The Local Project

16/01/2026

Project Feature • Coming to life within the walls of an existing Colonial Regency home, Artisan House embodies its namesake through layers of incredible detail and masterful craftsmanship. Swee Design anchors one-of-a-kind furnishings and sleek additions of glass and stone to create a home of timeless appeal.

“The structural integration between the existing and new wings required particular precision,” shares Swee Lim, director of Swee Design. “The challenge was to incorporate an elevator, wine room, sauna and other modern amenities discreetly to preserve the design’s visual integrity.”

Head to https://thelocalproject.com.au/articles/artisan-house-by-swee-design-the-local-project/ to read Artisan House by Swee Design on The Local Project.

Photography by Shannon McGrath.
Architecture by Joh Architects.
Interior design and build by Unearthed Building & Design.
Styling by Swee Design.

16/01/2026

Video Feature • Light is treated as a feature at The Promenade, shifting the atmosphere from one moment to the next. Sometimes it floods the interiors in broad washes, while other times it appears in brief, framed pockets, catching the softness of early morning and the glow that arrives later in the day.

Anchoring the home is a striking bronze staircase, a statement feature that pulls the eye upward. At the first floor, the mood changes into something akin to a gallery, guiding the way to bedrooms designed as calm retreats. Each room opens to private garden outlooks, with their own ensuites and walk-in wardrobes, all oriented to take in views across the city and out to the beach.

Head to the link in bio to watch the full video on The Local Project.

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Architecture, interior design and styling by .
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16/01/2026

Project Feature • SWOP has officially opened its new Fortitude Valley flagship in the James Street precinct, marking a major new chapter for the brand.

Designed by William McRoberts and Studio Gardner, led by Joseph Gardner the new space brings serious design clout to circular fashion. Inside, natural light floods the warehouse-style interior, with stand-out pieces from Olivia Bossy, James Lemon, Tanika Jellis and Sarah I’Anson, plus iconic European design – including an original Terazza sofa by Ubald Klug.

SWOP continues to buy directly from its community, offering a curated and authenticated edit of luxury, designer and vintage finds that rotates constantly. This new location is part retail destination, part creative hub, as well as a reminder that resale can feel as considered as it is conscious.

Head to https://thelocalproject.com.au/articles to read about more projects like this on The Local Project.

Photography by Jessie Prince.
Design by William McRoberts and Studio Gardner.
Styling by Joseph Gardner.

16/01/2026

Architects at Home • Video Feature • sits in an environment where people don’t typically live. They pass through it, they hike it, they might camp for a night – but no one calls the surroundings home. The site is so remote that the most enjoyable way to arrive is by helicopter.

Here, you become one with the mountains. You’re in their world and it’s a powerful, humbling place. It’s a landscape most couldn’t survive on their own and that brings a certain edge to the experience of the home – an awareness of the vastness and the rawness that surrounds Rob Mills of .

Watch the full video or read Rob Mills at Home on The Local Project or in the hardcover book, Architects at Home.

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Styling by .
Architecture and interior design by Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors.
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Edited by .
Production by The Local Production.

15/01/2026

Designers at Home • While the materials are simple and utilitarian, and of good value at the time of construction, what elevates Robbie Walker’s house is the design sensibility behind them. Scale, proportion and detail give the home a quiet strength that belies its budget-conscious origins. The result is a home that feels powerful – not due to luxury finishes but because of Walker’s belief that good design is about application, not cost.

There’s a quietness in the way it sits on the hill, a stillness earned not through minimalism for its own sake but through an intimate, hands-on understanding of place, material and need. For Walker, the project is both a sanctuary and a personal benchmark – a place where hard-won lessons in design, building and life in the Victorian High Country come together under one simple roof.

Head to https://thelocalproject.com.au/articles/robbie-walker-designers-at-home-the-local-project/ to read Robbie Walker at Home on The Local Project or in our hardcover book, Designers at Home.

Photography by Brook James.
Building design by Robbie Walker.

15/01/2026

Out Now • The Local Project’s global book tour continued in London with a gathering at , bringing together a group of about 40 guests to mark the launch of Architects at Home and Designers at Home.

With The Local Project’s and joining, the evening was a joyful celebration of the relationships and creative communities that have helped shaped the hardcover books – a chance to reconnect with collaborators, contributors and friends, as well as acknowledge what has been one of The Local Project’s most ambitious storytelling efforts to date.

