Sanctuary: Modern Green Homes

Build green, build beautiful, build affordable. Sanctuary is Australia's premier magazine for people looking to build and renovate sustainably. The magazine profiles the work of Australia’s leading environmental architects and designers and provides a wealth of ideas and advice on how to make your home more sustainable, no matter what your budget. Discover the latest design ideas and cutting-edge green technology, and tips and solutions to help you create a comfortable home for life. Each issue features lavish, full-colour spreads and floor plans for sustainable new homes and renovations. Regular topics include affordable housing ideas, design for climate, energy saving technology for the home, prefab and modular design and more. Sanctuary is published by Renew, a not-for-profit organisation that inspires, enables and advocates for people to live sustainably in their homes and communities.

Sanctuary: Modern Green Homes

Letter from the editor

PRODUCTS

REVIEWS

The life bespoke • Bree’s small-footprint hempcrete house in Castlemaine, Victoria, is designed for liveability and community.

Natural wonder • This New Zealand couple built their Passive House-certified farmhouse using locally sourced strawbales, timber and clay. The result is both stunning and comfortable.

A home for generations • With a modest extension and smart upgrades, this Canberra home is now far more comfortable and ready to evolve with the family’s needs.

Homegrown studios • A desire to support his adult kids and a passion for sustainable building inspired David’s backyard strawbale project.

Doing things differently • Grappling with housing unaffordability, two Sydney friends pooled their resources – and tapped into family connections – to realise their home ownership goals.

Happy couple • Thinking small is no bad thing when the design is as clever as this little home on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula.

Hardworking housing • This eco development in Perth’s Hamilton Hill combines good design with higher density to create more affordable homes for renters and homeowners.

Linking lives

One roof, three generations

ON THE DRAWING BOARD: HEMPCRETE HOMESTEAD • Nicola and Dan designed and built a hempcrete Passive House on a four-hectare homestead in Central Victoria, with an uncommon central sustainability feature: co-living.

Dan on designing for co-living

DOUBLE DUTY: PATHWAYS TO TWO DWELLINGS ON ONE BLOCK • Architect Michi Moses looks beyond nifty design ideas, shedding light on what else you need to consider if you’re keen to share your block with others.

CASE STUDY: FINNISS HOUSE

WASTE NOT Salvaging timber for a sustainable new build • Doing a knockdown-rebuild? Save all that beautiful timber: there’s a lot you can do with it in your new home. Thor Diesendorf explains why and how.

SHACK VIBES • Eventually to be her full-time home, Holley’s little shack in Bicheno is right on the water with glorious views, but needs rejuvenation. It’s the kind of project building designer Jane Hilliard of Designful loves to get her teeth into.

Saving stormwater • You can do a lot around your house to prevent stormwater runoff, simply by opting for permeable surfaces when landscaping.

DESIGNERS IN PROFILE

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