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Habitus #55 hits newsstands this week!
Introducing the latest issue of Habitus – the sustainability issue. From homes rebuilt after the Black Summer Fires to artisans keeping traditional crafts alive, this issue looks at what lies ahead for a greener future.
Two for the price of one
There is a lovely quality to this home – designed by Welsh + Major – that expands a semi-detached house with its own counterpart, and not just because it’s a sensible expansion.
Edge of the alps
Passive house principles defined the form and planning of this architect’s own home and office to achieve maximum energy efficiency within a tight budget.
Planetary boundaries
Designer Kit Willow is blazing a trail with KITX. Her second fashion label – which came into being in 2015 – has a powerful mandate to champion planet conscious fashion for future generations, without sacrificing style and quality.
A cubed and curving city abode
Dark, cubic forms rise like a tower out of a lush garden in this Auckland home.
Echo living: Australia’s first passive house development
Australia’s first off-the-plan Passive House development features a swag of energy-saving technologies, including appliances from sustainability leader V-ZUG.
Bondi House defies its small scale
Copper-clad, light-filled and angled to optimise privacy, the design for this minuscule 153.9-metre block makes the most of every aspect.
Designing for life
From Irving Smith Architects comes a house inspired by the form of a feather and designed for the ever-changing lifestyle of a family. Through fine detail and great thought, Feather House is a stand out, bespoke in every way to sustainably support its residents both now and in the future.
A flair for fairness
Built on ethical and environmental principles, Tappeti’s unique hand-woven rugs are imbued with beauty.
Earth is the new client
Sarah K says we’re facing a reckoning as consumers. How can design embrace sustainability without erasing itself? The multi-disciplinary designer is on a mission and has more than a few ideas up her sleeve.
A call to nature
Weaving through the Grampians (Gariwerd) wilderness is a series of hiking camps and cabins that blend with the pristine natural beauty around them.