Design questions, real projects
From the planted balcony to the neighbourhood plan: follow an idea across the spaces people use, with sources and questions for a closer look.
Photography © Hufton+Crow
01Living with nature
Compare EDEN in Singapore and La Serre near Paris: private balconies, shared gardens, privacy and the practical work behind planted apartment buildings.
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Ahmad Alnaji - SARAB · via v2com
02Facades & materials
A closer look at Wasl Tower’s ceramic fins: orientation, facade depth, daylight and the difference between a shading strategy and measured energy performance.
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Anson Smart · via v2com
03Adaptive reuse & interiors
Explore NoMad by Alexander &CO, then use its spatial choices to examine daylight, privacy, layout and retained character in an industrial apartment conversion.
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Compare Riverlands and Kinlea by Mirvac in Milperra: site history, proposed homes, shared spaces, construction milestones and the questions still to ask.
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