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At Habitus, we, along with our community of dedicated Design Hunters, cherish genuine design as an essential part of living. Based in Australia, we explore the distinctive qualities of the Asia Pacific region, focusing on interiors, architecture, and products. We take pride in curating the narratives that inspire these designs.

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mckimm - Belongil Residence

2 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

Belongil Residence by mckimm is a contrapuntal interplay between the reverent preservation of a 1950s whaler’s cottage and its contemporary extension. Belongil Residence by mckimm is a dwelling that gives dual meaning to the adage that architecture reflects a connection to the landscape. Flanked by the coastline of Belongil Beach, the aptly named palimpsest acknowledges both the coastal terrain and the burgeoning design landscape of Byron Bay.
Cast Studio - Alexandra House

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

Alexandra House is reshaped through a considered response to orientation and topography. Alexandra House by Cast Studio is an amalgam of heritage and contemporary architecture, leveraging orientation and topography to include a measured addition to a federation-era residence in Claremont.
Dawn Ng - Art of Time

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Aleesha Callahan

Dawn Ng’s practice spans sculpture, painting, photography and large-scale installations – all of which revolves around themes of time, memory and the ephemeral. Ng was invited by the Melbourne Art Fair and The Ritz-Carlton to showcase her work through a special commission. Attendees to the fair got to witness The Earth is an Hourglass, while a parallel display of Waterfall IX graces the sky-lobby on Level 80 of The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne.
Field Office Architects - Burnley House

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Bronwyn Marshall

With three teenage children, the owners sought a considered approach — one that balanced openness with intimacy, material integrity with restraint, and a sense of renewal with the familiarity of home. “This house was designed as an antidote to the pace of city life, a place to slow down, reset, and connect with the fundamentals of living,” says Chris Barnes, founding director of Field Office Architects.
Halse Lodge - CLO Studios

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

Inspired by personal memories of place, Halse Lodge asserts itself as an enduring, elysian fixture within the burgeoning landscape of Noosa Heads. At the heart of a changing Noosa Heads stands Halse Lodge – a guest house whose patinated timber and layered histories have been reinstated under the deft hands of CLO Studios’ founder Chloe Tozer.
Polestar - Maria Uggla

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Aleesha Callahan

All too often sustainability is thrown around like a buzzword. A trend for designers to align with. But Swedish EV brand Polestar has taken a genuinely transformative approach to circularPolestar, regenerative design. And a part of the equation is the development of new materials. Spearheading this vision is Maria Uggla, Polestar’s Head of Colour and Material, who is constantly tinkering and experimenting to find ways to push the boundaries.
Lachlan Shepherd Architects - Torterra House

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

Torterra House, conceived by Lachlan Shepherd Architects, is an exercise in biophilic design principles yielding a thermally consistent house tailored for practical use. The latent site situated over a reclaimed water basin was repurposed into a design engineered on a simple grid of concrete columns which are, in turn, centred over concrete piers that anchor the building into suitable foundation material. The result is a structure reminiscent of a simple commercial car park.
Casa Ferrari - Australian Grand Prix

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

As the cultural footprint of F1 expands, so too does the Ferrari presence beyond the track – and it’s taking the form of highly refined spaces of design. Formula 1 is evolving unprecedentedly. Its audience is diversifying, its cultural cachet is intensifying — and Ferrari, unsurprisingly, has kept pace.
Tom Mark Henry – go beyond empowerment | Habitus Living

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

“Historically, planning and design has failed to integrate social infrastructure for things like childcare needs that prioritise the need and desire for women to return to the workplace,” says Cushla McFadden and Jade Nottage, founders of Tom Mark Henry.
Eve-Marie Prineas - An empowering exchange

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

The Studio Prineas founder discusses her empowering approach to leadership, advocating for equal opportunity for women in architecture while rejecting effeminate connotations. When Eve-Marie Prineas set out to found architecture practice Studio Prineas, her career unfolded with a clarity of purpose that suggests she always knew where she was headed. The studio has long been lauded for its support of women in the industry and for securing their place through registration.