Having a “P” on Hamilton Hill.
If you have a “P” you piss money away. A “P” is the sort of classification you hope you never get when you commission a soil report on a site …
If you have a “P” you piss money away. A “P” is the sort of classification you hope you never get when you commission a soil report on a site …
I’ve had my block on Hamilton Hill for just over a year now and in that time I’ve met a couple of my neighbours. I’ve had coffee with my immediate …
For the moment anyway, the Minimalist Monument to Moi is stalled while we assess its viability in the face of mounting costs. These aren’t necessarily costs associated with the house …
Oh the horror of choices. There’s a certain torture in having nobody but yourself to blame for the decisions you make when you have a home designed for you. I …
Melbourne Cup Day this year was a sad day for me. I didn’t like it when I heard the news that two horses that had competed in the race had …
On the 29th of November, 2012 I sent an email to Yo Shimada in Japan. It read: “Hello, I am most impressed by your house in Rokko and was interested …
With the construction contract signed and all planning and building permissions in place we’re now breaking ground on site. This is the heavy machinery phase of the build and there’s …
A lot has happened since my last post, although you wouldn’t know it by looking at the slow progress on the 450sqm of dirt that I’ll one day call “home”. …
OK, that’s a terrible pun, but it’s true. I’m having to prepare myself daily for the delays that are happening with the steel construction on site. This is such an …
Someone sage once told me that the hardest thing about house building is getting out of the ground. This I agree with. Making a start is surely difficult. The design …