Indice dei contenuti per August 2021 in Inside Out

The idea of an afternoon spent with excellent company poring over hundreds of images of incredible just-finished houses from across the country sounds like time well spent to me. And that’s exactly what the judging process for our Inside Out/Brickworks Home Of The Year Awards is meant to be, with judges Brett Ward from Brickworks Building Products, Professor Cameron Bruhn from The University of Queensland and Inside Out creative director Mia Daminato. But, you know… Covid. So this year, we all hopped onto Zoom and lost ourselves in the wormhole of Australia’s best residential design for a couple of hours – with spectacular results. The winners are: Splinter Society, FMD Architects, Kennedy Nolan, Renato D’Ettorre Architects and, most impressively, Austin Maynard Architects, the creator of Terracotta House, which scooped two…

Why we want it Made in Italy, the Soda is a hand-blown Murano glass side table designed by Yiannis Ghikas for Miniforms. Why it’s hot Weighing in at 20 kilos, this sculptural piece is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. Where to put it The Soda is a bold piece but also very flexible – it fits perfectly into homes as well as public spaces. What JRF loves about it This table is a funky take on a traditional artisanal glass-blowing technique. It’s fun and innovative, but also really timeless. One of Miniforms’ main objectives was to use a characteristic attribute of glass – transparency – to its advantage. Thus, they designed an object with a geometry that allows it to play with light and shadow, creating…

1/ STROKE OF GENIUS Let their imagination run wild in this creative haven designed for budding artists 2/ SOFT & SWEET Create a dreamy sleep space in a palette of gentle hues brimming with personality 3/ LITTLE EXPLORER Escape to a world of endless possibilities with an environment ripe for playful imaginings STROKE OF GENIUS Bread With Butter desk in Cabana Green, $3520, Curated Spaces. Grâce dining chair, $590, Rachel Donath. Penny Round velvet cushion in Dusty Blue, $79, Castle And Things. Råskog trolley in Pink/Red, $49, Ikea. ON DESK Sowden bottle in Light Yellow, $65.88, Hay. Raduga Grez ‘Vanitas Building’ blocks set (also on floor), $155, Monkey Puzzle. Ferm Living ‘Grib’ toolbox/organiser in Olive, $139, Designstuff. Quill A4 paper, $3.78 for 25 sheets, Officeworks. Blue ruler, $18, Hay. Ferm…

COTTAGE The original Victorian home has two bedrooms, opened-up living areas and a renovated kitchen and bathroom. COMMUNAL PAVILION A multi-purpose space with a bathroom, laundry and pull-down bed, this can function as guest accommodation, a cinema, a music room, a writer’s studio and as a social space for entertaining. TERRACOTTA HOUSE Belinda’s home has a living space, an eat-in kitchen, and a bathroom and study/guest room on the ground floor; her bedroom and ensuite are upstairs. ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS Passive heating and cooling through window placement; double-glazing; fixed awnings and screens; concrete flooring with hydronic heating; high-quality insulation; harvested rainwater for toilet flushing and garden irrigation; low-energy LED lighting; and a photovoltaic solar-power system.…

Who lives here Annika Speakman, a model, and her husband Tom, a commercial property agent; with sons Henry, seven, and Archer, five; plus Daxton, a betta fish. Style of home A 1914 Federation bungalow converted for family life while retaining its heritage features. A fourth bedroom, an ensuite and a butler’s pantry were added. The Speakmans bought the house in March 2017. Work started in December that year and was completed by the end of April 2018. This clever upgrade came in at about $350,000.…

When food writer Katrina Meynink and her husband Tom moved from Sydney to Brisbane in 2015 to be closer to family, they had pictured an idyllic Queenslander as their forever home. So when they found a house with a north-easterly aspect and a beautiful through-breeze, they knew it was the place for them. The catch? It needed a complete overhaul. “A rambling Queenslander is a romantic sentiment, but the old girl was in dire need of some structural maintenance,” says Katrina. “Despite the funny rooms and dark spaces, we knew she had potential.” The couple lived in the house for four years before deciding they couldn’t wait any longer to turn it into their dream home. “We had literally run out of room to accommodate our growing family,” says Katrina,…

