Sanctuary: Modern Green Homes

Build green, build beautiful, build affordable. Sanctuary is Australia's premier magazine for people looking to build and renovate sustainably. The magazine profiles the work of Australia’s leading environmental architects and designers and provides a wealth of ideas and advice on how to make your home more sustainable, no matter what your budget. Discover the latest design ideas and cutting-edge green technology, and tips and solutions to help you create a comfortable home for life. Each issue features lavish, full-colour spreads and floor plans for sustainable new homes and renovations. Regular topics include affordable housing ideas, design for climate, energy saving technology for the home, prefab and modular design and more. Sanctuary is published by Renew, a not-for-profit organisation that inspires, enables and advocates for people to live sustainably in their homes and communities.

Sanctuary: Modern Green Homes

Letter from the editor

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Ahead of the field • An adventure-loving couple have converted an old horse stable in Fremantle into a charming, compact and high-performing home.

Rear vision • This innovative inner-Melbourne home not only addresses the growing need for compact yet comfortable living spaces, but also demonstrates the potential for creative solutions to urban housing challenges.

Two for one • With clever spatial planning, Studio179 transformed one oversized, under-utilised bathroom into an interlocking bathroom and ensuite.

Red brick reno • After years of gradual upgrades, this leaky brick cottage in Central Victoria is now an exemplar of comfortable, efficient, low-bills living.

Small luxuries • This minimalist apartment renovation near Brisbane's waterfront provides the efficiency of small-space living with some classy touches.

Studio style • Architects Uta and David Green's experimental studio in South Hobart is complete, and helping to ease the city's housing crisis.

Garden gem • This Brisbane couple opted for a small, carefully crafted pavilion to enhance their enjoyment of their beloved garden.

The case for smaller homes • Building designer Ingrid Hornung lays out the myriad benefits of opting for a smaller home, and our favourite experts offer design tips for achieving a terrific, multifunctional one that you'll love.

Sally Wills • Sally Wills has been in the building industry for 40 years. She is registered in Victoria as a domestic builder and is the director of Small Change Design & Construction that specialises in small, high quality, energy-efficient homes.

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Duncan Hall • Duncan is part of the team at Light House Architecture & Science in Canberra. With previous experience in construction in rural Timor Leste as well as high-end residential architecture, he is a passionate believer in the value of the middle ground: modest, well-designed and delightful homes that put living life ahead of architectural statements.

Jane Hilliard • A building designer in lutruwita/Tasmania, Jane specialises in small home design focused on the concept of ‘enoughness’. She operates two businesses: Designful offers custom design and adaptive reuse services, and Homeful offers small home templates for living.

Jiri Lev • Jiri Lev is a registered architect, urbanist, heritage advisor and educator. His atelier focuses on sustainable, resilient and regionally appropriate residential, sacred and public architecture, as...