An interim report of an ongoing investigation into defects in the Opal Tower in Sydney has been published by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment.
Interim report from Opal Tower investigation released
Interim report from Opal Tower investigation released
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Bookshelves and dividers used for zoning, chairs used to define socialising spaces, wall treatments meant to change mood – there are so many techniques you can use to define an open-plan area, all while enjoying the roominess it has to offer. Browse these 32 images and see which approaches could work…

Best of the Week: 32 Open-Plan Decorating Schemes Done Right (32 photos)
Best of the Week: 32 Open-Plan Decorating Schemes Done Right (32 photos)
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On 21 September 2018 Veriu co-founders, Alex Thorpe and Rhys Williams, unveiled Australia’s first new-generation co-living complex: 33 studio apartments in a development in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Stanmore. This is the first instalment of Thorpe and Williams’…

Co-Living: The New Developments Disrupting Australian Real Estate (16 photos)
Co-Living: The New Developments Disrupting Australian Real Estate (16 photos)
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Perth-based Arcadia Design Studio has reimagined a historic former synagogue in Fremantle into a cluster of bars and restaurants.
Historic former Fremantle synagogue to become hospitality venue
Historic former Fremantle synagogue to become hospitality venue
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Shelves packed full, left sparse, colour coded, carefully curated… there are myriad ways to arrange a shelf for maximum joy. Pick and mix your favourites from the examples shown here.
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Picture Perfect: 44 Inspired Shelf Arrangements (44 photos)
Picture Perfect: 44 Inspired Shelf Arrangements (44 photos)
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The creative vision of a good designer or builder can be invaluable when you want to make big changes to your kitchen. If you’re faced with an uninspiring layout, you might be surprised at how radically different it could look with a little imagination. Check out these before and after photos of…

5 of the Best Before-and-After Kitchen Transformations (15 photos)
5 of the Best Before-and-After Kitchen Transformations (15 photos)
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The Sydney Central City Planning Panel has approved a proposal for a 25-storey office tower in central Parramatta, designed by Crone, with landscape architecture by Urbis.
Crone’s terraced Parramatta tower approved
Crone’s terraced Parramatta tower approved
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Braxton-Bragg has promoted customer sales representative Chris McKenzie to inside sales manager. McKenzie will lead the growing Braxton-Bragg inside sales team. He  is the special account manger for Rockhead Group members.

Braxton-Bragg Promotes Chris McKenzie to Inside Sales Manager
Braxton-Bragg Promotes Chris McKenzie to Inside Sales Manager
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In a Q&A format, we talk to the designers – and examine the creative thinking – behind some of Houzz’s most loveable rooms.

Room of the Week: A Modern Kitchen With the Right Touch of Scandi (9 photos)
Room of the Week: A Modern Kitchen With the Right Touch of Scandi (9 photos)
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Choices, choices… From shape to size and colour to finish, which tiles work best in a contemporary bathroom scheme? If you’re struggling to narrow down the options, perhaps one of these nine tile ideas could be translated into your own bathroom.

9 Tile Styles for Contemporary Bathrooms (9 photos)
9 Tile Styles for Contemporary Bathrooms (9 photos)
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