{"id":2677,"date":"2025-10-02T20:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2025\/10\/02\/kitchen-of-the-week-brave-new-eco-design-for-a-low-impact-home\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T20:40:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:40:12","slug":"kitchen-of-the-week-brave-new-eco-design-for-a-low-impact-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/th\/kitchen-of-the-week-brave-new-eco-design-for-a-low-impact-home\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e23\u0e31\u0e27\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e33\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e1b\u0e14\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e4c: \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e41\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e34\u0e07\u0e19\u0e34\u0e40\u0e27\u0e28\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e33\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e21\u0e35\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e01\u0e23\u0e30\u0e17\u0e1a\u0e15\u0e48\u0e33"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1264322973055791098.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\">    <\/p>\n<p>Truth in advertising? Brave New Eco is a design studio based in Brunswick, Australia, that, as its name implies, marries sustainable practices with daring modern style. A few years ago, the firm was brought on to conceive thoughtful finishes and custom millwork for a new build in West Bend\u2014and make it all planet-friendly to boot.<\/p>\n<p>The house, oriented for passive solar heating and cooling, had been designed by MRTN Architects with energy efficiency in mind: \u201cfully electric, with heat pump in-slab heating and a battery backup solar system,\u201d writes BNE founder Megan Norgate. Given the structure\u2019s seriously green creds, it was only fitting that the interiors be just as environmentally sound.<\/p>\n<p>Below, Megan gives us a tour of the kitchen\u2014and outstanding example of, if you will, brave new eco design.<\/p>\n<p>Photography by Peter Bennetts, styling by Megan Norgate and Bea and Co, courtesy of Brave New Eco.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6016239034419190877.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: \u201cSustainable materials are used throughout, including eco-certified spotted gum, locally made brass tapware, low VOC paints, and locally made lighting fixtures,\u201d says Megan.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4455452265970365430.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The wall here is a mix of spotted gum wood, terra-cotta tiles from Artedomus, and green tiles from Academy Tiles. The terra-cotta Tile Linear pendant light is from South Drawn.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9106158889035433382.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The view to the den. A battened wood partition keeps the dishwashing station (at left) concealed.,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2717442967041694312.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The drawers in the window seat are used for \u201cbedroom repatriation\u201d; each family member is assigned one for corralling mislaid items that need to be returned to their proper storage spots.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2297913106266239156.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The counters are a mix of marble and tile. The induction stove is by Fisher &amp; Paykel.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/891479195821137405.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Sliding mesh brass panels offer a lighter take on the standard wood cabinet door. \u201cThis is important in large open-plan spaces so that joinery elements don\u2019t feel monolithic,\u201d says Megan.   <\/p>\n<p>\u0e14\u0e39\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e34\u0e48\u0e21\u0e40\u0e15\u0e34\u0e21:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steal This Look: A Penny Tile Bath in Australia<\/li>\n<li>Above &amp; Beyond: A Sensitive Remodel That Celebrates the \u2018Undercroft\u2019 in Brisbane, Australia<\/li>\n<li>Kitchen of the Week: A Sensitive and Considered Renovation, by Australian Kitchen Maker Cantilever<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e07\u0e43\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e42\u0e06\u0e29\u0e13\u0e32? 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