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Discover how a 58m² two-story home optimises space for three generations, ensuring privacy and comfort in a compact family home design.
Every good architectural story needs a hero. In this renovation, it's a striking bookshelf which screens a work-from-home space...
Pooling for a pool: would you join forces with your parents to create the ultimate inner-city pad complete with a rooftop pool?
Some clever solutions mean even a home on a long, narrow block can capture scenic, wraparound views of the ocean.
On the corner of two main thoroughfares, a new room conceived as a large balcony gives this home a way to connect with the community.
This family extended their Queenslander over the years, but something had to be done to pull it all together and make it liveable again.
A double-storey addition sensitively extends the original home, unfurling from the original roofline to create a light-filled home.
The clever design for this challenging site allows the home to deal with the threat of bushfire, while still taking in the views.
Originally a simple apartment renovation project turned into something more after discovering air rights would allow them to extend...
This family were miserable in their south-facing living areas, but thanks to a clever addition, their home is now light and bright.
A south-facing backyard can feel like a curse, but an unconventional roofline could come to the rescue to let direct natural light in.
Living at home while your extension is built sounds like a nightmare, but this clever idea allowed the owners to live disruption-free.
With views over the golf course, the architect achieved a mid-century-inspired design, while adhering to local design guidelines.
Perched dramatically on a steep slope overlooking the ocean, this separate studio is the perfect retreat for work, rest or play.
'This house was purchased by Kasimiersz and Lucia in 1955', reads a plaque on the wall. One of the ways this home remembers its past...
Renovating an older, inner-city home comes with a peculiar set of challenges - how to make it seem bright and spacious when it's not.
This home manages to be thoroughly modern while mimicking the classic gabled form of children's drawings and doll's houses.
As Torquay becomes increasingly cosmopolitan with more permanent residents architects are rethinking the traditional Aussie beach house.
'Ethel' has a number of delightful surprises up her sleeve, proving there's more to this humble Victorian home than she lets on...
Brunswick has a rich history of bluestone quarries and brickworks. Quarry House updates a Victorian terrace with this history in mind.
An eco-friendly, 7 star energy rated addition to an inner-city terrace feels bright, breezy and, importantly, comfortable year-round.
Built on a site with huge sentimental value, this home built for an elderly WWII veteran is low-maintenance, accessible and secure.
