Holocene House doesn’t just sit in the landscape—it actively regenerates it. Explore this carbon-positive oasis in Sydney.
Forget cookie-cutter renovations—this one balances nostalgia with a bold new chapter, and the result is stunning...
A thoughtfully designed coastal retreat that blends timeless elegance with a relaxed, holiday-like atmosphere every single day.
Prefab magic! These houses arrived by barge and were installed in two days.
Is it a house or a resort? The Nest’s clever design lets nature take the lead while creating a cosy, multi-purpose family retreat.
Ever wonder how a few small details can completely transform a space?
Get a peek inside Blairgowrie’s chic retirement retreat that defies coastal elements and inspires with timeless style.
Two separate boxes, open-air flow, and room for 14 guests – see the smart layout behind this coastal crib.
A glass walkway linking old and new? See how this 1930s bungalow embraces change.
From 1970s blond brick ugly duckling, this home has been spectacularly transformed into an elegant swan...
A modern beach house that blends timeless elegance with the dynamic needs of a young family…
If your idea of a bach pad is leftover pizza, a brown suede couch, and a bathroom with one threadbare towel, you're in for a surprise!
This renovation isn't just an update—it's a tribute to the original design, reimagined for today.
Built in Brisbane, assembled by the beach. This unique prefab design is where precision meets coastal charm…
This modern farmhouse combines tradition with sustainability, offering stunning views and off-grid living in Carrickalinga.
This beach house wraps around majestic Moonah trees, blending home with nature.
Louvres, clerestory windows, and a unique floor plan help this coastal retreat perfectly connect with its natural environment.
Ready to downsize without losing style? Downsizing doesn't mean you have to sacrifice livability. See this stunning transformation!
From shack to sanctuary! Discover how a 1960s beach shack became a modern, eco-friendly family home...
Marine lovers’ dream home: The Marengo Beach House combines sustainable design with stunning views and a deep connection to nature.
When an architect designs their own home, it creates some exciting results. See how this architect designed a home surrounded by nature…
Soak in the fluid lines and light and airy interiors of this modern coastal home in Sydney's Northern Beaches...
"There are too many beautiful old shacks being demolished, and Austin Maynard Architects won’t be part of it."
If you love '60s style, decor and art, you'll have to take a look at this swinging transformation on the Gold Coast.
Want a new home for Christmas? With this beautiful modular prefab you could wake up in your finished home on Christmas morning...
Waitpinga Retreat designed as a casual getaway immersed in the natural beauty of nature looks and feels very Australian.
With a green roof and other sustainable elements this beach-side residence touches the earth lightly physically and metaphorically.
This extension continues a tradition of relaxed, colourful and small-scaled modifications which have been occurring for generations.
Small in both budget and footprint, but clever thinking and innovative solutions have produced a home which ticks all the boxes...
A rabbit warren-like early '90s apartment is transformed by C+M Studio into a chic coastal residence focusing on warm natural materials.
Sweeping views of hills, beach, rocks and ocean inspired the fan shaped plan of Fleurieu Beach House - a model for coastal living.
Designed to sit long and low and recede into the landscape, this beach house still incorporates enough fun to make it a stand out.
Despite strict heritage controls and a tight site, Durbach Block Jaggers Architects manage to deliver this charming and bright home.
Everyone loves to get away to the beach for the weekend, luckily this house can accomodate all of the extended friends and family.
This modern beach house wraps around courtyards and open spaces to blur the lines between inside and out - perfect for a beach retreat.
Previously the site of some outgrown kit homes, three seperate but clustered buildings provide space for all generations of the family.
This welcoming house has a verandah so generous it blurs the line between a courtyard house and a traditional Australian verandah.
This timber-clad four bedroom beach-side family home is perched on a steep dune in a quiet pocket of the Mornington Peninsula region.
Thanks to some clever new touches, this tired beach house now takes full advantage of its site overlooking lush rainforest.
This off-the-grid home is close to the beach in the Daintree Rainforest — an ancient ecosystem deserving a thoughtful approach to site.
The timber-clad Links Courtyard House prioritises simplicity over size leaving more of the budget for beautiful indulgent finishes.
Perched on top of a hill overlooking the stunning ocean along the Victoria's Great Ocean Road is a home that balances heavy and light.
Seal Rocks House takes the qualities of a family home and distills them down to the basics to suit leisure and the serene seaside site.
Brick Bay House's L-shaped plan has a number of benefits - sheltering from winds, blocking road noise and embracing the ocean view.
Timber's warmth and laid-back nature meets clean lines and expanses of glass to create a style that is sophisticated yet relaxed.
A new studio and a reworking of the original home dramatically improves liveability at South Durras House.
Sliding cedar shutters provide this otherwise glass box with shelter, privacy and a camouflage cloak — preparing it for every situation.
At first, Lookout House looks like a whacky modern barn, but through the sliding barn door a wonderful courtyard house with spectacular views unfolds.
This weekend beach holiday house is a flexible and comfortable home that can expand to host family and friends when required.
Eyrie Houses demonstrate just how decadent the holiday home has become. And how rewarding returning back to basics can be…
In true glamping style Kurreki Beach Retreat has real beds but opens completely onto a courtyard and uses mosquito nets and shower curtains where necessary.
This new shack takes better advantage of the views and has enough space to host this multi-generational family during the holiday season.
