3D Home Design
There is an amazing array of home design computer programs on the market aimed at everyone from the handyperson to the industrial architect. We've found one that can be used by absolutely anyone. Expert Software has created a draw-your-own ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Designing for the Future
Queensland architect Gabriel Poole is passionate about improving the quality of housing in Australia by designing for our climate and building houses that everyone can afford. He believes that the houses people live in should enrich their lives ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Landscape Design
The simplicity in design is something that is often underestimated for its impact. Our Landscape Guru, Nigel Ruck shows us a stunning Japanese garden designed by legendary Australian landscape architect, Dean Herald, who is most famous for ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Design Fest
It is not often you get to take a peak at a landscape designer's garden. Like most people, Georgie Linton wants a garden that is a balance between space for her young family, and a creative look and feel of its own. Being a landscape architect, ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Holiday Shed
Philip Follent, a well-known Gold Coast architect, says that this is one of his favourite homes. He didn't design it however. It was built by a couple who were looking to spend weekends away from the bustle of the city. Although from the outside ... [... more]
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Warehouse restoration
We visit a fabulous terrace that was originally a warehouse and parking lot. Architect Dennis Rabinowitz decided to transform an old warehouse and adjoining parking lot into a terrace-style home. True to its warehouse origins, the house features ... [... more]
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Christopher Cole House
Making maximum use out of limited space, professional Sydney architect Christopher Cole has completely transformed a tiny Georgian style dwelling into a contemporary home. Chris was given much freedom in his design and he set about changing the ... [... more]
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Joh Bailey
Celebrity hairdresser Joh Bailey is selling his Sydney city apartment, and gives Rebecca a tour. The Horizon apartment block in Darlinghurst, Sydney, designed by architect Harry Seidler, was Sydney's A-list home of choice when it opened in 1998. ... [... more]
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Rustic Farm
Fresh water piped straight into our homes would have been a dream for Francis Bird, architect and timber mill owner when he built Woodloes Homestead in Cannington back in 1874. The canning river provided water for the homestead as well as a means ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Ted Smyth, in NZ
Ted Smyth is regarded as one of the finest garden designers in the world. He lives and builds his gardens in Auckland, and has created many outstanding gardens in his long career. Don visited the home of architect, Ron Sang, to meet Ted and see a ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cutting Edge Design
For many years house design in Australia has been predictable, straightforward and frankly ordinary, but in recent times all that has changed. The Burke's Backyard team visited a wonderful house designed by Frank Macchia, an architect from the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Arcadia Garden
In northwestern Sydney Warren Naylor and Tim Higgins have created an Italian style garden, complete with buildings inspired by the villas of the great architect Palladio. When they purchased the property eight years ago it was a typical bush ... [... more]
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