Our guest in this episode is architect John Ellway whose office is based in Queensland. John shares how living in Japan and working on building sites influenced his unique home, learning how to extend a tight budget without sacrificing design outcome, and why getting away from the computer and learning how things actually get made served him well when working with builders and subcontractors. This interview is conducted by Genevieve Vella who is an EmAGN committee member based in Queensland.