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A glorious assortment of extraordinary designs shaping our world.
48 LUKE MOLONEY
One of the nicest people in architecture, his designs are always a delight.
56 SOPHIE TRAVERS
The new CEO of the Australian Tapestry Workshop has hit the ground running.
64 CHRISTOPHER BOOTS
Experimentation and slow consideration inform this extraordinary designer’s oeuvre.
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kitchen & bathroom special
With guidance from guest editor Sarah-Jane Pyke of Arent & Pyke, this highly collectable issue looks at the kitchen and bathroom as home — defining manifestations of self.
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INNER SANCTUM
Speaking to every aspect that goes into making a kitchen the beating heart of a home, Sarah-Jane Pyke shares from the Arent & Pyke portfolio of exceptional kitchens. 88 PEACE MISSION
Nicky Lobo dives deep into the role of the bathroom in finding inner peace, contentment, and a beautiful bathing experience. 97 BATHROOMS
Extraordinary bathrooms from extraordinary designers, we look at the work of Mim Design, Studio Prineas and Birdblack Studio for surprising and inspiring inner sanctums.
KITCHENS
The heart and soul of any home, the kitchen is increasingly where a family comes together for far more than just a meal. Birdblack Studio and Sally Caroline come under our gaze.
Minimally altering the interior but achieving greatness in terms of improved living, this is design at its best.
154 MG HOUSE
Leveraging low and high floors to create two sanctuaries in one home, the design facilitates cohabitation of an extended family.
162 INNER CITY TERRACE
Bespoke and detailed with bright and exciting moments held in place by an overriding sense of calm.
170 MORE LITTLE HOUSE
Exploring the shape of high-country huts in a minimal palette dominated by radial cut timber.
178 ELWOOD HOUSE
Shifting spatial arrangement through the introduction of simple, but dynamic design, the whole house is transformed.
184 MACMASTERS BEACH HOUSE
The eighties have never looked so gloriously resolved in this extraordinary house of arches, terrazzo, glass bricks and exquisite moments of joy.
192 LO SCOGLIO
The latest to enter the luxury stay market takes a new look at what luxury means with tactile stone and reclaimed timber setting the tone.
198 BAY HOUSE
Looking at just the kitchen and bathroom of this exceptional house, it is telling of how important these elements are to living well.
Soft colours, warm textures and surprising moments of art and design coalesce to deliver a beautiful home.
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THE BEATING HEART
It is a delight to be sharing the love of design as Guest Editor of this Kitchen and Bathroom issue of Habitus. As the first of a series of six collectable issues, it is a joy to begin the series. At Arent & Pyke, we believe there is an alchemy at play in the best of spaces. All of the elements — volume, texture, light and colour, architecture and object, combine to create something truly special, that is greater than the sum of its parts.
When it comes to the kitchen (p. 76), we are in our most elemental of places. It is the heart and soul of how we live and really what it means to be at home. Whether the kitchen is for one or the chaos of an extended family or catering to the ebb and flow of blended families, there is always the need for great respect in designing for emotional connections, which in turn, drive aesthetic and practical decisions.
This issue of Habitus also looks at bathrooms (p. 88), another of my favourite rooms to design. While the kitchen is the show-pony of our aspirational self, the bathroom is the inner world, the place for calm reflection, but also the place for joyful splashing around. And, then there are the separate bathrooms, the powder room where design imagination can run wild, the primary suite which increasingly looks like an expanded exploration of a private world. Kids bathrooms can be fun or serious depending on the age and demeanour, but should never be cookie cutter.
Looking beyond the kitchen and bathroom, we profile Luke Moloney (p. 48), a talented architect and my dear friend. Sophie Travers (p.56) at the Australian Tapestry workshop is a delight, as is Christopher Boots (p.64), who has never designed anything boring ever!
The featured projects (p. 133) as always are inspiring, exciting and challenging to expectations. I hope you enjoy this special edition of Habitus and find clear ways to express your emotional connection to design.
GUEST EDITOR SARAH-JANE PYKE ABOVE Guest Editor Sarah-Jane Pyke. Photo by Julie Adams.
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