Sanctuary: Modern green homes magazine subscription

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Sanctuary 67 is available now! Build green, build beautiful, build affordable. Australia's best magazine for people looking to build and renovate sustainably. Discover the latest design ideas and cutting-edge green technology, the best ethical technology and furnishing buys, and tips and solutions to help you create a comfortable home for life.

Inside: Sanctuary 67 is our small projects special, celebrating smaller footprint new builds, clever urban infill, modest-scope renovations and more. In Fremantle, an old stables building was saved and converted into a comfortable, 9.2-Star two-bedroom home for just $250,000. A 35-square-metre Brisbane apartment gets a mini makeover for a greater sense of spaciousness and light. Compact new builds in Melbourne and Hobart backyards offer housing flexibility, and a targeted renovation in country NSW saw one huge, dated bathroom turned into a neat new bathroom and an ensuite in the same footprint. Building smaller is a key element of sustainability, and in our feature article our favourite experts share their top design tips on how to achieve a great, comfortable home without going large.

Elsewhere, we take a look at the why, how and where of building a secondary dwelling, and how the regulations differ around the country. Architect Steele Olney shares the story of developing his tiny yet functional prefabricated backyard studio offering. In the first of a four-part series, Fiona Gray introduces the key elements of biophilic design, and we have a chat with Renew’s new CEO, Helen Oakey. Expert gardener Mara Ripani sings the praises of good old-fashioned flowers and offers advice on how to grow them, preserve them and use them – plus much more.