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Category: Sloping sites

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Echoes of the Barcelona Pavilion: Modernist Influence at 164 Brighton

Posted on 30/07/2025 by Jen Rochford

Discover how 164 Brighton draws inspiration from the iconic Barcelona Pavilion. This architect-designed Melbourne home blends modernist principles, precision materials, and spatial flow to create a timeless, personalised living experience. […]

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What Makes a Home Yours: Creative Achitecture for Your Melbourne

Posted on 30/07/2025 by Jen Rochford

Discover what makes a home truly yours with custom architecture in Melbourne. Destination Living designs personalised, architect-led homes tailored to your lifestyle, site, and vision. […]

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Case Study: A Fresh Start—Knock Down Rebuild with Architectural Intent

Posted on 01/08/2025 by Jen Rochford

Designing homes by the sea is both a creative opportunity and a technical challenge. At Destination Living, we approach each coastal project with the understanding that no two sites are the same. Wind exposure, salt air, topography, council regulations, and views all shape the architectural response. […]

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Case Study: Architecturally Designed Homes for Sloping Blocks

Posted on 27/06/2025 by Jen Rochford

Designing homes by the sea is both a creative opportunity and a technical challenge. At Destination Living, we approach each coastal project with the understanding that no two sites are the same. Wind exposure, salt air, topography, council regulations, and views all shape the architectural response. […]

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Case Study: Designing for Constraints — Architectural Homes on Narrow Sites

Posted on 27/06/2025 by Jen Rochford

Designing homes by the sea is both a creative opportunity and a technical challenge. At Destination Living, we approach each coastal project with the understanding that no two sites are the same. Wind exposure, salt air, topography, council regulations, and views all shape the architectural response. […]

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Designing for the Coastline — Architectural Homes in Coastal Victoria and the Mornington Peninsula

Posted on 26/06/2025 by Jen Rochford

Designing homes by the sea is both a creative opportunity and a technical challenge. At Destination Living, we approach each coastal project with the understanding that no two sites are the same. Wind exposure, salt air, topography, council regulations, and views all shape the architectural response. […]

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The best approach for designing and building sloping block homes

Posted on 30/10/2024 by Jen Rochford

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The ‘quick concept approach’ for creating sloping block house designs

Posted on 20/03/2023 by Jen Rochford

The quick concept approach is the building industry’s equivalent to try-before-you-buy’, and is often preferred by architects, custom builders and building designers. The designer will quickly draw you a concept for little to no cost to see how you like it. This approach to creating sloping block house designs may seem like a bargain… however, […]

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The ‘set plan approach’ for creating sloping block house designs

Posted on 21/03/2023 by Jen Rochford

Pre-set plans are preferred by volume builders due to their speed and efficiencies, and are a ‘one-size-fits-all’ option for your sloping block build. With little to no customisation allowed, many builders tend to avoid sloping blocks due to the necessary modifications, or simply cut a hole into the site creating a flat floor plate for […]

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How do I choose who to design and build on my sloping site?

Posted on 25/10/2023 by Jen Rochford

A guide to choosing the right designers and builders for sloping blocks If you are looking to design and build your dream home on a sloping block, it can be difficult to know who to work with as sloping sites have many complexities to be considered. To help, we have quickly summarised the 3 most common […]

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