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

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

Modern AUSTRALIAN • Delightful interiors for discerning Aussies and their stylish homes. From faded green and perforated steel to timber and brass, it’s a true-blue feast for the senses

Fave 5 ROOM DIVIDERS • Ensure privacy, partition an open-plan space, or simply get nude and protect your modesty behind one of these show-stopping room dividers

Muy Mínimo • Add a pinch of paradise to your interiors with a selection of minimalist, Spanish-designed furnishings and homewares in a muted palette that packs a surprising punch

Kate Owen • This artist from the country experiences the world in full colour

$11,000 GIVEAWAY! • Love getting your hands on free stuff? Who doesn’t! This issue, we are giving our wonderful readers the chance to win one of 11 amazing prizes

Urban COOL • Want to beat the heat this summer? Designing and fitting out your home for the climate zone you live in is the optimal way to ensure you stay comfortable when the mercury starts to soar

Houses • The cream of the crop in Australian architecture

Rural RETREAT • This is not your typical barn. Lined head to toe in Australian hardwood, with cathedral ceilings and manicured native landscapes, it’s a rural retreat

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Building WITHIN A BUILDING • Rather than doing a traditional warehouse conversion, these homeowners chose to maintain the original facade but do something completely new and unexpected on the inside

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Home FOR THE Holidays • On the edge of Lake Wanaka, a sprawling grassy landscape has been adorned with a 150sqm intimate and modest crib, paying homage to centuries of family holidays on New Zealand’s South Island

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WILDCOAST WEEKENDER • Escape inside a modern holiday home where minimalism meets bespoke design solutions

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The Old MADE NEW • Reclaimed materials and traditional construction methods make this new build look like an avant-garde warehouse conversion

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EAST MEETS WEST • The essence of Queensland living and the beauty of Indonesian culture come together in this unique project

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PONDERING LIFE • An Antwerp home sheathed in stone and serenity

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Kitchens & Bathrooms • Take some cues from these cutting-edge design ideas

Shades OF GREY • Sanctuary meets style in this bathroom

FEATURE FOCUS

ESPRESSO YOURSELF • Add the finishing touch to your kitchen with a premium coffee machine

WHERE THE heart is • Light, warmth and connectivity rule in this kitchen...