Rooftops to sprawling backyards. Gardens of all shapes and sizes. The Life Outside issue.
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David Constantine (design director, Ellis Jones), meets multi-disciplined artist and designer Steven John Clark (aka DenHolm) for lunch sharing the free-flowing conversation.
Meet two creative souls, with an inspired home that serves as a backdrop for their life, process and community. 66
We visit a landscape designer whose home in regional New South Wales, Australia, is a testament to the wildness and beauty of nature. And inside is full of sentimental treasures.
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Founders of HIP V. HYPE, Katya and Liam are partners in life and work, together reshaping housing in Melbourne. 84 THE
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MOTHER NATURE’S CHARM
In what ways are gardens being adapted for climate and context? We speak with three landscape architects whose work is defining a new aesthetic when it comes to green spaces.
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HOME JUNGLE
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Marotta shares the common misconceptions and easy fixes for gardens of all shapes and sizes.
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MEMORY PALACE
Artist Paul Davies creates brightly coloured paintings layered with negative space and abstraction. His latest series explores the outdoor rooms of mid-century architects such as Robin Boyd.
114 FINDING PARADISE
Uluwatu Estate has been a labour of love for its founder, Renee Zecha. The remote resort in Indonesia is wholly focused on creating an escape, where the expansive coastline is never far from view.
124 SUFFOLK PARK HOUSE
Using the adjacent park as an extension of the backyard, this house in Byron Bay is infused with light, layers and many connections to the outdoors.
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MAKE HOUSE
A multi-generational home in Singapore, Make House by Park + Associates squeezes so much into a small volume – pool, floating children’s study and a showstopping corkscrew stair.
144 BAREFOOT HOUSE
Turning inwards, Barefoot House by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects o ers views to green in every direction. It’s a home of refined yet casual family living.
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RETRO COLONY
Raw in its materiality, this apartment in Singapore pulls back the layers to produce a space perfectly suited to the young couple who inhabit it.
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CORYMBIA
Finding beauty in the original and incredibly ornate details on this Victorian renovation, Corymbia honours the past, and the stateliness of a large, established Corymbia tree situated in the backyard.
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STATE OF BLISS
It’s undeniable that nature can have a physiological impact on our sense of wellbeing. Even anecdotally, there are many remedies to the maladies of urban life –taking a walk through a park during stressful moments, or ‘grounding’ as a visceral way to connect to the outdoors. Academic studies confirm this natural inclination, with a paper released Nature (2019), which found people who spend two hours a week in green spaces were substantially more likely to report good health and psychological wellbeing.
So how can we cultivate these benefits in the most intimate of places – our homes? It was a question I kept top of mind when bringing the stories together for this Life Outside issue of Habitus. In an incredibly open gesture, landscape architect Hugh Main (p. 66) has created a home in regional NSW, Australia, that welcomes the countryside – even his beloved horses – right up to the house.
To really explore the stunning beauty of the outdoors, Gillian Serisier chats with three landscapers about the ‘naturalistic’ direction garden design is going (p. 94). In a joyful explosion of colour, we also meet artist Paul Davies, who’s latest collection explores the allure of indoor-outdoor rooms with Robin Boyd’s Walsh Street House as the protagonist.
The outdoors and how they connect to the architecture is an ever-present consideration in each of the residences. At Corymbia by Karen Abernethy Architects (p. 164), an adjacent splendid lemon-scented gum (a Corymbia tree) becomes a focal point to a new extension. In Singapore, MAKE House by Park + Associates’ (p. 134), internal garden-scapes break-up the interior. And Su olk Park House embraces a National Park at the rear of the yard as an extension to bustling family life.
I hope reading this issue of Habitus brings a moment of peaceful delight, much in the same way that an excursion in nature can bring. Please feel free to reach out at aleesha@indesign.com.au.
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Nicky is a writer, editor and brand strategist who is passionate about the transformational power of words. Whether crafting stories, filtering and reframing information or finessing raw copy, she appreciates the way communication shapes lives, relationships, and an understanding of the world. Since staying over at her childhood best friend’s heritage-listed home, Nicky has felt the influence of architecture and design on the psyche. As a previous editor of Habitus magazine, and continuing to work in a freelance capacity within the creative community, Nicky feels grateful to be able to contribute to critical and inspiring conversations.
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Jack Lovel is an architectural photographer based in Melbourne but often shoots abroad. Since 2016, he has been documenting Iwan Iwano ’s architectural legacy in Western Australia – culminating in a publication Catching Light, accompanied by solo exhibitions in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. In 2023, Jack toured his Iwano work at Modernism Week in Palm Springs and at London Design Festival.
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