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04 // The Melbourne Supremacy
Story by Helen Kaiser
Photos by Peter Bennetts
Photographer Peter Bennetts cuts out the
middleman, photographing his favorite spots in
his home base, Melbourne, Australia.
24 // Off the Grid
Story by Reyhan Harmanci
Photos by Cesar Rubio
Swatt Architects’ green approach to green
design resulted in a stylish, subtle development
that’s as good for the East Bay as it is for the
global community.
08 // Oh, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Story by Chelsea Holden Baker
There is an “I” in community, but why does it
always have to feel so lonely?
12 // Building Blocks
Story by Maggie Kinser Hohle
Photos by Dean Kaufman
For Yasuyo Moriyama and those who share his
Tokyo home, community is about thinking inside
the boxes.
16 // Rising Above It All
Story by Jaime Gross
Photos by Richard Powers
When Jan and Luit Bieringa decided to add
on to a Wellington, New Zealand, warehouse
home, they built up-and created a thriving live/
work community.
20 // Community Building
Story by Brian Libby
Photos by John Clark
Portland’s Belmont district was waiting for its
superman, or superdeveloper, and they found
him in Randy Rapaport (and architect Jeff
Stuhr).
28 // Habitat Reports
Story by Perry Nelson
Arshad Chowdhury, founder of MetroNaps,
susses out the most soporific sustainable mattresses.
32 // Noteworthy
Stories by Bradford Shellhammer and David
Rowland
News about the things we live with, the places
we visit and the people we talk to.
36 // Habitat Labs
Story by Christopher Bright
Photos by Peter Belanger
Finding a suitable air purifier is as easy as
breathing.
40 // Design
Story by Jane Szita
Jane Szita finds that today’s design critics
could stand to be a little more critical.
44 // Architecture
Story by Lenora Chu
Gone are the days when affordable affronts.
Los Angeles architects are proving that both
form and function are attainable.
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48 // Home Office 101
Story by Deborah Bishop
Photos by Aya Brackett
Work is work, but working from home is better,
especially if you have the right setup.
Context 12 // 2013