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The Albanese government can justly claim to have reasserted Commonwealth leadership on housing since its election in 2022. Media attention has focused mainly on the legislative stoush with the Greens over the Housing Australia Future Fund. But that’s only one element of a raft of initiatives from Canberra over this time.
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Senior exterior designer Nahum Escobedo shares insights about the design process that went into creating the sleek and refined curves of the new SUV model.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) review and the disability royal commission’s final report both highlighted the crucial role of accessible buildings and homes in ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities.
In Australia, the average backyard size is over 200m in perimeter. Most Australian backyards are around 50 square metres, though on larger properties and in less developed areas the average rises to over 100m2.
With each passing year, there are new innovations in sustainable architecture and design, using cutting-edge technologies and materials. What was once considered specialised and niche is quickly becoming an industry standard, bringing with it a plethora of new products to consider when specifying a build.
Why are wooden stairs so popular?
“The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of public policy,” writes Alan Kohler, in the latest Quarterly Essay.
Reflecting on the changes in urban planning since he co-founded RobertsDay in 1993, Mike Day highlights several key shifts.
Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced Australia is “within striking distance” of the government’s 2030 emissions reduction target.
The hero shot is the bane of good architecture. Form follows photos. It's a manifestation of container over contained: the exterior, not the internal. It should be space, light, use, quality. Those are the things that make architecture. I rail against the hero shot’s ubiquity, and architects’ obsession with it.
Millions of homes were built before Australia introduced housing energy efficiency standards in 2003. They’re leaky. Gaps around windows, doors and between building materials allow air to move in and out. So people tend to compensate, with more heating and cooling. It’s costly and damaging for the environment.
Bagging a house is an alternative to rendering that leaves brickwork with a textured layer of imperfection and bumps that, when completed, can either be left as they are or painted over.
