Building Resilience: How to Create a Self-Sufficient Home
Create a Self-Sufficient Home. Incorporating self-sufficiency into home design addresses immediate challenges while future-proofing your lifestyle and creating a resilient sustainable home that thrives amid uncertainty.
Design for Humans
One would assume that all buildings are designed with humans in mind. While this has naturally been the intent, our understanding of ourselves as humans is an ever-evolving subject. The relatively new discipline of neuroarchitecture is taking this understanding to
Maximise Your Property Value: Building Second and Third Dwellings
If you are a homeowner with unused space on your plot, building a second (and possibly a third) dwelling can be an effective way to maximise the value of your property and generate additional income. Many people are not aware
Sustainable Living: Eco-Conscious Architecture 101
In today's world, where environmental consciousness is on the rise, the demand for eco-conscious architecture is growing. However, amidst an abundance of terms and catch-phrases surrounding sustainable design, understanding what truly constitutes eco-conscious architecture can be challenging. Here we aim
Returning to the Land: Embracing Sustainable and Self-Sufficient Living
While the general trend worldwide is increasing urbanisation, there is a much smaller, but increasing trend towards the exact opposite. Moving from the city back onto the land, driven by the aim for more sustainable and self-sufficient living. Whether it be to
NeuroArchitecture: Exploring the Science of Design
I've had the incredible privilege of attending and recently completing a course in NeuroArchitecture, developed and presented by a globally recognized leader in the field, Andrea De Paiva. NeuroArchitecture, also referred to as Neuroscience for Architecture, is an interdisciplinary field