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Meet the Las Palmas facade: A Palm Springs icon, reimagined for modern living

Meet the Las Palmas facade: A Palm Springs icon, reimagined for modern living

We spoke to Metricon Design Team Leader Matthew Winter about the inspiration behind Metricon's latest façade, Las Palmas, and why the mid-century modernism movement, with its focus on functionality and form, has had a profound influence on contemporary design.

Diana Chan's favourite Lunar New Year recipes

Diana Chan's favourite Lunar New Year recipes

With a Chinese-Malaysian heritage, Diana's signature cooking style favours fresh, seasonal ingredients that are cooked simply but superbly. It's all about letting the produce shine on the plate. These are her exclusive recipes.

How Sandy turned one Melbourne block into two future-focused homes

How Sandy turned one Melbourne block into two future-focused homes

See why Dual Occupancy is an increasingly popular choice for city-loving families, as Sandy shares her experience building two side-by-side homes in Melbourne.

Simple Feng Shui tips to create a balanced and positive home

Simple Feng Shui tips to create a balanced and positive home

Long before Marie Kondo introduced the world to the joy of tidying up, there was another timeless practice focused on bringing balance and wellbeing into our homes - Feng Shui. Here are our tips to transform your home.

How the Metricon team plan to celebrate Lunar New Year

How the Metricon team plan to celebrate Lunar New Year

Metricon wholeheartedly embraces Lunar New Year with a burst of colourful decorations, spirited events, delectable feasts, and cherished traditions. Eager to capture the essence of the festivities, we reached out to three of our New Home Advisors, asking them to share what makes Lunar New Year so special to them.

How Everyone’s Place is changing lives in Southeast Queensland

How Everyone’s Place is changing lives in Southeast Queensland

Learn how the Everyone’s Place Affordable Housing project is delivering quality, affordable homes across Southeast Queensland and supporting families, single parents and older Australians through secure housing and community connection.

What you might not know about Lunar New Year

What you might not know about Lunar New Year

For Metricon, Lunar New Year is a special event we love celebrating alongside our culturally diverse customers and team. And with the Year of the Horse just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to rediscover the meaning behind this vibrant festival.

Michelle & Sava’s dream home years in the making

Michelle & Sava’s dream home years in the making

From first sketches to finished home, discover how Michelle and Sava created their dream family home in Adelaide with thoughtful design and flexible living spaces.

Beach living beats Sydney’s concrete jungle for Emma & Simon

Beach living beats Sydney’s concrete jungle for Emma & Simon

After one too many Saturday auctions and a very clear vision of how they wanted to live, Emma and Simon decided it was time for a new game plan. They secured a block in Warriewood, and suddenly building made perfect sense.

How Vastu Shastra Shaped Sriram & Shoba’s Family Home

How Vastu Shastra Shaped Sriram & Shoba’s Family Home

From deciding to stay put to rebuilding from scratch, discover how Sriram and Shoba created a family home guided by Vastu Shastra and designed for comfort, balance and everyday living.

Designing an accessible forever home for Bella and her mum, Stacey

Designing an accessible forever home for Bella and her mum, Stacey

Follow Bella and her family’s journey as Metricon helps create an accessible forever home on the Gold Coast, designed to support independence, comfort and everyday family life.

Metricon's 2026 bathroom trend forecast

Metricon's 2026 bathroom trend forecast

Once purely functional, the bathroom is now viewed as a private sanctuary - a place where ritual, rest and design converge. With 2026 on the horizon, bathrooms are embracing warmth, tactility and an increasingly curated sense of style.