Indholdsfortegnelse for #74 July-August 2020 i Green Magazine

Shifting this shearing shed from agriculture to architecture became a race against time for Ben Daly who, with good, keen spirit, was getting stuck into the project so he and his wife, Dulia could move in before the birth of their first child. Suffice to say, Mother Nature played an ace when little Hattie arrived a month early. “That certainly threw out the schedule,” says Ben. Travellers along the road to Leeston, half an hour south-west of Christchurch, could be forgiven for thinking Ben, an architect with a hands-on approach, had done nothing at all to make this utilitarian building habitable for a young family. It stands in a long grass paddock backed by a former grain silo and a stand of rumpty macrocarpa trees. There is a commitment to…

Bauhaus Baby Designed by Helen Kontouris, the “Bauhaus Seating System” imagines the defining shapes of the iconic movement as a flexible furniture collection. Interchangeable formations are encouraged and pieces are available in a range of colours and textures. stylecraft.com.au Inspired Mullumbimby, NSW-based ceramicist Jenn Johnston looked for inspiration abroad when making these sculptural vases. “My work is influenced by my love of the Japanese design aesthetic and my desire to showcase the materials I love to create with,” she explains. jennjohnstonceramics.com True Love It’s no secret that we’re head over heels for timber. And so we present this beauty: the “No. 11” pendant, made to order in Melbourne from solid American oak. apparentt.com.au Bling Zuster design director, Wilhelmina McCarroll describes their doorware as “like jewellery for your doors”. The sartorially-inclined…

Our future selves are influenced early in life, by the happenstance of childhood and the domestic settings that shape our formative years. Both Ryan and Brooklyn were raised on rural properties – on King Island and in far north Queensland – so it was natural for their adult selves to feel the urge to leave the city in search for a place that supported a slower pace and larger expanse. They found that a few years ago at Montville, on 16 hectares of Sunshine Coast hinterland. “We wanted to build a place where all our family could come together,” Ryan says. "But we also had strong feelings about sustainability and wanted that place to be part of its natural environment and be connected to the hinterland.” The decision about where…

Larapinta The West MacDonnell Ranges stand tall and bold to the north of Alice Springs. A trek along the Larapinta Trail is a great winter sojourn into the heart of Australia. Dramatic vistas and deep gorges reveal the incredible geology of the Red Centre. The trail can be tackled over 12 days, or shorter guided options are available from tour operators such as World Expeditions who manage the standing camps designed by Neeson Murcutt in 2013. larapintatrailwalk.com.au Flinders Island Out of all the destinations, visiting Flinders Island feels like a journey back to the 1960s. The island folk and pace are laconic, the complete lack of people on a pristine beach distils a rhythm from a bygone era. And yet, since our visit a certain sophistication has been added by…

For some, a river is just a river. But for Michael Tink and Erin Malloy, it’s an opportunity. The duo search country Australian waters with their own hands to uncover treasures from the depths; natural sapphires to be transformed into jewellery under their Melbourne-based label, Wild to Ware. Materials travel directly from the earth, to their hands and then to those of a finished piece’s lucky owner – can a supply chain get more transparent than that? Michael and Erin are makers of different strokes who share a commitment to sustainability. Michael is a jeweller and Erin a graphic designer, object maker and self-confessed “dabbler”. The pair are partners in life and now, business. It all started when Michael crafted a ring for Erin from hand-sourced gold and sapphire. “Friends…

Coledale, south of Sydney, lies on a narrow stretch of land at the foot of the Illawarra Escarpment, overlooking the Tasman Sea. The area has been gently transforming in recent years, with its historical beach cottages and fishermen and miners’ shacks being renovated or replaced, often by larger houses at odds with the character of the coastal town and landscape. Blade House, designed by Takt Studio, demonstrates how a spacious dwelling can be achieved in a more nuanced way that responds to the local surroundings. Blade House is home to Charlotte and Anthony and their two young children. The couple purchased a vacant 450-square-metre corner block and engaged Takt Studio to design a four-bedroom house with garage and granny flat. They wanted it open and hardwearing to suit their social…

Known around town as the Hungry Gardener for his particular expertise in helping people grow food in their own homes, Fabian’s passion is food and gardens – “… in particular, where the two meet. I love plants and, more so, I love plants you can eat.” He and Mat Pember started the Little Veggie Patch Co in Melbourne in 2009 and the business was a roaring success, selling packing crates all over Melbourne for people to grow food in. They also pioneered the ‘Pop Up Patch’ on the car park roof of Federation Square – a great idea where the local community of city workers and dwellers could become members, get their hands dirty and grow their own food. Fab sold his share of the business in 2014 to go…

Grant House • 1994–1996 Sunshine Beach, Queensland Architect: Gerard Murtagh When visiting the studio of Jon Linkins, I was shown a suite of black and white photographs that Jon had just made of an intriguing house in Sunshine Beach. I remember thinking that the homogenous, reticent manner and opacity of its façade was a radical departure from the heroic and gestural houses that defined the Sunshine Coast School in the 90s. The Grant House by Gerard Murtagh offered an alternative, if not refreshing, response to place and light. Jon described how whilst on the shoot, Gerry asked him to capture the phenomenal quality of natural light by emphasising shadow, darkness and depth in his compositions. It seemed unorthodox at that time for a Queensland architect to announce that to celebrate…