New Homes

A new build that honours its humble but much loved predecessor while embracing modern sustainability and style…

How an architect can add value, solve problems, and create a unique, lasting home...

A unique design means that living in this home keeps you constantly in touch with the stunning natural environment.

Heritage front, contemporary heart—this home balances heritage charm with modern family needs.

Where possible, renovating is a great choice, but sometimes it becomes clear that building a new home is the best option…

Louvres, clerestory windows, and a unique floor plan help this coastal retreat perfectly connect with its natural environment.

Aaron Tass from Tass Construction Group shares his insights, helping you avoid your project’s cost and timeline blowing out

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

See how this certified Passive House achieves unmatched comfort and energy savings in Melbourne's Inner West.

Explore how this Dependent Persons Unit (DPU; AKA Granny Flat) transforms a small space into the ideal retreat that's also demountable.

Marine lovers’ dream home: The Marengo Beach House combines sustainable design with stunning views and a deep connection to nature.

A central courtyard helps this home harness northern light, retain the garden, and keeps the floor plan flexible for future change.

When an architect designs their own home, it creates some exciting results. See how this architect designed a home surrounded by nature…

Discover how a small, unused garage became a stylish, functional studio in Middle Park!

Placing the living areas on the first floor instead of the ground gives this home the sense of being in a treehouse...

Unlock the secrets to a brighter home with our top design tips for maximising natural light, from skylights to reflective surfaces!

Going against the status quo in this beach town, sustainability meets style in a thermally-consistent, biophilic, family home.

Ditch the retirement village with this private accessible luxury retirement home filled with light and sustainability features...

Responding to its unique landscape and climate, this home is the kind we should be building in Australia, not more McMansions.

With a national park as its backyard, the location is stunning, but there were some challenges to overcome with this country home...

Spooked by the rising cost of building? Perhaps you don't need to be...

A beautiful studio on Tasmania's coastline offers the perfect place to relax and soak in the views.

Two pavilions offset to capture light and views and create a sheltered courtyard help this home look and feel much larger than it is.

By thinking differently about the floor plan, this modular beach hosue is able to take advantage of stunning ocean views.

This triangular beach house nestled among the gums and grasses is the perfect slice of beach house living only an hour from Melbourne.

Creating a modern home that takes advantage of its semi-rural setting with plenty of mid-century flair is no simple task...

Courtyard design using robust materials for a low-maintenance home that will age gracefully - perfect for a couple looking to retire.

A new family home to complete this farm complex takes advantage of views over rolling hills and complements the existing buildings.

With stunning bush and ocean views, this home is perched to soak it all in and create a space for relaxation and rejuvenation.

Constructed from two shipping containers, this tiny house embraces the landscape and can even be relocated to a new site.

Not much larger than the original shack but makes better use of the site and views; the perfect place to host friends and family.

The owners of this coastal block enjoyed years of beach holidays before deciding to build. Here's how it shaped their home...

A pigeon pair of townhouses allow two brothers and their young families to live side-by-side; the perfect place to raise their kids.

A complex, compact site on a slope and facing a busy road calls for a creative solution: switching the front and back!

A double garage has the perfect amount of space for a new multi-functional studio the owners will get far more use out of.

Surrounded by bushland, this home is off-grid and bushfire resilient to deal with its beautiful but challenging location.

Built to Passive House standards, this home has exceptional energy-efficiency performance for comfortable living year-round.

Half greenhouse, half barn; despite being in a dense inner suburb, this home means it feels like it could be in the country!

A clever design captures bush views and sunlight and turns away from the neighbours so you feel like you're in a world of your own...

Getting light into living areas with a south-facing backyard is tricky. Here it's handled elegantly for an efficient and bright home.

When thinking about how to create a sustainable and affordable home, the 1960s-era fibro beach shack was the perfect inspiration...

On a tricky, but naturally beautiful battle-axe site, this home celebrates its assets and minimises its drawbacks.

Designed with sustainability, low maintenance and natural ventilation in mind, this is a low-budget family home with a difference...

Sitting on top of the garage with leafy views, the new self-contained living space is perfect for adult children or visiting family.

Access to natural light is so important, yet often overlooked. With thoughtful design, your home can be light and bright year-round.

It's not what you expect when you think of a modular home, but this tricky house continues the surprises continue inside...

You don't envisage a townhouse when you think of country town living, but this architect's own home is perfect for her family.

This studio was designed to minimise costs by maximising efficiency, creating a flexible space that was largely prefabricated off-site.

This beach house is all about creating informal living spaces, decks and shelter from the sun and wind for optimum beachside living.

Modern homes can be criticised for lacking character, but modern doesn't need to equal sterile.

With COVID-19, remote working and a beautiful new home in the country, the time seemed perfect for this family's tree change.

Even a block in a typical housing estate can benefit from an architect's touch, creating a home that's a joy to live in year-round...

Passive solar principles, high-quality yet affordable materials and thoughtful design brings high-quality housing within reach.

It's amazing how high ceilings can offer your home an extra sense of space, just take a look at this light and bright example...

A beach house doesn't need to feel like a glass box on stilts, this home feels intimate while still celebrating the views.

With the site's Bushfire Attack Level of Flame Zone, achieving the incredible expanses of glazing took incredible attention to detail.

Bringing together all the things they loved from previous houses, their new home represents the good life for this family of five.

Planning to build or renovate? Get your hands on some of these brilliant architect-recommended books to help you on your journey.

'It's the way things have always been done' doesn't mean it's the best solution! Questioning the norm can unlock hidden gold...

Celebrating the suburb's history, this laneway house demonstrates how to create high-quality housing in the inner city with flair.

Designed to make the most of the view, even from the backyard, this prefab modular home is like a viewing scope towards the ocean.

Designed for simple living to enjoy the surrounds, this home uses naturally beautiful materials to create a relaxing bush retreat.

An L-shaped floor plan creates sheltered outdoor space, maximises the view and builds in flexibility to this beautiful home.

Some clever solutions mean even a home on a long, narrow block can capture scenic, wraparound views of the ocean.

If you're squeezed for space but can't justify the disruption and cost of either moving or renovating, this might be the answer...

This new home in a semi-rural estate balances a sense of space with a need for privacy so the shift from the farm life isn't so hard.

This flexible beach house is the perfect surf trips big and small because it's focussed on the outdoors to create extra living space.

This modular home was designed and built off-site and then transported to its remote location where it now takes in stunning views.

A refined and considered home in a new estate shows the power of using an architect versus buying off-the-plan from a bulk builder.

For tree-changers Matt and Leanne, an important part of their ideal home was making the most of their spectacular site.

With hints of those classic beach houses, but all the modern needs of a family home, living here would feel like an endless holiday.