Escea’s next-generation holographic fireplaces bring unprecedented realism and design freedom to Australian interiors. When architects and interior designers specify a fireplace, they are making a statement about the space as much as the product but, until now, that statement has come with constraints. Flues, clearances, structural considerations and planning restrictions have dictated where fire can […]
A single specification change is all it takes to make a significant carbon saving, and Crafted Hardwoods is proving that timber glazing systems are ready for prime time. There’s a point in a project where the easy wins are done and the conversation turns to what really adds up. That was exactly the position Crafted […]
New South Wales delays its uptake of the National Construction Code 2025 by 12 months, giving builders, designers and developers time to adapt without derailing housing delivery. Architects, builders and developers working across NSW will have until 1 May 2027 to comply with the new National Construction Code (NCC), after the NSW Government announced a […]
A carpenter turned construction veteran, John Hill has spent a career absorbing the lessons of great architects, and has finally applied them to one measured yet disruptive house on a north-east Victorian farm. There are builders who work for architects, and then there is John Hill, a man who spent four decades absorbing their thinking […]
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