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History in the Detail (Courier Mail 16 April 2022)

Courier Mail feature article on our design for this Church Home in Brisbane.

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Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?

June 30, 2015 Energy Use, Life, Sustainable Design

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps? A year after the Hazelwood coal mine fire blanketed surrounding towns such
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Ecovillage Home, a Shared Design: Sanctuary Magazine Issue 31

May 9, 2015 Design, Life, Media, Projects, Sustainable Design

May 2015: We are excited that our co-house design has been included in the current issue of Sanctuary Magazine.  (Published
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Gain a Home. But lose a client?

April 20, 2015 Design, Life, Projects, Sustainable Design

April 2015: We found out that one of our clients, Joe, committed suicide recently. We had only just helped Joe to finish his new home earlier in
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Sustainable House Day 2011 – Ecovillage Home Design, Currumbin Valley on the Gold Coast

February 25, 2015 Design, Media, Sustainable Design

We assisted our clients with this Ecovillage house design, in Currumbin Valley, on the Gold Coast. They graciously allowed us to
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Sustainable House Day 2014 – Gold Coast Family Retreat – Home Design

February 22, 2015 Media, Projects

We opened one of our clients homes to the public for Sustainable House Day, 2014. For more information about this house,
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Brisbane Hinterland Home Design

February 21, 2015 Media, Projects, Sustainable Design

This Hinterland Home design has been included in the Courier Mail weekend ‘Home’ magazine. (photos: courtesy fotomedia)   We designed this home for
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To Renovate, or to Build New?

August 15, 2014 Life, Tips

Some fantastical images of places where nature has taken over the lease. Has our never-ending drive to create over-reached our ability
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Highlands Retreat in the Ecovillage Currumbin Valley

August 5, 2014 Design, Projects, Sustainable Design

Design matters. Our homes are a vessel which can either contain, or constrain our lives. And sometimes it's the simplest
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Towards Carbon Neutral - Electric Lifestyles - Tesla Model 3
January 29, 2020
DesignEnergy UseLife
We are leasing a Tesla Model 3 electric car for home and business use. It's amazing to live at a Read more
Conversion: Church to Modern Family Home in Buena Vista Avenue
June 13, 2018
DesignEnergy UseProjects
The core concept for this project, and key to the home design: is the resurrection and transformation of a dilapidated Read more
Home Battery Use - 1 year (and a bit) in
January 16, 2018
DesignEnergy UseProjects
Full year home battery summary for you... Have a look.  You know you want to! From the numbers on the Read more
Winter Solstice, Batteries and Battens
June 21, 2017
DesignEnergy UseProjects
So it's winter solstice. Shortest day of the year.  "How is that Tesla home battery going?" We hear you ask. Read more
Review of Home Battery Install with Solar PVs
February 22, 2017
DesignEnergy UseLife
Last year we installed a battery to help power our home We were interested to review how this works from Read more
Suicide: too important to not talk about
February 22, 2017
Life
A couple of weeks ago, Peter’s eldest brother, Stephen, committed suicide. Thanks to those who know us, and have expressed Read more
Sanctuary Magazine Issue 50 - Design Workshop
March 3, 2020
DesignEnergy UseLife
We were pleased to be asked by Sanctuary Magazine to assist their readers, Lisa and Kurt, with some ideas for Read more
Hills to Headland - Sustainable Housing Strategies
September 5, 2016
DesignLifeMedia
We were pleased to write an Article on Sustainable Housing for the Spring Edition of the Gold Coast Hills to Read more
Sanctuary Magazine 25 - A Sustainable Granny Flat Design
May 11, 2016
DesignMediaProjects
We designed a sustainable granny flat extension to a client's home in Brisbane. We are pleased to be included in Read more
Sustainable Design Events Touring
October 9, 2015
LifeMediaSustainable Design
In June this year we participated in the ATA Speed Date a Sustainable Designer Event in Brisbane The event was Read more
Renew Magazine Spring 2015 - Sustainable Design
October 9, 2015
DesignMediaSustainable Design
Our kitchen (from our newish and still evolving home) made an small appearance recently in the Spring Issue of Renew Read more
Slow Architecture article co-housing | PTMA Architecture
Ecovillage Home, a Shared Design: Sanctuary Magazine Issue 31
May 9, 2015
DesignLifeMedia
May 2015: We are excited that our co-house design has been included in the current issue of Sanctuary Magazine.  (Published Read more