S2 E2 - Designing a home for the future with Freadman White Architects

07/01/24 • 17 min

In this episode of "Inside Melbourne's Property Market," host Andrew McCann is joined by Alana Freadman and Michael White from Freadman White Architects to discuss the future of home design and architecture. They explore how evolving human needs are shaping the spaces we live in, with a focus on flexibility, adaptability, and sustainability.
Alana and Michael share insights from their practice, highlighting trends in work-from-home setups, health and wellbeing considerations, and the impact of construction costs on design decisions. They also discuss innovative approaches to sustainable building, including the use of passive design and adaptive reuse of existing structures.
Tune in to hear expert perspectives on creating homes that are both functional and reflective of contemporary living needs.

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Inside Melbourne's Property Market - S2 E2 - Designing a home for the future with Freadman White Architects

Transcript

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Inside Melbourne's Property Market. Brought to you by Jellis Craig. I'm your host, Andrew McCann. In this episode, I'm joined by leading architects Alana Freadman and Michael White from Melbourne based architecture and interiors firm, Freadman White Architects. We're here to discuss the future of our homes, the spaces that we reside in, and how humanity's evolving and what that means in terms of design and architecture and the w