Issue #9.1

Grand Designs Australia

Inspiring you to create your dream home

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Grand Designs Australia
Editor Angela Young ayoung@umco.com.au Editor-at-Large Peter Maddison Deputy Editor Cassie Haywood Contributors Carrol Baker, Pete Colquhoun, Chris Knierim, Louise Smithers, Donnay Torr Art Director Kate Podger Plans Anthony Allars Sub-Editor Michell
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From the Editor
take a seat and make yourself comfortable because we have a fantastic issue for you, not least our exclusive interview with the Master of Grand Designs himself, Kevin McCloud, on page 34. I sat down with the beloved UK TV presenter, here for his nati
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From Peter Maddison
at the very end of last year, my family and I evacuated from our holiday home in Metung, Victoria, on advice from the CFA. The property has water frontage on the Gippsland lakes so we’d always considered it safe, but as fire swept down from The Great
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Architects Assist
Architects across the country have united to help those whose homes were destroyed by the dreadful 2019/2020 bushfires and who are either uninsured or grossly underinsured. Architects Assist, set up by “Atelier for building and design” Jiri Lev, offe
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Book Club
While Australia’s climate ranges from tropical to desert to temperate, one thing that’s certain is we love the heat. With travel more accessible than ever before, exotic destinations such as Hawaii or the Maldives are more front-of-mind. Combining ou
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Get Social
01/ 60 Years of Beaumont Tiles To help celebrate 60 years, we were taken back to the 1960s, when tiles were vastly different. Each decade heralded new looks, influenced by social and cultural change. Looking ahead, tile expert Christie Woods sees a f
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ARCHITECTURE Snapshot
What’s your first thought when you see this home? Inspired by a charred fallen log, Maxa Design has created a single-level dwelling quite unlike a typical new build. The compact floor plan ensures easy accessibility to all areas, so no matter the age
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Art Deco
Gold starbursts, lavish furnishings and abundant details culminate in striking art deco style jamessaid.com.au
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Stars of TV
01 Don’t forget living rooms aren’t the only entertainment zones, of course. Interior designer Kevin Dumais introduced a beautiful design into this Tribeca loft project’s dining area, concealing the television behind gorgeous bleached walnut panellin
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Kevin McCloud
after 23 years following the UK’s most unusual and ambitious home projects, the presenter and international face of Grand Designs, Kevin McCloud, is as passionate as ever about design, if not quite so on board with the Aussie real estate obsession. “
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Justin Hutchinson
it was during his Industrial Design course at Swinburne University that Justin Hutchinson realised he had a passion for furniture design, along with an interest in the public realm. “I love furniture as a segue between the artist and engineer; you ca
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Ian Burden
it’s Ian Burden’s strong belief that trees, like so many things, are far more beneficial living than dead. This belief, along with the increasing expense of FSC certification, was a key driver behind the turn garden furniture company Plantation Grown
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Ovolo Nishi IN ITS NICHE
embarking on the very first Ovolo hotel in Hong Kong, founder and CEO Girish Jhunjhnuwala wanted to bring fun into his properties. It’s a policy he maintains across the chain and at Canberra’s Ovolo Nishi, in New Acton’s Nishi multipurpose cultural p
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Project Team
ARCHITECT Fender Katsalidis Architects INTERIORS Don Cameron, Ken Neale, Luchetti Krelle, March Studio (grand stair), et al LIGHTING Nocturnal Lighting, Berczi Copper Company, Amos Enders-Moje FURNITURE Broached Commissions, Charles Wilson, Atelie
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LIVING A Sustainable Life
For most people, striving for an eco-friendly lifestyle is a culmination of a number of small actions, whether that’s ditching coffee cups for a keep cup, choosing to buy second-hand or, for many, going green in your home. There’s plenty of lingo ban
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Get Smart
With technology advancing at a rapid pace, automated systems in our homes are increasingly appealing. Automated solar shading systems work with the sun to reduce heat gain and glare in a room. These motorised shading units track the sun to keep you c
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Waste Not, Want Not
The idea of recycling blackwater from toilets can be a bit daunting — even if it’s just for the garden. Something to remember is that we’ve always had the same amount of water on earth. In Australia’s sticky summers, sweat that falls on the ground co
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Go Big And Go Home
this is the story of one man’s dogged determination and one woman’s ability to endure said man’s arguably insane undertaking. Meet Eddie and Dot Spain, the owners of Kelvin View House. Fun fact: Eddie is not a professional builder. Equally fun fact:
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Project Team
ARCHITECT Robert Harwood Architects, robertharwoodarchitects.com BUILDER Owner builder INTERIOR DESIGNER Resident Avenue, residentavenue.com.au Landscaping Phillip Johnson Landscapes Concrete Concrete by Keenan Harris Windows AV Glass Shepparton
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DOWN BY THE station
a boutique stationer and a graphic designer walked into an English architecture firm. If this were the start of a joke the punchline would be House for a Stationer. But Architecture for London’s newest project is no joke; it’s a masterpiece. Statione
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Mood Board
A minimalist approach to colour works well in this space. Muted pastel tones of green and blue act as a whisper in such a Zen space. Timbers used are so light they barely contrast with the white walls. The result is pure tranquillity ■
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Subtropical Retreat
Cove House by Justin Humphrey Architect permeates a pristine piece of land on the Gold Coast’s Sanctuary Cove. “The home’s exploration of threshold and edges enables an immediate and constant connection to landscape and water,” Justin Humphrey explai
