6 essays · Plans that earn their verandah
Design and architecture
Queenslander logic, sloping blocks, indoor-outdoor rooms and the choice between an architect and a design-and-construct builder.
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Topic hubs
The journal is organised the way a serious custom-home project is organised: first the idea, then the approvals, then the build, then the climate it has to survive.
5 essays · Licences before earthworks
Planning and approvals
QBCC licensing, home warranty insurance, council and private certifiers, bushfire ratings, flood overlays and the contracts that keep a custom job honest.
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5 essays · Cost, ground and hold points
Building and contracts
What a Queensland custom home actually costs, how foundations meet local soils, which cladding lasts, and how to project-manage variations without losing the house.
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5 essays · Heat, wind, water, drought
Climate and resilience
NatHERS and energy, cyclone ratings, passive cooling, insulation north of the Tropic, and the tanks and stormwater systems that keep a house usable in a dry year.
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5 essays · From Palm Cove to the border
Queensland regions
How custom building changes between Cairns and the Far North, Brisbane character suburbs, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, and regional cities such as Townsville, Mackay and Toowoomba.
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3 essays · The rooms Queensland is famous for
Living and outdoor
Pools and outdoor kitchens, granny flats and secondary dwellings, and the ramps, bathrooms and planning choices that let a custom house age with its owners.
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