With a recent book on natural Australian gardens, we spoke with the Victorian landscape designer on what it means to take a truly holistic approach to the environment.
Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. With Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective, continued here in this second part.
Architect Nick Turner was able to save his house during the devastating Black Summer fires in 2020, but he lost the garden he had worked on for years.
"From the breezy entry gallery through to the main living space, the pavilions are positioned so the meandering gardens can be seen and enjoyed throughout.”
A tribute to a love of nature, The Healing Garden at the Heide Museum of Modern Art, designed by landscape architecture studio Openwork is now open.
Embedded into the NGV’s Grollo Equiset Garden with an eye-catching yet inviting pink hue, pond(er) – the NGV’s 2021 Architecture Commission – is officially open.
The simple but elegant Edgar’s Creek House by Breathe Architecture connects with its unique landscape by way of a refined collaboration between the two.
Blending the traditional Chinese garden with modern working spaces, The Garden Island Courtyard Renewal from epos architecture immerses the user into passive nature.
David Barr Architects opens up a heritage-listed Federation house to its spacious, sun-drenched site, transforming it into a modern family residence in the process.
In pursuit of more sustainable approaches to vertical living, Brett Robinson of Acre has brought a boutique multi-residential development to life, elevating landscape design to new heights in the process.
It goes without saying that there is much to love about every house in the 2019 Habitus House of the Year selection. But when it comes to co-existing in harmony with nature and enjoying indoor-outdoor living, these five projects take the cake.
The Australian dream of achieving seamless and stylistic connections between indoor and outdoor spaces is now easier than ever, thanks to Adam Robinson Design, House of Bamboo, and Outdoor Designer Store.
