More Than a House—A Self-Sustaining Ecosystem in the City

Holocene House doesn’t just sit in the landscape—it actively regenerates it. Explore this carbon-positive oasis in Sydney.

Why This Home is Shaking Up a Heritage Street (In a Good Way!)

Not your average front yard – this one is part garden, part community hub, and a functional extension of the home...

Glowing with Purpose: A Sustainable Bushland Retreat

Nestled in Beaconsfield’s bushland, Hillside Home glows like a lantern—sustainable, serene, and strikingly beautiful.

A Timber-Clad Treehouse for the Golden Years

Designed for a retired couple, this home floats among the trees with minimal impact and maximum serenity

Bikes, Bunnies, and Brilliance: A Green Dream Home

Where bike storage isn’t an afterthought but a design-defining feature.

Compact Design, Big Impact: Brunswick Home Renovation

Reviving a 1920s weatherboard for modern family living while preserving the home’s character and charm...

Sculptural Roofs and Rammed Earth Walls Define this Bold Design

Rammed earth, solar power, and handcrafted details create a unique retreat where the design feels at home in the landscape.

Rammed Earth Walls and Passive Design Makes Every Season a Breeze

Forget the front door — this beautiful rammed earth home greets you with a friendly courtyard welcome.

The Nest: A Coastal Haven That’s as Functional as It Is Stunning

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.

The Secret to Coastal Living: No Fences and Flexible Spaces

Two separate boxes, open-air flow, and room for 14 guests – see the smart layout behind this coastal crib.

From Worst to First: How This Home Became the Street Star

Curved walls, clever design, and connection to the park—Fringe Dweller strikes the perfect balance between privacy and openness.

Discover how Avocado House blends 1960s charm with modern outdoor living

What’s it like to live in a renovated 1960s weatherboard home? See how this thoughtful transformation created a perfect balance of old and new.

Imagine if more suburban homes looked and functioned like this…

A suburban home designed for the Australian landscape and climate. If our suburbs looked like this, imagine what we could create.

At his home in the country, every room opens up to the nature...

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

Eco-Friendly Beach Shack: Smart Design for Modern Living

From shack to sanctuary! Discover how a 1960s beach shack became a modern, eco-friendly family home...

What would a marine lovers’ house on a coastal reserve look like?

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

Discover Heather's Off-Grid House: A Model of Sustainable Rural Living

This off-grid sustainable house balances modern comforts with off-grid sustainable living on a 37-hectare property in Birregurra.

From Disused Inner-City Car Park to a Compact Family Home

From the street this modern take on the other single storey cottage in the neighbourhood. But things get interesting quickly...

Australian Retreat Designed to Encourage a Laid-back Lifestyle

Waitpinga Retreat designed as a casual getaway immersed in the natural beauty of nature looks and feels very Australian.

Renovations Reuses Salvaged Materials from the Demolition Works

An extension to a double fronted Californian bungalow reuses salvaged materials from the demolition works in an extensive renovation.

Blueys Beach House is a Modern Take on the Traditional Beach Shack

This modern beach house wraps around courtyards and open spaces to blur the lines between inside and out - perfect for a beach retreat.

THAT House Defies Its Neighbours In Every (Good) Way Possible

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.

Need Extra Storage? The Floor of this House is a Giant Cupboard!

Mills House eliminates bulky cupboards by converting the floor into storage space, leaving the entire width of the terrace for living.

A House for Rock Climbers, Artists and, of Course, Their Friends...

Two avid climbers, a professor and a gallery owner, teamed up to build a house in the Blue Mountains to host fellow climbers and artists.

Dilapidated Garage Reimagined as a Creative Little Studio

Located in a tight lane way in Fitzroy, Little Gore Street Studio is a truly unique response to urban densification...

A Bush-Style Home for Beautiful Pittwater Site

Hilltop House is a small, carefully crafted dwelling on the steep eastern slopes of Pittwater, a waterway to the north of Sydney.

A Galvanised Nugget for a Gold Prospector and His Family

On a windy and exposed site, nestled behind a hill, sits a metal clad nugget; a home for a gold prospector and his family...

Seal Rocks House is About the Simple Pleasures of Surf, Sea and Trees

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.

Trentham Modern Farmhouse Uses Local Materials to Fit Into the Landscape

Incorporating the qualities of a traditional farmhouse ensures this modern farmhouse will feel like a home from the get-go.

Montville Residence: Precast Concrete Rainwater Tanks Keep the Cool

Dramatic topography, bush setting and diverse climatic conditions were the driving forces in this environmentally friendly design.

