The Final Edit: A Home Fifteen Years in the Making

A third and final renovation unifies a once-pieced-together home with warmth, flair, and a gourmet-worthy kitchen at its core.

Blurring Boundaries: A Heritage Home That Flows Indoors and Out

Sun-drenched and stylish—skylights flood the open-plan kitchen with natural light.

A Modern Nod to Melbourne’s Beach Boxes

Why settle for a standard backyard when you can wrap your home around a lush courtyard? Baker’s House rethinks suburban living.

Treeview Terrace: The Little Terrace That Could (And Did!)

From dark and dreary to light, bright, and effortlessly cool, while still keeping it green and gorgeous...

Heritage Meets Modern: A Bold Reimagining of a Californian Bungalow

See how this Melbourne home went from dark and dated to a light-filled family sanctuary—complete with a moody theatre room!

A Nostalgic Paper Game Inspires This Unique Family Home

Inspired by the childhood chatterbox game, this home unfolds a series of playful, light-filled spaces in Fitzroy North.

From Dark to Dazzling: Clever Design Transforms Cottage into a Haven

Clever design turns a cramped workers' cottage into a double-storey family home.

A Family Home That’s All About Connection and Style

The green screen: Privacy, sun protection, and morning coffee seating—all in one.

This is not your average Bach Pad, that's for sure...

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!

Seamlessly blending the old with the new at this stylish addition

The sleek, all-white extension of Armadale Annex brings modern flair to a classic Edwardian home.

Instead of seeing the trees as a problem, they did this instead…

This beach house wraps around majestic Moonah trees, blending home with nature.

Discover how this family created a holiday cabin in their backyard...

Need extra space without a full renovation? This backyard cabin is the answer. See how they did it!

The stakes are high when an architect designs her own renovation!

See how an architect turned this small, dark cottage into a spacious, light-filled home for her and her family...

A Modern Home Designed With Deference to Heritage Suburb

This double storey home is designed to look like a single storey home so it fits into its heritage neighbourhood.

If You're an Entertainer, This House Has Been Designed for You!

A new-found connection to the yard and pool, wine storage that's decorative yet practical and integrated seating throughout...

Modern Bay Window Creates a Space to Sit and Linger Outside

Rather than bifold doors, the rear of this house has a window seat with opening bifold windows to create an indoor/outdoor space.

A Double Height Space Connects Old and New In This Renovated Terrace

This renovation shines with a light well bringing light deep into the house, bright red accents and pops of personality throughout...

Fun Red Box Floats Daringly Over Original Home to Provide Extra Space

This extension continues a tradition of relaxed, colourful and small-scaled modifications which have been occurring for generations.

Dramatic Colours and Materials Transform an Inner-Melbourne Pad

Using the colours of an 18th Century fire starting kit as inspiration, Breathe Architecture create a dramatic inner-city space.

Cloud House: Conservative in Front, But a Radical Surprise Out Back

The Cloud House is a recent home extension by architects, McBride Charles Ryan. From the front it's a typical home. From the back, it's a whole other story.

Polygreen: Meet the Family Who Spray Painted Their Entire House

Polygreen is a printed fiberglass box in a neighborhood of red brick warehouses. The contrast is striking - a home covered in vibrant green.

Victoria Road House: Colorful Addition Offers a Taste of India

Victoria Road House is a long way from India, but saturated color, radiating patterns and gold metalwork bring an Indian flavor to this surprising addition.

The Studio: Mighty Mouse Apartment Punches Above Its Weight

The Studio is inspired by Mighty Mouse. Bright red, yellow and matte black, this tiny apartment is designed to pack a punch -- in spite of its size.

Camelia Cottage: Small House Extension Makes a Massive Impact

An extremely small house extension transforms a heritage cottage. You'll be surprised the difference clever planning and small addition makes to occupants.

Raven Street House Has Curtains and Shutters Where You'd Expect Walls

Raven Street House brings new meaning to 'open-plan' with curtains, shutters and dazzling colored glass where the walls should be. There's even an indoor tree!

Islington House Speaks Volumes About Its Proud New Owners

Islington House brings sunlight deep into the home and shows off the personality of its owners. A unique home for a unique couple.

Hamersley Road Residence: A Modern Take on Arts and Crafts Detailing

The craftsmanship of the Arts and Crafts period has been skillfully reinterpreted to create a modern extension which feels right at home next to the original home.

A Multi-Generational Holiday Home Balances Connectivity and Solace

In an effort to find more space for a growing and ageing family, Andrew Maynard Architects created a home that has shared space and more private zones.

Innovative Courtyard House Replaces a Derelict Victorian-Era Home

A reinterpretation of a traditional terrace home keeps council happy, while a series of courtyards inject life into the home.

Rich Materially and Spatially, Stirling House is Fun From Every Angle

Dubbed 'The Ark', this child-friendly house has loads of character and a story to tell. It's the antithesis of a minimalist white box.

Modern Two-Storey Extension at this Sandringham House Makes an Impression

What looks like a contemporary shipping container pops out of this renovated Sandringham House.

Melbourne Refurbishment Has Fun with Colour and Scale

This Melbourne Refurbishment rearranges spaces in line with modern living, but doesn't forget to have fun along the way…

Floreat Additions is a Careful Insertion of Colour and Light

Floreat Additons modernises a modernist building with colour and light without detracting or destroying the qualities of the original.

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