The design of Sue and Jim’s off-grid home is pared back and simple, which is the same approach Kathleen Murphy Landscape Design took with the garden. Kathleen’s design philosophy of “Less is best” is echoed through the landscape, finding real beauty in simplicity.
For this off-grid weekender designed by Ben Callery Architects, Kathleen Murphy Landscape Design was tasked with designing a landscape treatment to make the home feel like it belonged in the landscape.
This off-grid home in High Camp by Ben Callery Architects embodies the idea of connection to the landscape, using the elements of nature to its advantage.
The charm of this Art Deco home in Melbourne has been preserved and referenced in the modern extension at the rear.
Nightingale 2 is situated next to Fairfeidl Railway Station, with 20 apartments that follow the Nightingale Housing model of designing for people, not profits, ensuring the apartments are socially, financially and environmentally sustainable.
Looking for a new home for his family, Studio101 architects found Kirriemuir House, a 1960s mid-century modern home that needed some work but came with the beauty and sensibilities of the era.
MRTN Architects placed emphasis on the design to be quiet and elemental, allowing the site and outlook to be the focal point.
BRD Studio designed this off-grid home to connect the owners to the natural environment, while still providing protection from extreme weather conditions.
This Beaumaris mid-century modern home has been sympathetically renovated by Wilko Architecture - taking a home that was destined for demolition due to council oversight and turning it into a sustainable family home that pays homage its era.
A more liveable architecture is prioritised in Nightingale Anstey by Breathe Architecture, featuring an imperfect palette that reflects the passage of time.
The mid-century charm of these apartments are maintained through a sensitive light touch, with a joyful material palette and modern appliances to ensure these apartments are suited for today’s rental market.
Renovating existing buildings is a highly sustainable approach, with Park Street diverting tonnes of waste from landfill, but also reducing emissions from the need to produce new materials.
Park Street by Milieu Property and designed by Breathe Architecture, brings sustainable apartments to the Brunswick rental market while revitalising the 1960s mid-century motel.
The family of four wanted a private sanctuary that was highly sustainable for their Brunswick extension, designed by Breathe Architecture.
Often walls are put in place for privacy, however, Sasaki designed his own home to ensure there is individual freedom, but still always be sharing spaces with each other as a family.
Winter Architecture and Field Office Architecture took a minimalist approach to this Elsternwick home, balancing it with a sense of comfort and warm materials.
Layan Architecture used the Japanese wood charring technique, Shou Sugi Ban, for the exterior cladding as an interpretation of fire shaping the landscape, and in turn, the home.
The design of this off-grid modern farmhouse was driven by its site, landscape, sustainability and the desire of the owners to live in a ‘home’, not a museum.
Embracing nature lies at the heart of Nori Architects’ approach. The soft plywood interior and connection to the sky make you forget about the rather urban environment this home sits in.
