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 • Take a look at what's happening in the world of architecture and interior design

POST-MODERN PERSONALITY • Experiment and embrace the possibilities by creating contrasts, mixing textures, layering patterns, inviting bold colour combinations and taking risks, because being less predictable keeps life interesting

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

BOOK IT • Whether you put them on the wall or the floor, take the boring out of your bookshelves by replacing them with clever designs from leading design houses — and display your favourite books in style

PLAY date • Show your true colours and embrace a home filled with vivid hues that invigorate the senses. Exciting and playful shapes reminiscent of another time where your creativity and curiosity knew no bounds. A palette that can be applied with generous strokes, or small flickers, into any space

CLARISSA HULSE • Inspired by nature, this textile designer has an eye for colour

STAND-OUT SURFACES • The new Pietra Kode by Dekton® collection re-imagines classic Italian stone in contemporary design

HERO BUILDING • Sustainability is far more than a buzzword that pays lip service to eco-friendly building. It's a holistic way of thinking that just might save the planet

HIGH-PERFORMANCE SUNSHADING • Elevate modern with striking external venetian blinds

TOTAL HOME COMFORT • Innovative solutions for your home heating and cooling

Houses • The cream of the crop in Australian architecture

UNASHAMEDLY AUSTRALIAN • After bushfires swept across their property, these homeowners re-envisioned the future, building on its story while weaving memories into the new structure

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ELEGANT ENERGY EFFICIENCY • Tick all the boxes with Fanco

TAKE IN THE VIEW • Expand your horizons with quality, custom-made windows and doors

A HERITAGE OF CENTURIES • Gaggenau — the difference in luxury home appliances

HEARTH OF THE HOME • Bringing comfort to Australians for more than 60 years

WRITTEN IN BLACK AND WHITE • The chronological evolution of this home's multiple interventions is showcased through material exploration and a monochrome colour palette

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LUXURY HAMPTONS • Create the lifestyle you want with a custom home

ON-TREND WINDOW COVERINGS • Make your home a stand-out with exclusive designs

SEALED WITH CYPRESS • With only a small footprint, a four-level coastal family home was created by employing vertical architecture

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ULTIMATE COMFORT • Treat yourself with luxurious designer seating

Heritage with A TWIST • Asian culture meets Australian lifestyle at this dynamic Victorian dwelling

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THE WEBSITE FOR WOOD • Discover the world's leading resource for...