This two-storey Fitzroy North home uses its laneway boundary to create a lush, private inner-city oasis with a pool at its heart.
Expansive paddocks behind the home evoke memories of Hampstead Heath...
Inspired by the childhood chatterbox game, this home unfolds a series of playful, light-filled spaces in Fitzroy North.
Instead of a typical home addition, this flexible garden studio creates spaces for play, retreat, and everything in between...
Where bike storage isn’t an afterthought but a design-defining feature.
Rammed earth, solar power, and handcrafted details create a unique retreat where the design feels at home in the landscape.
Clever design turns a cramped workers' cottage into a double-storey family home.
Sheltered from wild winds, this off-grid hilltop home opens up to breathtaking lakeside views. Explore its design secrets!
A secret sawtooth roof, sunlight galore, and a music studio—see how this early 20th-century home quietly hides a big modern surprise.
A home that blends into its suburban surroundings while quietly championing passive solar design and low-carbon construction...
A side-by-side subdivision that blends luxury and eco-conscious design in a way that proves you can have the best of both worlds…
A suburban home designed for the Australian landscape and climate. If our suburbs looked like this, imagine what we could create.
This renovation isn't just an update—it's a tribute to the original design, reimagined for today.
This beach house wraps around majestic Moonah trees, blending home with nature.
From shack to sanctuary! Discover how a 1960s beach shack became a modern, eco-friendly family home...
The original '90s addition was not doing this character cottage justice. Now it's the perfect family home thanks to a sunny addition.
A central courtyard helps this home harness northern light, retain the garden, and keeps the floor plan flexible for future change.
Solving two families' problems in one move: create a link between the two homes to create the perfect multi-generational home...
By restoring the original cottage and separating the addition from the original home, The Paperbark sensitively blends old and new...
This Californian Bungalow renovation looks classic from the front, but step inside and it begins to reveal its contemporary secret...
A series of small additions left this home's living areas dark and detached from the garden, but Trace Studio have changed all that.
Rising costs and melting ice caps. Why not use your renovation as an opportunity to improve your home's environmental credentials as well.
Dealing with poor orientation this North-facing cloistered space acts as circulation and additional indoor/outdoor living space.
Older homes typically face two problems: lack of natural light and poor planning. A glazed atrium dining room solves both issues here.
When this couple retired the farm they wanted a more manageable and contemporary home that incorporated memories of their past life.
With a green roof and other sustainable elements this beach-side residence touches the earth lightly physically and metaphorically.
Carefully planned around a central courtyard to maximise light and connection to the garden while minimising its impact on the street.
Reclaimed bricks are used in various ways to bring a sense of history and weight to this inner-city extension.
A magnificent 100 year old fig tree and a small creek are treated as sacred elements in this home which embraces its environment.
Scribbly Gums on the site of this new family home inspire the use of timber internally and help to generate the colour palette.
Sandwiched between weatherboard cottages in Brunswick East, C House breaks with convention to create a warm, unique and nuanced home.
A new home in a neighbourhood of large houses scales back the status quo to provide ‘just the right amount of space’ for a family.
This welcoming house has a verandah so generous it blurs the line between a courtyard house and a traditional Australian verandah.
In a natural clearing of bushland, this home with simple detailing and an earthy palette captures the spirit and joy of camping.
Rectifying a poorly planned '90s renovation this new courtyard arrangement lets in plenty of light and feels more spacious than ever.
A home previously owned by the client's Grandmother wasn't a good fit for a young family. An innovative extension changes all that.
A tiny terrace is transformed thanks to a new neighbouring addition that compliments and contrasts the original.
A series of separate, disconnected rooms are transformed by a central, open planned living space that maximises north light.
A new compact living pavilion defies its size thanks to plenty of glass and sliding doors — effortlessly connecting home and garden.
Sliding cedar shutters provide this otherwise glass box with shelter, privacy and a camouflage cloak — preparing it for every situation.
Rammed Limestone is the perfect material for Wall and Wall House — locally sourced, beautiful texture and natural colour and high thermal mass.
Long Courtyard House reorients the typical courtyard to the side of the house to bring in North light and create indoor/outdoor living.
This weekend beach holiday house is a flexible and comfortable home that can expand to host family and friends when required.
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.
Shmukler House by Tribe Studio is conceived as a series of boxes suspended in a large shed-like space.
Annie Street House was constructed by a project builder and utilises project home technology in unique ways to achieve a tight budget.
A series of shed-esque structures lap the coast in this simple, but thoughtful addition to a rural surf town in New Zealand.
Tight site, stringent planning and heritage controls, and a difficult orientation -- Nic Owen Architects pull off the architectural equivalent of a miracle.
A modest, cement clad building sits deep on a north facing bank opening to the landscape and overlooking the valley and ocean below.
