A Queensland custom home is judged in November, at 4 pm, when the deck is hotter than the kitchen. These essays treat outdoor rooms, extra dwellings and accessibility as design, not afterthoughts.
The rooms Queensland is famous for
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Living and outdoor · 2 December 2024
Accessibility and ageing-in-place in a custom Queensland home
Ramps, showers, a room on the entry level and the Queensland problems of stairs, heat and long wet seasons — design the first house as if you might stay.
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Living and outdoor · 18 November 2024
Granny flats and secondary dwellings in Queensland
Planning definitions, flood and fire traps, and how to add a second household to a custom block without inventing a dispute.
Living and outdoor · 21 October 2024
Pools, outdoor kitchens and the Queensland backyard
How to design the backyard as a system — water, glare, fences, a cook’s path and a pool that does not bankrupt the house it sits behind.