Gen Yers are notorious for investing in themselves via cultural trips and social outings. And it's no different Down Under; most of their free time and money goes towards leisure pursuits. Studies show young Aussies would prefer to enjoy small luxuries over saving to buy a house.

One Santa Fe is an LA-based apartment block of dense housing, but instead of building up, homes are spread across a site that’s a quarter of a mile long. With 25% of Americans not even knowing their neighbours' names, can a 'horizontal skyscraper’ recreate the social bonds of a close-knit community?

The dream of owning your own home is fast becoming as whimsical as an actual dream for young Aussies. With fewer than 10% of homes in Sydney classified as affordable, Australia's youth looks likely to be living at home for longer as anxiety over rising house prices grows.

Interior design has an exclusive ring to it. It conjures up images of high-end designers sourcing the priciest of homeware products. Laurel & Wolf intends to change that perception with crowdsourced, collaborative and affordable designers. But could it really make interior design available to everyone?