Grand Designs Australia

Following the success of the new Australian TV series inspired by the UK version, Grand Designs Australia welcomes you to a new era in home design magazines. Whether you’re building a new home, renovating or decorating, this publication features everything readers will need to know about creating their own grand designs. Industry experts offer advice on getting started, mortgages, environmentally sustainable design and project management, to name a few. Grand Designs showcases architects and designers, builders and homeowners working together on projects from concept to completion and features the latest colour forecasts as well as planning your interior, kitchens, bathrooms and window coverings.

GRAND DESIGNS AUSTRALIA

From the Editor

From Peter Maddison

Creative Edit

Get Social • Click to explore the wonders of our architectural environment

Book Club • Expand your horizons with…

ARCHITECTURE snapshot • Standout architecture that goes above and beyond

WHITE ivory • Ivory white is white hot! In keeping with the philosophy behind New Minimalism, the ivory white trend prioritises materiality and texture while infusing an elegant, streamlined ambience. Introduce this calming colour to your interior palette for a contemporary and minimalist aesthetic

GRAND DESIGNS KITCHEN COLLECTION • The warmer weather is here and it’s time to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine. The Grand Designs Kitchenware Collection is perfect for summer entertainment, with a variety of food preparation and handy tools available. Afternoon barbecues have never been so easy!

Kinks & CURVES • Bring out your inner artist with bold gestures and asymmetric silhouettes. Take a look at this selection of furniture, fixtures and accessories that throw caution to the wind and stray from the ordinary into the abstract

ICONIC Australian FURNITURE • Feast your eyes on these fair dinkum designs that put Australian furniture designers on the map and continue to inspire

ATTENTION TO DETAIL • It’s the small things that together make a really great home

Sam Suttie • Art and life are irrevocably intertwined for this inspiring artist, for whom painting is as natural as breathing

Gabriela Azar Schreiner • For this Argentina-born artist, painting is a delicate dance of intuition and emotion

Anthony Spon-Smith • This cutting-edge designer is an industry powerhouse and two decades on, he continues to deliver his well-articulated, innovative designs

TAKE CONTROL • Check out smart air conditioning controllers — the latest technology in home climate control

STAY cool • Want to keep cool and comfortable when summer starts to sizzle? Understanding how passive cooling works and how it can go hand in hand with smart home technology is the place to start

FIGHTING THE FLAMES • Can we create a home that is resistant to bushfires?

Houses

Art & ADVENTURE • Nothing was going to stop these two designers creating their dream home — not break-ins, not a global pandemic, not even a house fire

PROJECT TEAM

ONE FOR the ages • A seamless marriage of old and new, this home is a picture-perfect setting for idyllic family life

PROJECT TEAM

HOUSE OF THE YEAR AWARDS We take a look at three more finalists

multigenerational LIVING • Offering communal living at its finest, Terracotta House provides a creative solution to the growing need for multigenerational homes

PROJECT TEAM

Shakkei SERENITY • A home that transforms a cherished family bond into architectural form, Totoro House is truly one for the ages

PROJECT TEAM

A new LEAN-TO • In reimagining the traditional Aussie lean-to additions, this home becomes a bright and beautiful dwelling with...