Head to the link in bio to order the hardcover books Architects at Home and Designers at Home on The Local Project.

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15/01/2026

Video Feature • The Series • In the heart of Thornbury, A House to Gather by demonstrates the power of doing more with less. Every space encourages interaction – between family, friends and the design itself.

This is a home that celebrates community through architecture, showing how constraint can inspire creativity.

Head to the link in bio to watch the full video on The Local Project.

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Architecture and interior design by Sibling Architecture.
Build by .
Joinery by contegrity.
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Edited by .nz.
Production by .

15/01/2026

Issue No. 19 Feature • Video Feature • Inside this home built from earth, stone and timber, architecture gently integrates with the surrounding landscape to create a tranquil and grounded retreat in Currumbin Valley.

Realised by .architects, with interior curation by , Finca Talluca responds to its environment with a cruciform plan that steps gently down toward the creek – a defining presence along the site’s edge. From here, the layout unfolds through carefully calibrated transitions, balancing rigour with release to encourage a connection between inside and out.

Watch the full video on The Local Project or read Finca Talluca by HGA Studio and Ellison Studios in the latest Issue No. 19 print publication.

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Architecture by HGA Studio.
Interior curation and furniture by Ellison Studios.
Build by .
Styling and creative direction by .
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14/01/2026

Designers at Home • Video Feature • Interior designer Olive Cooke and builder Henry Tervenski of Morada Build have shaped Field House as a measured response to its setting. The plan clearly separates retreat from shared spaces, striking an easy balance between privacy and togetherness.

Authentic materials bring texture and depth throughout – from timber cladding to bespoke, handcrafted details. More than a build, it’s a home made with feeling, thoughtfully crafted for the people who live within it.

Watch the full video here: https://thelocalproject.com.au/videos/olive-cooke-and-henry-tervenski-designers-at-home-the-local-project/ or read Olive Cooke and Henry Tervenski at Home on The Local Project or in the hardcover book, Designers at Home.

Photography by Tom Ross.
Architecture by Fraser Mudge Architects.
Interior design by Olive Cooke.
Build by Morada Build.
Landscape design by Cooke Landscape Architecture.
Engineering by Westera Partners.
Stone and tiles by Artedomus.
Appliances by Miele.
Tapware by Astra Walker.
Laminate surfaces by Laminex.

14/01/2026

Designers at Home • Video Feature • Nature plays a leading role throughout Babylon. The original home was designed so that parts of the built form blended into the bedrock.

Homeowner Fiona Spence and Rob Brown of Casey Brown Architecture took this one step further, incorporating the solid bedrock into the interiors, so that the site’s sandstone boulders now appear to be encroaching on the house.

Watch the full video here: https://thelocalproject.com.au/videos/fiona-spence-designers-at-home/ or read Fiona Spence at Home on The Local Project or in our new book, Designers at Home.

Architecture by Casey Brown Architecture.
Original architecture by Edwin Kingsbury.
Interior design by Fiona Spence.
Build by David Campbell Building.

13/01/2026

Issue No. 19 Feature • Inside Active House, Panov—Scott refreshed the historic front rooms by polishing the original Baltic timber floors, restoring period details – such as decorative pressed-tin ceilings – and introducing new skylights and joinery insertions. The abode’s original layout remains largely preserved, despite the addition of a bathroom, which draws on a tonal palette of white wall tiles, biscuit-toned floor tiles and minimalist fittings to maintain cohesion throughout the interior.

To the rear, substantial and poorly proportioned late 20th-century alterations and additions required a comprehensive reimagining – an opportunity for Panov—Scott to seize a new architectural language and facilitate a different way for the family to occupy space.

Head to https://thelocalproject.com.au/articles/active-house-by-panov-scott-issue-19-feature-the-local-project/ to read Active House by Panov—Scott on The Local Project or in the latest Issue No. 19 print publication.

Photography by Hamish McIntosh.
Architecture and interior design by Panov—Scott.
Build by Promena Projects.
Styling by YSG.
Landscape design by Emily Simpson Landscape Architecture.
Joinery by Jonathan West.
Tiles by Artedomus.
Appliances by Eurocave, Fisher & Paykel and Miele.
Tapware by Astra Walker and Franke.
Furniture by Cult, Grazia & Co, Hugh McCarthy, Jardan, Living Edge, MCM House, Re*****on Matters and Tait.

13/01/2026