Sled House: A House You Can Relocate With a Tractor?

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.

Cape Schanck House: What Does a House Shaped by Nature Look Like?

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.

Casa 31_4 Room House: Australia's Most Livable Coolgardie Safe

Casa 31_4 Room House is a Coolgardie Safe for living. But it also uses the layering of history to transition a traditional house into a vibrant modern home.

Brunswick House: A New Perspective in an Eclectic Neighborhood

Brunswick House is restrained and space-efficient, but surprising spaces like a rooftop terrace provide a new perspective on its eclectic neighborhood.

Mount Ninderry House: Low Budget Sustainable House in Picturesque Surrounds

Mount Ninderry House is a sustainable house that takes full advantage of its stunning natural setting without the extra cost. And check out that pool!

Snowy Mountains House: Living Off The Grid Never Looked This Good

Snowy Mountains House is designed for living off the grid in style. The home works with nature to resist extreme winds, collect rainwater and shed snow.

Convertible Courtyard House: When The Clouds Roll In, So Does the Roof

As the name suggests, Convertible Courtyard House is a home that's as adaptable as a convertible car - rain, hail or shine, this house has you covered.

Haberfield House: Complimentary Addition in a Federation Neighborhood

Haberfield House demonstrates an innovative response to restrictive heritage controls in an historical neighborhood.

Batten and Board House: A Simple 'Box' Transforms a Weatherboard

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!

The Mook: A House That's More Like a Sophisticated Tent

Designed more like a sophisticated tent than your traditional home, The Mook can be built on any site with minimal disturbance.

Clifton Hill House: Heritage Cottage Gets Sustainable Renovation

An inner city Victorian cottage of heritage significance is renovated with contemporary design and sustainable building practices.

Beachcroft Orth Residence: Openable Walls Let the Outdoors In

At Beachcroft Orth Residence, screens and glazed garage doors allow internal spaces to spill into the outdoors.

Soe Ker Tie (Butterfly) Houses Are a Private Space For Thai Orphans

Named Soe Ker Tie (Butterfly) Houses by the workers on site, these six innovative pavilions provide affordable accomodation for Thai orphans.

Profile House: Not Your Average Boundary Fence

Profile House is an extension that pays homage to the varied buildings in Brunswick East. BLOXAS Architects created an unexpected space inside, and out.

Modscape: A Tiny Self-Sufficient Cabin in Rural Australia

Nestled on the banks of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, this tiny self-sufficient cabin retreat becomes part of the wider landscape.

Inside Out House: Bringing the Outside In and the Inside, Out

Cut Paw Paw Inside Out House is deliberately incomplete. The owners, asked that the house be 'ridiculously inside-out'…

Storm Cottage: A Simple Black Rough Sawn Timber Box Looks to the Sea

A modest retreat provides shelter, warmth and comfort in the wild and isolated of the remote setting.

World's First Carbon Positive Prefab House Drops in to Melbourne

ArchiBlox' Carbon Positive Prefab House means it's no longer enough to just be carbon neutral, when you can be carbon positive.

Seaview House's Pavilions Fit in With Its Weatherboard Neighbours

Seaview House is made up of a series of pavilions, designed to fit in with neighbouring old weatherboard cottages without sacrificing contemporary appeal…

Tower House's Collection of Small Pavilions Creates a Village of Spaces

Tower House's owners and their 8 year old twin sons asked for a home 'for community, art and nature to come together'. They got a village.

Kensington House Transforms Interwar Cottage on Small Urban Site

A modern, but sensitively sized addition transforms existing interwar home and saturates it in natural light - in-spite of a tiny site.

Prefabricated Cora House Carried Onto Site Leaving Environment Untouched

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.

Hill End Ecohouse Reuses Materials from Existing Home

Hill End Ecohouse in Queensland is a new home constructed almost entirely from the house it replaced and a leader in sustainability…

Moonlight Cabin: A Tiny But Perfectly Detailed Beachside Cabin

Located on a windswept coast line, Moonlight Cabin is a place to retreat from and engage with the landscape’s ephemeral conditions.

Mona Vale House is a Test Bed for Sustainable Ideas

Thanks to an owner with an interest in sustainable building, Mona Vale House incorporates passive and active sustainability features.

Could You Live in an Artist's Studio Like This?

This Artist's Studio is a beautifully detailed, creative space for painting and sculpting to encourage and inspire creativity…

Storrs Road House: A Beautiful Tropical Home Rekindles the Past

A home on the family property for a retiring couple, Storrs Road House aims to reflect in miniature the site and its history.

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