Grand Designs Australia Building Guide

With features and articles on methods and materials along with case studies from some of Australia’s best architects and designers, you’ll find all you need to plan and execute your dream home. Well look at modern building methods and materials, including prefab and CLT. We’ll talk to suppliers about the latest innovations and discuss with designers the what, how and why they use the products they choose.

From the Editor

Getting started

CHOOSING YOUR site • Building a new home presents numerous challenges and opportunities. Starting by choosing the right site to develop will help determine the overall success of your project

DETERMINING THE brief • The brief between the client and the architect is a vital step in determining the success of any project and sets the parameters in terms of budget and accommodation requirements

CHOOSING YOUR designer • How to choose the right person to design your home

ONLY AT NATIONAL TILES • Create fabulous looks for your floors with the latest designs from the Grand Designs Capsule Collection, only at National Tiles

DESIGNING FOR the future • Looking to the future in home design

THINK BRICK • Need some inspiration for your material selection? Here are some innovative ways to design using the beloved brick

Project showcase

ROCKY HAVEN • A tricky site didn’t stop these homeowners achieving their dream view

CELEBRATING HISTORY • This abode embraced its 1970s heritage, modernised it and reimagined it for the benefit of its inhabitants

BRIGHT & BREEZY • Embracing its 1950s heritage, this home marries its past with an exceptionally well-designed future

NATURAL CONNECTION • This luxurious abode has a beautiful and unique relationship to its surrounding natural environment

BLAST FROM THE PAST • A beautiful collaboration across centuries

CURVED CONTEMPORARY • A home that’s as intriguing on the outside as it is on the inside

LASTING IMPRESSION • Sit back and relax inside Gremmo Homes’ award-winning and ground-breaking display home in Bella Vista

POWER OF THREE • These three abodes make big business out of their intimate sites

MODERN EXPRESSION • This home provides its owners with the sea-change they were looking for

TIMBER TALES • A home that expertly celebrates a connection to the natural world

OLD MEETS NEW • This heritage home crafts its way into a new era in an effortlessly modern way

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER • Stay in touch with the latest design

BUSHLAND CONNECTION • A home that embraces and celebrates mother nature

TREE CHANGE • This modern, barn-style home’s four interconnected buildings lie neatly around a central deck

INDUSTRIAL CREATION • A shining example of a bright and breezy home

OUTDOOR CONNECTION • This petite home embraces clever design and its connection to the outdoors

OUTSIDE IN • This home takes its connection and responsibility to the environment very seriously

PASSIVE HOUSE • Creating healthy, comfortable living

A LITTLE CLT • Cross laminated timber (CLT) is a relatively new building material in Australia. David Simpson, on behalf of Forest and Wood Products Australia explains its features and benefits and presents three Australian houses built with this brilliant material

FUTURE LIVING • Designing with nature for a healthy future

THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL • Described as the brightest and whitest marble-look surface on the market, Aurea Stone brings a striking edge to this stunning Melbourne home

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SWIMMING pools • The architecture and design of backyard pools has changed significantly over the last few decades — once a mere...