From very early on it was clear that a simple box would dramatically improve the amenity of this home. And what a beautiful box it is!
Islington House brings sunlight deep into the home and shows off the personality of its owners. A unique home for a unique couple.
The 8.2-Star Energy Rated Leura Lane House is an impressive 2-bedroom prototype for energy efficient housing perfect for rural sites.
Can you spot a Japanese influence in Engawa House? 'Engawa' is an exterior hallway on Japanese homes -- the inspiration for this new extension.
This modern replacement for a derelict weatherboard cottage takes full advantage of the sun, the surf and views of the rolling hills.
Tucked away in a subdivided backyard in Melbourne's Inner North, Nest Architects created a delightfully compact two-bedroom home with a beautiful sunny garden.
Since the cows moved out, this old shed has been transformed into a modern home for humans
A huge periscope is one way to get light into Westbury Crescent Residence without sacrificing privacy. The clever manipulation of light doesn't stop there!
Views in one direction access to the garden in the other? Which do you choose? At House Chapple, you can have both!
The location was right. But it would take a lot of imagination and a leap of faith to transform this dilapidated shed into a home...
A project home from the 1970s with poor solar orientation is reconfigured and realigned. Now it catches the sun for energy efficiency.
A Brisbane red brick spec home was showing its age. Architect James Russell cleverly transformed the dated home into a bright and modern courtyard house.
Even during the heat of summer this passive solar design remained cool and kept the family comfortable. Reclaimed materials integrates with the original.
This family want to live in their home forever. They just need an architect to create a home to suit them for years to come -- in just 3.6 meters width.
At first glance it's a typical Victorian-era worker's cottage. Only on closer inspection you realize there's something unusual going on behind that facade...
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.
Pump House is a compact, off-grid home for simple living. Owners and guests can enjoy a quiet night, a cup of tea and quality time with their horse, George.
If a real estate agent tells you a house has 'good bones', it's rarely a good thing. The Eagle's bones (timber studs) are proudly on display. And they're not good; they're stunning.
Fairfield Hacienda offers an alternative to the often wasted front yard. MRTN Architects have created a sunny, private courtyard at the front of the house.
Westgarth House is a delightfully simple project that addresses our changing family needs by adding a modern, spacious living area to an existing home.
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...
Profile House is an extension that pays homage to the varied buildings in Brunswick East. BLOXAS Architects created an unexpected space inside, and out.
Bridport Residence extension grabs northern light and creates a quiet safe haven to the rear of the property.
A new house set in a compact urban site, Woollahra House has a relaxed yet rich garden landscape of indoor and outdoor rooms.
In the inner city it's not always wise to rely on an aspect. In the case of Diagonal House it made sense to embrace a sunny northern aspect.
A brief that might have disheartened some architects inspires a humble renovation that dramatically improves 'dog's breakfast' house.
Casual House's low maintenance, no frills materials create an affordable yet compelling extension to the rear of a family home.
The prefabricated Collingwood House fits easily into its tight urban site, without feeling squeezed for space.
An extension made from delicate steel and expansive glass feels like a precious jewel has been hung on the original heritage home.
A Collection of Spaces new spaces arranged around two courtyards revitalises a traditional worker's cottage without compromising its historical significance.
House for Five is a home designed by an architect for his family in an area controlled by strict planning controls. See what he did…
Jones House is a home designed for Australian conditions proving architectural ideas can be achieved without big budgets and costly construction methods.
At House 3 there's enough space for three generations of the one family to live comfortably together despite a tight site.
In a quiet corner of Melbourne's Inner-North, Modscape's modular, pre-fabricated and sustainable Tower House stands out from the crowd.
Andrew Maynard Architects asked a simple question -- 'Where does the sun come from' -- and designed a Hill House in the backyard of this Melbourne home.
A reinterpretation of a traditional terrace home keeps council happy, while a series of courtyards inject life into the home.
James Russell Architects' distinctive tropical style shines through in this climate-sensitive weatherboard house extension.
Ilma Grove is an extension to a heritage home in Northcote, Victoria. The extension provides more space and guarantees a sustainable lifestyle.
Talk about a constrained site - this light-filled addition is a small inner city block sandwiched between 14 adjacent properties.
A Launceston suburb renowned for its Californian Bungalows gets a new development that reinterprets the iconic style for modern, medium density living.
Dramatic topography, bush setting and diverse climatic conditions were the driving forces in this environmentally friendly design.
Queens Park House designed to create a series of spaces in the old and new house which are flexible over time.
On a magnificent, but challenging site, Tinbeerwah House is a beautiful, economical home that sits lightly on the land.
Semi-detached house revitalized for a young couple's contemporary lives. The transformation creates a bright new home.
A bayside extension clad inside and out in timber battens blurs the functional and decorative.