Granny flats are terri›ically useful as they can be used as extra space for growing children, housing for elderly parents, a home office, a studio or a holiday rental – the possibilities are endless. But what are the requirements for building a granny flat, and what do you need to take into consideration before constructing one on your property? 1 approvals Rules and regulations for building a granny flat on your land vary wildly across Australia, with some states limiting dwellings to occupying just 50 square metres, while others allow structures of up to 80 square metres; some even ban full-size kitchen and laundry facilities. “People should contact their local council or private certifier for a consultation before undertaking a tiny-home or granny-flat build,” says Fabio Paulucci of Aussie Tiny…

We’re a nation of renovators, of expanders. Our cities, our empires – our waistlines maybe? And yes, our homes. And while we love a good extension, many of us are just not in the position to go out. But can you go up? More often than not, the answer is yes, and if the local council permits you to change your roof line and structure, the sky can literally be the limit. However, if you’re restricted to your current building, the roof space may still be the perfect amount of room you need for a moody teenager, your partner’s (insert item of excess here), or to get away from the chaos of what might be happening downstairs. WHAT Roof space is anything that exists above the plasterboard, which is your…

DRUNKEN DUMPLINGS“For when you can’t commit to the idea of either a soup or a stir-fry” BROCCOLI & CHEESE PIE“Mum was great at pastry. She used to tell me, ‘Loody, you should pay attention; I am great at pastry’” drunken dumplings MY BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER’S THIGHS“Take my advice and don’t cook this on your own barbecue. Wait until you book an Airbnb and sear the candy marinade onto that one instead” SERVES 2 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 chicken breast fillet (about 220g/8 oz) 8 frozen dumplings 180g (6½ oz) somen noodles 2 tablespoons tom yum paste 400ml (13½ fl oz) tin coconut milk 2 heads of bok choy 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon lime juice 1—2 teaspoons chilli paste Optional ingredients: noise-cancelling headphones At some point every…

rainbow connection Mesmerising sunset horizons serve as a source of inspiration for Andéol Moiré, a homewares label that digitally prints its signature watercolour stripes onto natural fabrics. However, it’s the striking custom table lamps that have really captured our imagination. Printed on hand-woven dupion silk and natural Belgian linen, each shade is anchored to a vintage base and rewired to Australian standards, ensuring each lamp is as unique as you! Priced to order. andeolmoire.com ROLL UP, ROLL UP! Inspired by the fun and fabulous nature of the circus, the latest collection of glassware and objects from Maison Balzac bursts with personality. Our top pick is these Le Seal incense holders, $189 each. The entire Le Cirque collection is available online. MAISONBALZAC.COM THE ART OF LEISURE Enjoy a Mediterranean escape in…

When Natalie Rosin enrolled in an elective ceramics class while doing her Masters of Architecture in 2013, she discovered an appreciation for the creative opportunities afforded to her by working with clay. “It was a hobby,” she says. “I was making mugs, jewellery, bowls and other functional pieces, but I thought, what if I form the architectural model I need to make with clay, instead of traditional model-making materials such as balsa wood or cardboard? This was the start of my exploration into what I call ‘architectural ceramic sculpture’.” Natalie’s journey with ceramics led her to join a communal pottery studio, where she dedicated her free time to developing her skills and eventually scored a three-month artist-in-residence position in Poland at the Baltic Gallery Of Contemporary Art in 2016. A…

In this shot, model Annika Speakman shares a sweet moment with her sons – Archer, five, and Henry, seven – in their newly renovated home. The Federation bungalow’s kitchen has been updated with Smartstone Carrara benchtops and Shaker-style cabinetry in Moorhen by Porter’s Paints, a classic scheme that won’t date. The woven rug, blinds and metallic pendants add a lovely tactility to the compact space.…

First impressions matter – an adage proven correct when Queensland interior designer Jordan Cash and her husband Dion went to view a 120-year-old workers cottage in 2017. “We fell in love with its quintessential Queenslander charm,” says Jordan. “It had the most stunning original cross-bracing on the front of the house that made me weak at the knees!” In fact, the facade had such an impact on the pair that they bought it and made honouring the heritage of the home an important part of the renovation they undertook the following year. While they loved the exterior, the interior was dark and had orange-stained timber floors, and the restrictive floor plan made it far from the modern oasis Jordan envisioned her daughter growing up in. Enlisting the help of architect…

“It’s not hard to establish some rules around sustainability”KATRINA MEYNINK, HOMEOWNER “In a big renovation, there tends to be a lot of ‘new’. So, after seeing the waste that occurred during our build, we decided to approach furnishing the house differently — to either repurpose what we already owned, buy secondhand vintage pieces, or find small-batch quantities made by local artisans or local businesses. We succeeded in doing all of that, which makes me very proud.”…

