Sustainability

The early 20th century artists whose work is celebrated in the museum were inspired by the village’s seemingly timeless traditions of craftsmanship, particularly in wood.

The mess hall at the Westonbirt Arboretum was built by volunteer labour from unseasoned timber.

Balanced on the spine of a rocky ridge, the 300 square metre linear house threads through a grove of strawberry trees. At the entrance, the beautifully timbered roof form is a common gable. All rooms are accessed off a central hallway.

Like so many designers from the North American West Coast, with its abundant Douglas fir and western red cedar forests, Keith Baker requires no encouragement to use timber and nor, he says, do most of his clients.

The Carmarthen Place project comprises two apartments and an artist’s studio on a curved L-shaped brown-field site – accessed by a narrow alley to the rear of a terraced row of listed properties on Bermondsey Street

In the fast changing inner city suburb of Brunswick East, this Victorian cottage named ‘Ethel’ demonstrates that she can change with the times whilst retaining her personality, warmth and charm.

Takara School is an architect-designed, community-built pilot project to meet Vanuatu’s pressing need for school infrastructure.

Located in the regional setting of Ballarat, Victoria Ballarat Regional Soccer Facility has been designed to provide leading edge sporting and social facilities for elite A level as well as international level games.

A stunning residential renovation and addition that uses timber and timber products throughout with a commitment to sustainable design.

The Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat at Tallebudgera in southern Queensland will eventually include more than 40 treatment rooms, numerous preparation areas and relaxation zones.

The durability and warmth of timber supports the University of Melbourne’s model, providing a new learning landscape at the Eastern Precinct Student Centre.

The NZGBC’s 5 Green Star rated new office fit-out in Auckland shows that a modest budget is no barrier to sustainability.