Talina Edwards Architecture

International Passive House Open Day 2019

Our Owl Woods Passive House project will be open for International Passive House Open Day on Saturday 29th June 2019 – Talk & Tour at 11am. Bookings essential, and places limited. Book your spot here.

Download our free PDF info sheet about the sustainable specifications of the OWL WOODS PASSIVE HOUSE: Owl Woods Passive House Notes

You can also find this home and all its specs listed on the Internat…

Sustainable House Day 2018 – Sunday Sept 16th

It’s that time of year again – Sustainable House Day is just around the corner!

You can find all the details here of inspiring houses open near you.

We are excited to share that one of our projects will be open this year – a rare opportunity to see a certified* Passive House under construction. This is the perfect time to see the air-tight layer, how the triple-glazed windows are installed, the…

What on earth is an “Earthship”?

  Michael Reynolds – founder of Earthship Biotecture

This guy has been experimenting with bio-climatic, site-specific, passive-solar-design, self-sufficient, cradle-to-cradle approach, off-grid, & eco-homes for over 40 years now! (So he has been into true-sustainability well before any of those terms even existed – a real hero of the environmentally sustainable design movement!)

I was fascinated…

5 reasons YOU should come to the Smart Building and Living Expo!

Planning on renovating or building? Want an energy-efficient home?Want to live a more a sustainable life? Want to talk with some passionate experts? Then come to the Smart Building and Living Expo! The 2018 Buninyong Smart Building and Living Expo

Well it’s that time of year again! The nation wide Sustainable Living Festival is on once again – including our very own local Ballarat (Buninyong)…

How would you like your architecture?

This diagram is often referred to the “Iron Triangle” or “Triple Constraint” when it comes to Project Management. I first saw a similar venn diagram illustration in relation to graphic design, designed by Colin Harman), and the relevance was soon picked up by the architecture community.

The three opposing points if the triangle are: – QUALITY: good > shoddy(s…

  When the Parlour team asked me to be a part of this inspiring series of ‘Letters to my younger self’,they posed a few questions I could reflect upon. The BIG question that is always asked is about work-life balance, and the answers are as elusive as the quest for the holy grail… So, this sets the scene for my letter, and I realised that as I was composing this, I was also tuning into my future…

Open House Ballarat 2017!

Have you heard the exciting* news?!

(*Well there’s plenty of people who are excited, and I hope you will be too!)

Open House Melbourne has joined forces with the City of Ballarat and Visit Ballarat to bring the first regional event here to Ballarat! Hurrah! Welcome to the inaugural Open House Ballarat! It really is like another gold-rush of creative goodness happening here right now.

As co-chair…

JOIN OUR GROWING TEAM!  Position Available: Architectural Assistant / Architectural Technician & Documenter (Part-time) ( Architecture Graduate / Building Designer Graduate)

We’re a small architectural practice located in Ballarat Central with a passion for beautiful, sustainable and healthy architecture.

The successful applicant will share our values: – sustainability: environmental,…

My new Studio! (+ Co-worker Wanted)

Hi there,

I know things have been a bit quieter than usual here on the blog. There’s plenty of posts waiting patiently in the wings, ready for their time to shine! But they’ve been on the sidelines as a lot of fabulous new sustainable home designs are taking up my precious time!

You might have noticed on Social Media that I moved into a new studio a few months back. (It’s been hard not to share…

#ElementalDesign Advice 08 SITE ORIENTATION

#ElementalDesign Advice 08  SITE ORIENTATION

“Understand the sun’s movement across your site throughout the day/year, and design to take advantage of it.” – Talina Edwards

What does orientationreally mean and why is it important? This is really all about the sun’s movement across your site (and the shade), and needs to be assessed for different times of the day, and different times of the…

After a long, wet and cold Winter, we are finally embracing Summer! We’ve been craving the warmer weather, however we’re now faced with trying to stay comfortable during the heat…ahh the joys of living in a temperate climate! There are ways to keep you and your home cooler, without immediately installing energy-guzzling air-conditioning.

‘Why wouldn’t I just switch on the AC?’ As an architect…

  #ElementalDesign Advice 07 PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN

“Ensure your home design responds to your climate to maintain a comfortable temperature in the home.” – Talina Edwards

What are Passive Solar Design principles and why should we care?

When it comes to designing a building, it just makes good sense to employ these principles as the fundamental essentials to getting your building to feel more…

[New BLOG post] #TakingStock - time for some reflection - thanks to #BlogWithPip!

  Hi there!

It is time for a quick interlude between my new blog series of #ElementalDesign Advice posts. So if you’re interested in learning a bit more about me (and my quirks!), please read on. Otherwise we will return to normal broadcasting again soon!

It is time to ‘take stock’and reflect on where things are at. According to the cosmic energy experts, the Super Moon last week was the…

#ElementalDesign Advice 06 DESIGN FOR COMFORT

New Blog Post: #ElementalDesign Advice 05 DESIGN FOR CLIMATE “Ensure your home is designed for your local climate, throughout the seasons and into the future."

#ElementalDesign Advice 05  DESIGN FOR CLIMATE

“Ensure your home is designed for your local climate, throughout the seasons and into the future.” – Talina Edwards

Depending on the geography and location of where you are on this planet, you will experience different climates. Theses climatesare identified by their temperature (whether they are predominantly hot, mild, cool, cold) and also by…