Rich with atmospheric photography and grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective, Bush Modern is as much about how a home feels as how it looks.
Rich with atmospheric photography and grounded in a distinctly Australian perspective, Bush Modern is as much about how a home feels as how it looks.
An open architectural book or magazine spread, showing a photograph of a modern living room with large windows and wood ceiling on the left page, and columns of text on the right page, photographed against a light gray background.

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In the bushy north-eastern fringe of Melbourne, an enduring, uniquely Australian architectural aesthetic has been quietly gaining recognition. Emerging out of necessity in the post-war years, it reimagined the sleek ideals of modernism through the lens of the local landscape. Simple homes built 'of the land' from mud bricks and recycled timber captured the mood of those searching for an alternative way of life close to nature. The movement gathered momentum in the counter-cultural 1960s and culminated in near-mainstream popularity in the 1970s. After a few decades where brown lost appeal in favour of white-washed minimalism, the style in all its warm, earthy glory is once again being embraced and revived by a new generation.

Through evocative photography by Sean Fennessy, personal stories and architectural insights, Bush Modern explores the timeless appeal of these character-filled homes: tactile, grounded and deeply in tune with their environment.