Simplicity, Shaped by Place

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The Cove by Wolveridge Architects

Designed by Wolveridge Architects as the architect’s own home, The Cove explores what it means for a house to be enough. Rather than pursuing size for its own sake, the project uses compact planning, passive principles and a restrained material palette to create a calm home for his family in Torquay.

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How a ‘Less Is Best’ Approach to the Landscape Design Settled the Off-Grid Home
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How a ‘Less Is Best’ Approach to the Landscape Design Settled the Off-Grid Home
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While Sue and Jim were collaborating with Ben Callery Architects to create their off-grid weekender, they knew they needed a landscape design to make it feel a part of the landscape.

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5 Rural Homes
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5 Rural Homes
Design Anthology

Across rural Australia, these five homes use restraint, shelter and material to show how architecture can sit quietly within vast and exposed landscapes.

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5 Australian Coastal Homes That Embrace the Landscape
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5 Australian Coastal Homes That Embrace the Landscape
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Australia’s coastline has long shaped the way we live, offering moments of reflection and a quieter understanding of our landscape and history.

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In Stillness

Slowing architecture down

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