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A journey of renewal: Integrating Japanese bathing rituals into bathroom design

A journey of renewal: Integrating Japanese bathing rituals into bathroom design

Jason Gibney, winner of the Editor’s Choice Award in 2025 Habitus House of the Year, reflects on how bathroom rituals might just be reshaping Australian design.

Green Cup opens at Chadstone with a fresh, pared-back design by Hecker Guthrie

Green Cup opens at Chadstone with a fresh, pared-back design by Hecker Guthrie

Hecker Guthrie brings a natural, material-led design to Green Cup’s new Chadstone store, pairing pine, steel and glass with a grab-and-go layout inspired by the brand’s fresh, organic ethos.

Inside Precinct 75’s build-to-rent transformation

Inside Precinct 75’s build-to-rent transformation

COX Architecture uses saturated colour and hotel-style amenity across the historic St Peters location, designed for Coronation Property.

Alba Thermal Springs joins the Sustainability Summit as exclusive prize partner

Alba Thermal Springs joins the Sustainability Summit as exclusive prize partner

Experience sustainability and luxury in one unforgettable stay! Alba Thermal Springs joins the Sustainability Summit as our exclusive prize partner.

Retirement living that feels “grounded, adaptable and unapologetically architectural”

Retirement living that feels “grounded, adaptable and unapologetically architectural”

Designed by DKO, the latest Ingenia Lifestyle Element resident clubhouses at Fullerton Cove and Natura at Port Stephens focus on the lifestyle needs of a changing over-55s demographic.

Sanctuary within a sanctuary: KWD completes accommodation interiors at Alba

Sanctuary within a sanctuary: KWD completes accommodation interiors at Alba

In what is already a peaceful idyll on the Mornington Peninsula, Kate Walker has crafted an intimate retreat with new villas for overnight stays at Alba.

Growing space: grovve by FARM and WY-TO reimagines youth wellness with design empathy

Growing space: grovve by FARM and WY-TO reimagines youth wellness with design empathy

grovve sets a new benchmark in youth mental wellness design – an empathetic, biophilic sanctuary where mental wellbeing is nurtured through choice, comfort and co-creation.

Wellness by design: floor coverings creating healthier indoor environments

Wellness by design: floor coverings creating healthier indoor environments

Designing people-first buildings with flooring that contributes to achieving WELL features in the WELL Building Standard. Works with WELL is a new trademark created by the International WELL Building Institute for use by manufacturers to show when their products align with features in the WELL Building Standard.

“A space that affects all the senses:” Bates Smart and MillerKnoll create a holistic workplace in Melbourne

“A space that affects all the senses:” Bates Smart and MillerKnoll create a holistic workplace in Melbourne

A new holistic workplace design typology is achieved thanks to collaboration and customisation.

Shangchen Bathhouse is a sensory exploration of wellbeing

Shangchen Bathhouse is a sensory exploration of wellbeing

Shangchen Bathhouse, conceived by Wei Zhixue for WUXING YOUXING SPACE DESIGN, goes beyond problem-solving, delving into the infinite possibilities of sensory exploration.

Radiating warmth and wellness in Byron Bay

Radiating warmth and wellness in Byron Bay

Comma Byron is a bathhouse where wellness and creativity converge in a space that anticipates every need and sparks the senses.

Long life, loose fit: The ‘chameleon architecture’ of 151 Toorak Road will evolve and adapt

Long life, loose fit: The ‘chameleon architecture’ of 151 Toorak Road will evolve and adapt

Making a statement in South Yarra, 151 Toorak Road by Bird de la Coeur Architects is both sustainable and adaptable as a design for today and the future.