Peter Stutchbury Interview

Hi Guys. This is a wonderful interview with Australian architect Peter Stutchbury. He is one of our greatest talents! Peter and his team continue to blur the boundaries between art, habitation and nature.  Below are also some other websites belonging to architects he collaborates with. Enjoy! http://www.fergusscottarchitects.com.au/ http://www.jamesstockwell.com.au/projects/leura.htm

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Compact House in a Beautiful Environment

This is another little design we have been working on. The site is near Mt Kosciusko National Park. The client owns ten acres and has commisioned a design that is very small but unique. The township where the land is located is fairly conservative so she has requested the facade that is to be seen by […]

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Queenslanders shift to smaller homes

MORE Queenslanders are downsizing to medium-density homes, new research shows. Figures from recent Census data and research by Bankwest found 38 per cent of home approvals in Queensland in the last 12 months were for medium-density dwellings. This is up from 32 per cent in 2006 and includes units, townhouses and semi-detached houses. Bankwest Retail […]

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Small is the new big in homes

Supersize is suddenly becoming downsize as home buyers opt for smaller, more efficient homes, one of Australia’s largest property developers says. Stockland chief executive for residential communities, Mark Hunter told Fairfax newspapers on Thursday that the average four-bedroom home had shrunk 20 per cent since 2007. Mr Hunter said smaller three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes were “the […]

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One core ingredient

If you are a regular fan of the Australian reality cooking show ‘Masterchef’ you would know that last week George Calombaris cooked an amazing restaurant quality dish by using just one core ingredient, corn. Through his creativity and knowledge of a singular product we saw him manipulate it in ways not many of us would […]

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The innovation pulse

If you are keeping your finger on the pulse, like us you would be noticing that 2011 is ushering in a level of innovation across the board within the construction industry, this appears to be happening mainly out of necessity more than anything. It is coming as a result of rising building costs, availability of […]

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