who works in social services at state level. Embodying a philosophy of human-centric design, Architects Ink’s initial aim was to seamlessly merge sustainability, regenerative design and the concept of the home as a place of respite, recharge and protection into one. Set against the backdrop…

LOCATION DJA DJA WURRUNG COUNTRY / TRENTHAM • Gardener Tim Pilgrim is a bit of a big deal in central Victoria … he’s definitely got a recognisable style. His garden designs have a particular quality that is easy to spot: formal, closely clipped shapes at varied heights hold a living formwork for all the other wild, wanton and floppy growth in between. His seasonal plantings are like a slow-moving light show as each plant has its moment to show its stuff. Rhonda’s garden holds all the hallmarks of Tim’s style. She has lived in Trentham for years, owning and running The Green Store, selling homeware products for living well with low impact. She sells stuff from local makers as well as all the good things people are making for cleaning,…

upfront Conceived as a versatile standalone space, ample’s “the brumby” fits just as well in a suburban backyard as it does on a remote farm. Its 21-square-metre footprint is compact but adaptable – it could easily become an extra bedroom, home office, creative studio, yoga space or even a tiny home. Designed and engineered with Agents of Architecture, the brumby balances rugged authenticity with thoughtful design details. The cross-laminated timber floor gives it a solid, sealed foundation while hardwood-framed, three-panel glass sliding doors welcome natural light and open up the indoor-outdoor flow. Galvanised corrugated steel and hardwood batten cladding help the brumby blend with the Aussie bush, but ample can customise the exterior finishes for you to make sure it fits in, wherever it ends up. Another clever feature is…

LOCATION GADIGAL COUNTRY / SYDNEY, NSW • There is no question that the housing crisis in inner Sydney has gotten out of hand, which is why it was never going to be easy to transfer the Nightingale model to Sydney. Nightingale is a not-for profit organisation offering architect-designed, sustainable apartments to buy using a ballot system. Begun in 2007 by Jeremy McLeod and colleagues from architecture studio Breathe, to date it has delivered hundreds of apartments over more than a dozen buildings, each meeting a strict triple bottom line of social, environmental and financial benefits. In Sydney, the model is slightly different. Nightingale Marrickville still meets the triple bottom line but was delivered, not with a developer, but with the help of a benevolent institution. The churches of Christ in…

LOCATION YUGGERA AND TURRBAL COUNTRY / BRISBANE, QLD • Nestled among the bustling inner-city Brisbane suburb of Kangaroo Point, a modest family home effortlessly harmonises with the surrounding landscape to deliver a contemporary urban refuge. Nearly invisible from the street, passers-by would be completely unaware of the oasis within. The redesign and renovation of the original character home was strategically devised to restore and preserve its original traits but also to improve functionality and flexibility for modern family living. However, the small and constrained site presented challenges requiring unconventional solutions. When Sue and her two daughters approached Nielsen Jenkins architects for help, the team agreed that sometimes the best architectural responses require restraint, leaving more room for landscape intervention. “The landscape spaces are so precious on a tiny site. We…

LOCATION NGARRINDJERI, RAMINDJERI AND BARNGALLA COUNTRY / KANGAROO ISLAND, VIC • The savvy South Australian locals know and love Kangaroo Island. And we were to discover the many reasons why on a visit in early winter staying at the rebuilt and spectacularly located Southern Ocean Lodge. The island was first occupied by local Indigenous groups prior to the sea level rising some 10 000 years ago. Since the first European arrivals, the island has witnessed a French connection, a variety of pastoral activity and, importantly, a strong conservation ethos. Back in the early 1900s a group of environmentalists pushed to ensure a huge swathe of sensitive bush and river systems were protected as the Flinders Chase National Park. The island boasts a resilient community who recently fought the devastating bushfires…

LOCATION WURUNDJERI WOI-WURRUNG COUNTRY / MELBOURNE, VIC • Clients Kate and Tim dance to their own tune. It shows in Topology Studio’s nuanced, idiosyncratic renovation of their Brunswick home – a rundown former student share house that the Perth couple bought remotely before relocating to London. After a decade there living on a narrowboat and in one-bedroom apartments, where they managed just fine with the bikes and turntables that make life tick for these music-loving cyclists, Kate and Tim decided their next adventure should involve a move to Melbourne and a compact renovation of their “antiquated and horrendous” house in Brunswick. Their brief evolved over several years of discussions with friends-of-friends, Amy Hallet and Darren Kaye, of Topology Studio. “We said, ‘We’ll have many dogs and probably no kids’,” Kate…

LOCATION WADAWURRUNG COUNTRY / AIREYS INLET, VIC • For decades, green’s editor Tamsin O’Neill and publisher Tom Bodycomb have celebrated the ingenious details and endless possibilities of designing sustainable homes and gardens. So when it came to creating their own home on Victoria’s stunning Surf Coast, their expansive knowledge and networks might have made narrowing their options somewhat discombobulating. Not so. After years of travel for green and Walkers Journal stories, and a lifelong love of ocean plunging (Tamsin) and surfing (Tom and their adult kids Roma and Sammy), the couple decamped from Melbourne to a Moggs Creek rental pre-pandemic with Sammy, then studying botany and falling in love with the local ecology through volunteer land care with Angair. “We knew we wanted to be here somehow, close to the…

LOCATION GURANDGI COUNTRY / YAMBULLA, NSW • Upon arrival at Yambulla, it is the scale that is striking. Its immensity resonates deeply during a visit to this remote 1500-hectare former grazing property west of Eden on the southern New South Wales coast. And an indelible mark is left. Heading upstream along the Cann River valley, and then veering deeper into the bush on long winding forestry tracks, we are warmly greeted upon arrival by the affable Jim Osborne. And it is this trusting nature that has brought Jim to his next major challenge. Having set Yambulla up to host groups of up to eight to experience the environs of this extraordinary location, he is now embarking on a grand vision to regenerate this former cattle station that has been in…

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