Around 32 years ago I flew out to Australia to visit my brother, Chris, who has lived in Normanhurst, a northern suburb of Sydney since 1968.  While there I heard that one of his neighbour’s sons was building a house using indigenous woods and reclaimed materials.  Intrigued, I blagged a visit and was bowled over by the project.  Not only was this guy a superb craftsman, with sublime joinery skills, but he also had a natural architectural eye.