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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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Hospitality Dakota Bennett

California dreaming at Sun Ranch

Sun Ranch brings 1970s Californian ranch culture to Coopers Shoot through vintage interiors, recycled materials, off-grid cabins and the Byron hinterland landscape.

Homes Tim Leeson

Playful precision: Terabithia House is a joyful eco-sanctuary of light and nature

Designed by CplusC Architectural Workshop, this Sydney home combines rigorous craft and construction with moments of unexpected delight including an oculus and swimming pool.

Homes Dakota Bennett

Building around the Golden Elm

At Holland Grove, Blair Smith Architecture and Hecker Guthrie adapt an existing Caulfield North home through two timber pavilions that defer to the garden and its mature Golden Elm.

Homes Dakota Bennett

Bridging house and headland

On a steep Manly site between ocean and National Park, Archisoul Architects uses a four-storey section and curving concrete bridge to bring family life back into contact with the landscape.

Happenings Timothy Alouani-Roby

Jury announcement: Habitus House of the Year 2026 is here!

Find out who is on our extensive jury as this year’s program launches and we search for the most outstanding homes across the Asia-Pacific region.

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Issue 66 - Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Issue 66

Kitchen & Bathroom Issue

Kitchens and bathrooms are, arguably, the most consequential rooms in the home — and almost always the first to be considered. Whether approached through renovation or new build, their design has the power to recalibrate how a home is lived in and experienced. For this issue, our guest editor, Mardi Doherty, principal of Studio Doherty, explores what it truly means to transform these pivotal spaces — and why thoughtful design in kitchens and bathrooms delivers dividends far beyond the purely functional. Her insights both as an architect and as her own client give an open and honest account of the thinking behind creating a home.

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