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Rocky Mountain Rejuvenation
Once considered the norm, family homes that remain “in the family” for generations are now the exception rather than the rule. Indeed, generational family homes have arguably become an endangered species. Concrete Shell House is one familial retreat
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CURVY & PROUD
undulating with custom-built curved hempcrete walls that harmonise with the arcs of the internal walls, a shapely kitchen and splayed timber rafters dominate this Balanced Earth-designed home. A one-acre sloping block surrounded by subtropical plan
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Strong Of Character
modernising a house with strong character requires a fine balance to retain elements and add new ones. That was certainly the case for Hunters Hill House, designed by architect Frank Cavalier in the 1960s and updated by Dieppe Design. Respecting Fran
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Coastal home SHAKE-UP
Coming to rest on a recently subdivided vacant block in Mount Martha is Osborne House, a four-bedroom, two-storey home that’s enveloped in brick and charred timber cladding. Working as a real estate agent and surrounded by other people’s beautiful ho
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Project Team
BUILDING/INTERIOR DESIGN Little Brick Studio, littlebrickstudio.com.au BUILDER Swell Building Group, swellbuildinggroup.com.au INTERIOR STYLING The Cullin Interiors, thecullininteriors.com.au Energy rater Arrow Energy Ratings Structural engineer
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Give Us A Lift
margot and Brian Jewell knew they were in capable hands when they asked Aboda Design Group (ADG) to build a four-bedroom home with lift access so they can age in place comfortably through their golden years. The firm had previously designed homes for
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Project Team
LEAD CONSULTANT/BUILDING DESIGNER Aboda Design Group, aboda.com.au BUILDER Fauna Homes, (07) 5446 3734 INTERIOR DESIGN/FURNISHINGS Zooi Design, zooidesign.com.au Structural & civil design SCG Consulting Engineers Mechanical design & implementatio
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Mood Board
This house presents a modern take on the beach aesthetic. Colours of sand appear in joinery, furniture and light fittings while the pool and artwork provide ocean blues. Grey and black provide depth to a white shell and the green on the patio offers
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Western Australia’s FINEST
unlike the Bermuda Triangle, Perth’s prestigious Golden Triangle is a geographical spot in which we wouldn’t mind finding ourselves stuck. The suburb of Nedlands, west of Perth City, possesses one of the Golden Triangle’s most enviable postcodes. Clo
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Bright & breezy
a family of four came to Austin Maynard Architects with a project smaller than the firm usually works on: to reconfigure their main family/living zone, to allow in sunlight and make better use of their limited space. “The old kitchen was dark and bad
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FIXTURES & FITTINGS
Sink Franke Kubus Tap Pegasi M, Faucet Strommen Oven Fisher & Paykel Induction cooktop Fisher & Paykel Gas burner cooktop Fisher & Paykel Gas on Glass Flooring Structural concrete slab with burnished finish Splashback Glass splashback with mirr
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Grand Masters Of Kitchen Refinement
With a proud heritage stretching back more than three centuries, Gaggenau has evolved from humble beginnings forging nails on the edge of Germany’s Black Forest, through various design incarnations (including making advertising signs, bicycles and, e
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Magic Circle
the master ensuite at Wolf Architects’ Barossa House renovation materialised from the original simple wish to “do something circular”. The resulting soaking spot is a delight, a curved tile wall wrapped around a perfect white bath. “At that time ther
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That’s Entertainment
the success of SVoD (subscription-video-on-demand) services is indicative of a generation who’d rather stay in than go out. But the cheeky connotations of “Netflix and chill” doesn’t mean homeowners aren’t taking their entertainment needs seriously.
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The Architecture Of Sound
New technology is driving a bold new age in home audio and visual — and homeowners are enjoying being part of the action. There are many components that make up the overall media room concept. Comfortable seating, ambient lighting to set the mood. Th
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Contact
Great results can be achieved by using an experienced Sonos independent dealer/installer Will Stevenson will@sightandsoundgalleria.com.au 240 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell VIC , (03) 9882 6997 Jarrod Silverlock jarrod@soundlab.net.au 2/480a Scarborough B
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AROUND THE WORLD IN 18 styles
“to provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it.” Daniel Libeskind’s famous words say it all about the progression of architecture as it seeks to reflect the cultural and historical landscape of the time. Architects
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Hot PRODUCTS & SERVICES
As the name suggests, the Anfora dining table is inspired by an ancient Greek vase with a striking sculptural base. The focal point of any sophisticated dining room, Anfora is aesthetically rich with its precious Carrara marble base and thin top in C
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A New Decade
now that we’ve hit the roaring ’20s, where do we go from here in terms of relevant, cutting-edge design? Every generation needs a cause and “generation next” has a bloody good one. The cries to correct the balance between industrialisation, humanity
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THE Small Home REVOLUTION
is it because of the economy? Is it concern for the earth and our ecosystem? Whatever the reason, small is in for new types of home design and building. If it’s something you’ve been thinking about, you’re probably wondering, are there any real advan
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Ask Our Architect
Q Could you please advise what course of action my family should take installing a pool? We have three kids between the ages of six and 12. We’ve seen some beautiful pools on Grand Designs Australia but are wondering if a pool adds to a property’s va

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