S2 Ep 4 - House for Birds

Tim and Kev head to the Sydney inner-city suburb of Marrickville to visit artist Leila Jeffreys and musician James Roden, who have spent a decade transforming a modest weatherboard cottage into a small but carefully considered home. Their dream? A small sustainable home that works for them and connects them to nature by creatinghabitat for birds and native species while rethinking what a suburban block can become. The result is a house which nods to Australian modernism that Kevin wants to move into and aconversation that will definitely be good for your soul. Leila is an award-winning photographic artist whose images of birds have been exhibited all over theworld and have featured in a number of best-selling publications. You can visit her website here:leilajeffreys.com James Roden is a musician who has also worked for record labels and as a band manager. He’s now the studio manager of Leila’s practice. You can check out his latest musical project here: snakeheads.com.au The house was designed by Will Fung at CO-AP Architects. co-ap.com Will has a great Instagram page (@will.fung) To view images from this episode, head to our Instagram page - @big_design_adventureAnd be sure to follow Tim Ross (@modernister) and Kevin McCloud (@kevin.mccloud1)We’d love to hear from you, reach out to us on [email protected] someone who would love this podcast? Please help us share this exciting new adventure. Big Design Adventure is proudly sponsored by Space Furniture (@spacefurniture), the Australian Institute of Architects (@institute_architects_aus) and is produced with the support of the Alastair Swayn Foundation (@alastairswaynfoundation).   Hosts: Tim Ross and Kevin McCloudGuests: Leila Jeffreys and James RodenBig Design Adventure is produced by Modernister Films on Wallumedegal land, Australia.Executive Producer: Shelley KempAudio Production: Madeline Joannou – Mylk MediaMusic: Kit Warhurst (@kitwarhurst) Please note this podcast is not currently available in the UK or Ireland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.