Youth homelessness prevention organisation Kids Under Cover has released the first images of the five cubbies competing for the title of Australia’s best cubby. The cubbies will be auctioned as part of the annual Cubby House ChallengeĀ at the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show in March 2018. Five creative cubby houses are now being built […]
Small houses are increasingly popular in Australia, as land in our urban centres becomes scarcer and more expensive. We talk to Catherine Foster, author of the recently published book, Small House Living Australia, which celebrates some of our country’s tiniest new homes, to find out how we can do more with less. Australian Design Review: […]
With its Curtain House project, Apparte Studio transformed a cramped, dark and damp Victorian cottage into a light-filled, flowing and uplifting home, which still references some original features of the house. The project is unique in that the architect was also its builder and joiner, which provided the opportunity to test out ambitious ideas and […]
Architects Glenn Murcutt and Wendy Lewin are designing a tough new building for a nationally and internationally significant cultural tourism project that is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of treasures from Australia’s opal fields. Planned for a 3.1-hectare site on the famous 3 Mile opal field at Lightning Ridge, the new Australian Opal […]