Contributor: Emma Whiffen

Emma is a freelance writer and design manager who crossed over from the dark side of architecture to construction in a bid to infiltrate the industry with more black-clad professionals. Spring-boarding from her role as contributor and copy editor of much-loved Melbourne mag FALLEN, she continues to seek out the inspiring and inspired, to capture their essence through the written word.

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This Vertical Life

Winter Park: Suburban Nature

Winter Park: a place where small scale suburban life co-exists harmoniously with the neighbouring flora and fauna. A pioneering feat of its time, Emma Whiffen explores this innovative 1970s design in Doncaster, which focuses on landscaping by integrating the surrounding parklands and bush into the housing complex as a shared space for its residents.