home truths

A DEFINING FEATURE OF CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE?

Enza: The landscape and bringing the outside in. Early homes were built for British weather but we’ve adapted for our outdoor life.

FAVOURITE HOTEL INTERIOR?

I love the FCC Angkor by Avani in Cambodia. It’s completely connected to nature and sits within a tropical paradise.

DESIGN RULES YOU LIVE BY?

Architecture should be fun and maximise views and air flow.

AN ICONIC PIECE YOU WOULD LOVE TO OWN?

Eileen Gray’s black lacquered wood screen from 1922.

DESIGN HERO?

Eileen Gray – her work was beautiful and she made great headway as a female in the architecture profession. Her E-1027 house has always been a great inspiration to me.

THE TREND THAT WILL ENCAPSULATE THE 2020s?

Colour and pattern.