Habitus

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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Inside buck&simple’s clear, adaptive design ethos

2 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Elana Castle

It’s the classic coming together of creative minds – two architects, both working at well-regarded architecture firms, with their own architectural ambition take a leap of faith and start their own practice. Cue buck&simple. “The idea for buck&simple took shape during a hiking trip, and over a quiet drink at the local pub,” says Peter Ahern, when asked about the genesis of the studio that he co-founded with Kurt Crisp in 2013.
Poets House - Think Architects

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Joanna Kawecki

There’s an unrelenting sophistication to the Poets House, bold in form yet quietly modest in refined details. Positioned behind a private gate that guards a small front garden and parking space, the residence’s striking geometric silhouette informs its façade whilst a cohesive interior brings warmth and transparency.
39th Dulux Colour Awards Winners

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Clémence Carayol

Sarah & Sebastian Armadale by Richards Stanisich and Lava Flow by Pac Studio won the Grand Prix awards for Australia and New Zealand respectively at the 39th Dulux Colour Awards held at the National Gallery of Victoria. One of the longest-running architectural and design awards programs in the region, the Dulux Colour Awards recognise the most inspired and transformative examples of colour use in the built environment.
Everrati - Second-chance cars

3 weeks ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

What if sustainability didn’t have to look futuristic? What if innovation could wear wire wheels and British racing green? For Everrati founder, Justin Lunny, these are not hypotheticals but guiding principles. As a lifelong car enthusiast turned tech entrepreneur, Lunny found his what’s next? not in what was missing from the world, but in what risked disappearing from it altogether.
Vokes and Peters - Blok House

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Aleesha Callahan

Vokes and Peters and Blok Modular build highly efficient, articulately detailed homes, all within a factory. And in the process, they’re raising questions about how homes have traditionally been built. Modular and prefabricated construction is not a new concept. And it isn’t a silver bullet for the housing affordability crisis. But it can offer a different methodology for building – one that puts designers and trades in the same room, while increasing efficiencies and minimising waste.
The quiet return to enduring design

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

The balance between work and life has always been a complicated one in the modern world. The monotonous 9-5 can feel trite and can have a pernicious effect on our creativity. Since 2018, McMullin have positioned themselves as a conduit for artistic output, where the team is encouraged to explore “as many external influences as they can… from architecture, old interiors books, antique galleries and even their travels or experiences,” comments Alice McMullin, Founder of McMullin.
Atelier 024 - Nicola Lucas

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

We spoke with Atelier 024 founder Nicola Lucas about permanence in design, Australia’s evolving design landscape, and curating and designing as two sides of the same coin. While the influx of stainless-steel tableware continues to populate our social media pages and tablescapes, perhaps few will know the story of Arne Jacobsen’s cutlery.
Carr - Como Terraces

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

Landscape ArchitectureT.C.LComo Terraces elevates the very notion of what it means to live on the land, making an audacious statement about the future of design in Melbourne. There is something inherently transient about our relationship with land – a constant ebb and flow between permanence and the impermanence of human endeavour. As cities evolve, so must our approach to living with the land, acknowledging its immutable characteristics and the fluidity of our role within it.
Alexander &CO. - The Workshop

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Saskia Neacsu

There are few modern dilemmas so persistently romanticised – and tediously moralised upon – than the pursuit of equilibrium between work and life. Somewhere between corporate sloganeering and wellness culture, the concept of separation has become gospel: compartmentalise, protect your personal time and close the laptop. But for those who build the world, such binary thinking rarely holds. Life and labour often draw from the same breath.
Adam Kane Architects - Williamstown Residence

1 month ago | habitusliving.com | Bronwyn Marshall

Williamstown Residence is where past and present are carefully interwoven to create a home that feels both grounded and quietly transformative, readied for its next chapter as a bridging between two eras. From the offset, a restrained formal response ensures that the existing heritage is not merely preserved but meaningfully engaged with the new insertions on site, crafting a seamless narrative of continuity and contrast.