Issue 88 comes out 7 November. Order on its own or as part of a subscription.
In this, we explore some of the ways in which architects tune into the environmental opportunities of a project, and how they’re likely to differ dramatically depending on location and building type.
But first up, we profile Megan Norgate from Brave New Eco, who uses her sustainability expertise, creativity and resourcefulness to redesign and retrofit homes with both technical and aesthetic outcomes.Then, we look at a selection of offices, studies and places for getting work done. Workplaces continue to evolve into multi-functional places and in this issue we look at five that work hard to make more use of limited space or better use of materials and natural light. A tiny former butcher becomes an architect?s office, a studio apartment uses sliding and hinged walls to transform into an office by day, an old building is stripped back to reveal beautiful raw materials while installing underground water tanks, solar and worm farms. All are far from the offices of old; more inviting and far less wasteful.
After that, deep in the Sydney suburbs, architect Anthony Gill has added a small timber-clad volume above the original house and expanded the garden, creating a modest, economical and sustainable home that reflects and supports his family ?s priorities, lifestyle and values.
Then, travel to Tasmania?s Tamar Valley where a forest of steel columns with glazed walls and a roof of soil forms Rive...