Behind the Design: Samuel Architecture
Behind the Design with Samuel Architecture on client trust, navigating constraints, strong documentation and creating homes designed to evolve over time.
Behind the Design
Behind the Studio: Marylou Sobel Interior Design
Interior designer Marylou Sobel shares how listening, trust and collaboration shape personal homes that balance heritage character with contemporary life.
Behind the Design: Studio Apercu
Studio Apercu's Liz on trading law for design, reading past a Pinterest board, and solving real constraints without ever saying no.
Behind the Design: Taouk Architects
Taouk Architects on designing beyond appearance, the power of early decisions and creating homes that feel inevitable once complete.
Behind the Design: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture on active listening, the craft of refinement and why asking what a place wants shapes every project they take on.
Behind the Design: Hindley & Co
Hindley & Co on staying curious after 35 years, the value of feasibility work and why the best homes reveal themselves gradually.
Behind the Design: Plico Design Studio
Plico Design Studio on reading a site, why smaller homes often work better, and what renovating their own cottage during Covid taught them.
Behind the Design: Secret Gardens
Secret Gardens on listening before designing, budgeting as a design tool, and why a garden should change the way a family actually lives.
Behind the Studio: R Architecture
R ARCHITECTURE on style-agnostic design, the Opportunity Study process, and what it really takes to plan a home for forever living.
Behind the Design: Merrylees Architecture
Jane Merrylees, founder of boutique residential architecture studio Merrylees Architecture & Interiors, on designing bespoke luxury homes across Melbourne's premium suburbs.
Behind the Design: GROTTO Studio
GROTTO's Craig on pre-design clarity, honest fee structures, and what Shadow House revealed about trust between architect and client.
Behind the Design: Bower Architecture
Bower Architecture on deep listening and why the early discovery phase matters so that every project is tailored to its people and place, rather than shaped by a predetermined style.