Issue 99 comes out 5 September. Order on its own or as part of a subscription.
When space is tight but you need a smidge more, a good architect will find it. In this issue, two have taken what little extra is available and run with it, another has elected to stay small, one to begin small and one to accommodate many, as efficiently as possible.
But up first, we profile Jennifer McMaster, her husband Jonathan Donnelly and their friend Casey Bryant?the trio behind Sydney architecture and design studio TRIAS.
Then, our first house feature; the remarkable home JCB Architects‘ Chris Botterill designed and owner-built in ?a really unique spot? on the banks of Sweetwater Creek in Frankston South?s architecturally renowned Olivers Hill area. Next up; architect Charmaine Pang and her husband, Ivan Crnkovic, extend their two-bedroom cottage in Lilyfield, Sydney, with a 22-square-metre side extension that has not only filled the family?s needs but has also filled an anomalous setback in a street of close-knit houses.

For our third house feature; a green roof and a light-filled, all-electric renovation have transformed a young family?s dark, austere Melbourne cottage into a sun-drenched, biodiverse delight. Architecture by Nest Architects, with Emilio Fuscaldo at the helm.

Our fourth house feature; a house that demonstrates the potential of small infill developments to create much-needed density without impacting the beautiful character of an area?Parkside by Austin Maynard ...