Open Rumpus Rooms: When “Open Plan” Stops Working
An open plan rumpus room can create flexibility, but too much openness can affect comfort, noise and everyday living. Explore smarter ways to design family spaces.
We Spend 90% of Our Lives Breathing Our Buildings. What Did We Build Them Out Of?
Healthy building materials can play a major role in indoor air quality and wellbeing. Explore how the materials we build with can shape the environments we breathe every day.
Floor-to-Ceiling Bedroom Windows
Floor-to-ceiling bedroom windows can bring in more natural light, connect bedrooms with the outdoors and enhance comfort when carefully considered in home design.
The KETO Project Wins Two Awards At The 2026 True Zero Carbon Challenge
Our KETO Project has won two awards at the 2026 True Zero Carbon Challenge, recognising its innovative approach to high-performance, sustainable prefab home design.
The Home That Pays Its Own Mortgage
Can a home that pays its mortgage become a reality? Explore how smarter design, energy efficiency and reduced running costs can help make homeownership more affordable.
Your Brain on Nature: The Neuroscience of Biophilia — and How We Design For It
Small bedroom design in Australia can still accommodate a queen bed. Explore smarter layouts, practical planning ideas and design solutions for comfortable bedrooms.
Bedrooms Too Small to Fit a Queen Bed
Small bedroom design in Australia can still accommodate a queen bed. Explore smarter layouts, practical planning ideas and design solutions for comfortable bedrooms.
Walk-In Robes With Nothing But a Rail: A Wasted Opportunity
Good walk-in robes design is about more than a clothes rail. Discover smarter storage solutions that make better use of space and improve everyday organisation.
Low-Cost, Midrise Modular Homes Pilot Targets Sydney’s Inner West
Michael Drage speaks with The Urban Developer about low-cost modular homes and the future of midrise housing in Sydney’s Inner West.
Powder Rooms Without a Hand Wash Basin
Explore powder rooms without hand wash basins, including the design considerations, practical drawbacks, and what to consider when planning a compact bathroom space.