If you’re choosing flooring, chances are it’s for your forever home, the one that your kids will grow up in. Flooring is expensive because there’s so much of it – every room of the house – so you’ll need to spend time researching all the options (there are lots!) to make sure you find the solution that suits you, your family and your lifestyle. The price you’ll pay depends on a lot of factors. In general, says Ingrid Powell, digital manager at Choices Flooring, “the more expensive carpets tend to use higher-quality fibres [and have] thicker densities, heavier weights and unique styles and textures.” Similarly, with hard flooring, “the thickness, length and width of the boards, and the features and species used or replicated” will all factor into the cost.…

Form, colour and texture combine to lead the way House and garden are in harmony at this Sydney property, where the outside spaces were created by landscape designer Hugh Main of Spirit Level. Manicured bushes line the bluestone path leading to the door of the low-profile brick home, with Alternanthera dentata ‘Little Ruby’ providing contrasting burgundy foliage to Indian hawthorn, Lamium ‘White Nancy’ and curry plant. At the top, Dichondra argentea ‘Silver Falls’ cascades over the sides of a pot. Turn the page to see more.…

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DINOSAUR DESIGNS STEPHEN ORMANDY, LOUISE OLSEN, CAMILLE OLSEN-ORMANDY Resin is at the heart of one of Australia’s most-loved brands, and partners in life and art Stephen Ormandy and Louise Olsen have taken this humble material and exploded its possibilities. Carbon neutral since 2006, and with their own stores across Australia, in London and New York and stockists everywhere, the brand blurs the line between commerce and art by also sitting in esteemed galleries. It’s a 30-year partnership steeped in wild colour that allows them both to step outside their creative boundaries and experiment with fine art, large-scale paintings, jewellery – and even some DJ-ing on the side by Stephen. As an artist in her own right, daughter Camille (pictured at left) also dips in and out of Dinosaur Designs and…

You know how these things go. You nip out for a litre of Bonsoy and come back with a house. That’s not actually far from the truth for Sydney’s Annika and Tom Speakman and their sons. Wandering their inner-west street one crystal summer morning, the couple found themselves lured by an auction sign up the concrete path of a home they’d walked by hundreds of times yet never noticed. They headed past the carport, between the tiled porch’s Ionic columns and straight into their future. Looking back, it’s amazing they were able to envision anything beyond the now in what was basically a lovingly preserved museum piece. Shagpile carpet, floral wallpaper, aluminium-framed windows, a Hills Hoist – it was a family home from another era, trapped in amber. “Yes, we…

Many divorces are amicable, but the official separation of longterm Dutch couple Babette Borgman and Willem Kors was something else. After 24 years of marriage they decided to part yet stay living together in their home town of Huizen. “We don’t have curtains so when people walking by the house look in, some think it’s a restaurant”WILLEM KORS, HOMEOWNER “It was the summer of 2020 when Willem and I realised we were actually more each other’s best friend than husband and wife,” says Babette. “Neither of us wanted to move out of our house though and, of course, we wanted to stay together for our teenage children, Storm and Mees.” The solution lay in the configuration of their home, a former smokehouse with three distinct sections. She moved into rooms…

Family living – it’s so personal and so individual that what works for you doesn’t always work for the next person. This past year, we’ve seen our homes tested in ways that didn’t seem possible – who saw a global pandemic of COVID-19 in their future? We certainly did not. When building new or renovating an existing place, we look at the spatial design: how the home will be used now and into the future. If you have a young family, the living and playing tends to be done in one space because the babies are where you are. As your little ones grow, they still want to play in the spaces you’re in, but with all their stuff! Then, suddenly, they are tweens and want private spaces and to…

Hinchcliff House was one of Sydney’s last remaining wool stores, with a history dating back to the 1860s. As part of the city’s Circular Quay revitalisation initiative, this prime real estate has been restored by Melbourne-based design and architecture studio Mitchell & Eades to house Lana, a new pescatarian osteria. The interiors glow with warmth, highlighting the curvaceous architecture and texture-rich materials. Pan-Mediterranean dishes bursting with punchy flavours are served, along with colourful cocktails and Italian wine varietals. International restaurateur and House Made Hospitality creative director Scott Brown says, “Lana is a dining experience with sharing and generosity at its core – where the team adds to the relaxed but upbeat atmosphere, tables are filled with plates of food, and drinks are varied and often. It’s a place for all…