This home is tucked into lush forest on New Zealand’s Waiheke Island. Entry is via a wooden draw bridge! And that's just the beginning…
Aireys Inlet House -- like all good second homes -- creates connection to nature in contrast to the clients' busy city lives.
The Great Ocean Road House proves that extraordinary locations sometimes call for a simple architectural solution.
A project home from the 1970s with poor solar orientation is reconfigured and realigned. Now it catches the sun for energy efficiency.
This coastal cottage proves that quality always trumps quantity. The small house will age gracefully thanks to quality materials.
A modest, cement clad building sits deep on a north facing bank opening to the landscape and overlooking the valley and ocean below.
Designed more like a sophisticated tent than your traditional home, The Mook can be built on any site with minimal disturbance.
Eco-friendly Bruny Shore House reaches out from one of the steepest parts of the site to take in the dramatic Tasmanian coastline.
This modern replacement for a derelict weatherboard cottage takes full advantage of the sun, the surf and views of the rolling hills.
Tucked away on a treed site on Australia's beautiful Great Ocean Road, Treehouse takes in stunning ocean and tree views.
The Dragonfly is a self-contained addition to an existing holiday home. It maximizes views and appreciation of the site as a model for compact living.
Hidden and embedded into the landscape, Cabin 2 is a self contained extension to an existing 1960s log cabin in bay side Blairgowrie.
Bushfire regulations are a challenge. Homes can end up like bunkers. Chenchow Little's Stewart House is a bushfire proof house that doesn't sacrifice looks.
This truffle-inspired hideaway could be a caveman's home. Paulina the cow had a role to play in this unusual home's construction. You'll never guess how...
Coromandel Bach was conceived as a container sitting lightly on the land for habitation. A 'bach' is a New Zealand term for a simple holiday shack.
A single tea tree on the site of this beach house became the focus of the project. The aim became to showcase nature, rather than try to dominate and control it.
Like the slow food movement, Pirates Bay House is a reaction against our hectic lives. It's a home for slow living on Australia's Mornington Peninsula.
Cape Schanck House is designed to twist and bend in the same way the surrounding tea tree scrub does. It's modern, but designed the way nature might design.
You don't get homes much more unusual than Cocoon -- a zeppelin-shaped home lofts above its steep site, nestled in the canopy of Australian native treetops.
Sled House sits in two sleds making relocating it with a tractor a cinch. The whole area is within a coastal erosion zone; All structures must be removable.
Venus Bay Bach is a beach home built on a tight budget, but spacious enough to house family and friends for the weekend. And it doesn't ignore the views...
No, it's not a Clive Palmer/Gina Rinehart franken-baby. It's a suburban beach house with a view.
What if you outgrow the Mornington beach house that's been in the family for years? Architect Clare Cousins designed a 'treehouse' extension for the big kids.
Sandhills Road House draws on the most basic and humble rural sights to create a stunning contemporary beach bach.
With panels of fibro coloured to match the surrounding area, this 'dune-hopper' home feels modern but relevant to its seaside locale…
Located on a windswept coast line, Moonlight Cabin is a place to retreat from and engage with the landscape’s ephemeral conditions.
This treehouse in Separation Creek enjoys panoramic views, perched on a steep forested hillside above the Great Ocean Road and Bass Strait.
A series of shed-esque structures lap the coast in this simple, but thoughtful addition to a rural surf town in New Zealand.
Herbst Architects continue their search for the perfect beach bach — Castle Rock Beach House is dramatic in spite of its simplicity…
To preserve the bushy site, Cora House was built off-site and then carried onto site by hand - a remarkable feat of ingenuity and preservation.
Prefab's Spotted Gum cladding ensures the budget friendly modular design looks both high-class and appropriate to its coastal setting.
Sit down and enjoy the sunset. This prefabricated home, built in just 14 weeks, is designed to take advantage of panoramic views.
The Pohutukawa House stands at the coastal foreshore of a wild beach on a site almost overgrown with mature Pohutukawa trees.
A cleverly designed holiday home enjoys beach views and opens directly to the garden but is screened by a mature Pohutukawa tree.
On a site covered in mature trees, Under Pohutukawa House is designed to represent the stumps of trees removed for construction.
Rachel Nolan of Kennedy Nolan Architects designed a weekender for her family called Merricks Beach House. It cleverly redefines the Australian beach house.
Shoal Bay Bach is an unpretentious home where you can kick off your shoes and not worry about walking sand through the house.
Sean Godsell Architects explore the traditional verandah to create a stunning beach home sheltered from the extremes of coastal life.
There's no moat at Fortress House, but this quiet weekend retreat ensures a private, relaxing counterpoint to the owners' busy lives.
Architect Will Harkness placed this holiday home carefully among a number of established Gum Trees to take advantage of the view.
Clad in burnt timber and weathered steel sheets, Pacific House is a beautiful house that takes full advantage of the dramatic site.
Seaview House is made up of a series of pavilions, designed to fit in with neighbouring old weatherboard cottages without sacrificing contemporary appeal…
Like all good beach houses, Marcus Beach House explores lightness, filtering natural breezes and integrating indoor/outdoor spaces.
Designed in a flood-prone area, this modest, sustainable beach house touches the earth so lightly it appears to float!
A modest retreat provides shelter, warmth and comfort in the wild and isolated of the remote setting.
A combination of materials in their raw state and a humble aesthetic make this New Zealand beach bach simply stunning.
You can't see the sea from this modern beach house. Undeterred by the lack of view, it faces a sheltered internal courtyard instead.
