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New homes provide the opportunity for a completely custom design. Even on a modest budget, architects can design an affordable new home that’s perfectly suited to your needs.
Set in a lush tropical rainforest, Planchonella House, is a raw and honest home that takes full advantage of its incredible views.
An eclectic couple of homes in Sydney's Marrickville demonstrates a new model for urban consolidation…
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.
Befitting a regionally based sculptor, Sawmill House is a hand crafted upgrade from his existing rather rustic bohemian abode.
A new house set in a compact urban site, Woollahra House has a relaxed yet rich garden landscape of indoor and outdoor rooms.
A Miesian inspired glass pavilion in a rural landscape setting not dissimilar to that portrayed in a Claude Monet painting…
Concrete House features a tapered concrete second story which focuses the view of a garden and the city beyond.
Herbst Architects continue their search for the perfect beach bach — Castle Rock Beach House is dramatic in spite of its simplicity…
Hill End Ecohouse in Queensland is a new home constructed almost entirely from the house it replaced and a leader in sustainability…
A series of shed-esque structures lap the coast in this simple, but thoughtful addition to a rural surf town in New Zealand.
Annie Street House was constructed by a project builder and utilises project home technology in unique ways to achieve a tight budget.
The site of Invermay House has a great view over Ballarat, but vegetation hid the view. This new home cantilevers to capture it back.
On an extremely small parcel of land Beach Avenue House is designed more like a finely crafted joinery unit than a typical home.
This treehouse in Separation Creek enjoys panoramic views, perched on a steep forested hillside above the Great Ocean Road and Bass Strait.
Shmukler House by Tribe Studio is conceived as a series of boxes suspended in a large shed-like space.
Located on a windswept coast line, Moonlight Cabin is a place to retreat from and engage with the landscape’s ephemeral conditions.
This superb Mountain Retreat utilises local stone to minimise impact to the external environment, but maximise the internal environment.
With panels of fibro coloured to match the surrounding area, this 'dune-hopper' home feels modern but relevant to its seaside locale…
In Wallaby Lane House, a family seeking a tree change find a new, more self-sufficient way of living. The home makes the most of their rural site.
From distant water views to the nearby sculptural native trees, Bass Street Residence angles itself to take it all in…
Thanks to an owner with an interest in sustainable building, Mona Vale House incorporates passive and active sustainability features.
Holly Tree Farm replaces a home which was sadly lost in a fire in style — by reusing salvaged materials and mimicking surrounding buildings.
Eyrie Houses demonstrate just how decadent the holiday home has become. And how rewarding returning back to basics can be…
A contemporary interpretation of traditional rural Australian architecture, Hinterland House epitomises modern Australian style.
This Artist's Studio is a beautifully detailed, creative space for painting and sculpting to encourage and inspire creativity…
This weekend beach holiday house is a flexible and comfortable home that can expand to host family and friends when required.
If you like living alfresco, you'll love the way Northbridge House 2 takes advantage of Sydney's climate to maximise indoor and outdoor spaces.
This modern warehouse home reinterprets the existing home style and feeling of the original home with modern flair.
One of the challenges at Waiatarua House was to giving the home a sense of modesty and poetry in the sensitive bush reserve.
A home on the family property for a retiring couple, Storrs Road House aims to reflect in miniature the site and its history.
Incorporating the qualities of a traditional farmhouse ensures this modern farmhouse will feel like a home from the get-go.
The compact Highway House takes full advantage of its difficult, but dramatic site — sitting lightly over Hobart and the Derwent River…
Musk is a stylish modern prefab cabin designed as a secluded retreat to relax and enjoy 360 degree views of natural bushland.
This modern farmhouse in Tonimbuk allows the owner to 'live in the environment' thanks to large glass sliding doors.
At first, Lookout House looks like a whacky modern barn, but through the sliding barn door a wonderful courtyard house with spectacular views unfolds.
Rammed Limestone is the perfect material for Wall and Wall House — locally sourced, beautiful texture and natural colour and high thermal mass.
A home for an engineer and an author combines a rational, simple plan with a ton of texture and 'slight chaos' to satisfy both personalities.
Tent House is designed to encourage freedom and protection from a hostile (but beautiful) landscape — like a permanent tent…
Sliding cedar shutters provide this otherwise glass box with shelter, privacy and a camouflage cloak — preparing it for every situation.
New Zealand's notoriously changeable weather is dealt with at Norrish House by arranging rooms around a sheltering courtyard.
Built on top of an existing brick double garage, Stradwick House feels more spacious thanks to double height spaces and large windows.