For architect, Sally Wilson, and her husband, renovating their home was a labour of love. Their goal? To give an untouched 100-year-old building – known as Timberland – a new lease of life and make it the home of their dreams.
Not long ago, you could be forgiven for being unaware of the TAFE campus in Murdoc WA. It was, after all, a fairly non-descript facility, resolutely overshadowed by its near neighbour, Murdoc University. Enter the architects at Armstrong Parkin who have transformed South Metropolitan TAFE into a show-stopping building that has the whole precinct talking.
Featuring a luxurious bar, parents’ retreat, alfresco dining area, and gorgeous exterior landscaping, the plans for Paddison House in Orange, NSW, ticked every box when it came to entertaining and comfortable living. The only thing left to tackle was the area’s notoriously cold winters.
Owner/Builder Simon Williams walks us through the beautiful Canobolas House in Orange NSW.
Lou Cotter of The Buchan Group talks us through the process of giving the Melbourne Hotel in Perth a new lease on life.
Architect Chris Aucott from Architectus Sydney speaks about the process of designing Macarthur Clinical School an integrated medical learning facility for the University of Western Sydney
This architecturally inspired residential home is located in a small suburb of the ACT called Narrabundah. The surrounding leafy mature trees and vast bushland are the backdrop for this amazing project. ThermalHEART™ Series 726 aluminium awning windows were used on top of the thermally broken Series 731 Sliding Doors to ensure cross ventilation throughout the home.
This unique home is located in the striking city of Launceston, Tasmania. Designed and built by the talented architect Phillip Dingemanse, the core requirements of this home were to produce a climatically responsive and welcoming family home.
The Elevate™ Aluminium Joinery range of aluminium windows and doors was used for this project due to its durability and flexibility.
AWS Designer Notes, Interview with Ashley Beaumont from Ecoliv about award winning modular home designs featuring Vantage aluminium windows and doors
Victoria Reeves from Kennedy Nolan speaks about a unique house built on a site bounded by the walls of a former industrial building in inner city Carlton. The result is a very private house in a garden which spirals up to a glazed eyrie looking over Melbourne.
This project is an artist’s studio in the backyard of an existing house in Thornbury. The brief was to create a beautifully detailed, creative space for painting and sculpturing that would encourage and inspire creativity. Interview with Anthony Chan, Chan Architecture
Kids Pod is a pavilion extension to an older project of Mihaly Slocombe, connected to the original via a glazed bridge. It is located on a vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula, with views across the vines and valley beyond.
