Renovations

Despite a seemingly impossible set of constraints, this terrace has been transformed into a light-filled and sustainable family home.

The renovation of this post-war house leans on mid-century details and views of the native landscape to create a special home.

A generous north-facing courtyard becomes the best part of this house, bringing light, breezes and the outdoors into every space.

Chimneys of the old brickworks immediately caught the architect's attention and she knew this renovation needed to capture that view!

Transforming a 1960s apricot-brick unit into the perfect bachelor pad meant rethinking the space and adapting what was already there...

Before the temperature really drops, now is a great time to start to transform your home with these reno ‘must-haves’ for winter entertaining.

Rather than relocate, this family decided on a Queenslander renovation to create the home of their dreams in the street they love.

Others overlooked this heritage-listed home because of its exposure on three sides, but a playful addition turns it into an asset.

A new 60 square metre addition creates a bright and modern living space for this inner-city home.

Perfect for entertaining, this new living pavilion at the back of a 1910s home is light, airy and open to the backyard.

An addition which doesn't overshadow the original heritage house, but improves the home's spaciousness, access to light and the yard.

If you love the curved lines and detailing of the Art Deco period, but crave open spaces and natural light, this home is for you...

Once home to the local milkman, this quaint cottage has been transformed into a light and bright home with a surprising sense of space.

A simple, rectangular, double-storey addition was a cost-effective way to gain the space this family needed. Plus some indulgences...

This home, inspired by a jewellery box, is perfect for your most treasured people and possessions: beautiful, safe and ordered.

From the street, all you can see is a sliver of the stunning new addition, designed to protect the heritage value of the original home.

At 52 square metres, this two-storey terrace was about the same size as a two-bedroom apartment, now there's space to entertain guests.

Rearranging this apartment opens it up to the views, builds in lots of storage space and finds room for a home office space to boot!

Your builder is the most crucial component of any home renovation project. Here's how to choose a builder for your renovation...

The owners of this whole floor apartment in Manly loved the location, but not the dark unfriendly spaces. Luckily, there was a solution!

Transforming a 1980s house into a warehouse loft-inspired home involved removing the roof but the results are more than worth it!

Every good architectural story needs a hero. In this renovation, it's a striking bookshelf which screens a work-from-home space...

This addition to a post-war brick home has a trick up its sleeve to guarantee access to sunlight despite the backyard facing south.

Defying its narrow site, challenging east-west orientation and heritage restrictions, this skinny home manages to feel spacious.

A west-facing backyard and poorly-designed additions left this family with dark mornings and overheated afternoons, but no longer...

Imagine having a classic modernist house in the family for three generations? How would you sensitively renovate it?

Staging the renovation of this home into two phases made budgetary sense and allows the home to adapt to the family's changing needs.

Clever planning allows this small apartment to feel grand and glamourous. Wait until you see how the dressing room transforms...

The roof and layout of the original home serve as the inspiration for a new addition, but a modern twist creates perfect family home.

This 1980s-era home already had a stellar location. Thanks to an internal reno, it has everything else you'd want in a home, too...

The substantial renovation of this terrace transforms the home, but reminders of the past are woven in to create a rich tapestry.

In many ways, Feng Shui aligns with the principles of good design. Here, Feng Shui achieves a light, harmonious and delightful home.

Three distinct pavilions create the breathing room needed for maximum light and breezes on this narrow inner-city block.

A beautiful new living space wrapping around a courtyard deck plus main bedroom suite creates the perfect home for a family of six.

Pooling for a pool: would you join forces with your parents to create the ultimate inner-city pad complete with a rooftop pool?

The only way was up at this home, but renovating meant this family were able to achieve everything they wanted without having to move.

With the option of renovating or selling, this family chose to renovate to stay in the area they, but that was easier said than done!

With its lush, wild setting, this home could be worlds away from the city and that's exactly what the owners wanted to achieve.

By rethinking the layout of this home, a more efficient plan that's perfect for modern living was found within the existing footprint.

Stunning Queenslander renovation retains the character of the original home while creating a modern addition for a growing family.

This post-war brick house has been transformed into a stylish modern home with a thoughtful addition and creative reworking.

This new pergola uses the original home's roofline as inspiration to provide additional shade without blocking light and views.

An avid collector needed a place to display and enjoy his assortment of quirky objects. Enter Über Shed 2, a shed/rumpus room/gallery.

It's hard to believe 1994 was nearly 30 years ago, but this home was sure showing its age. No more thanks to a fun and bright revamp.

Internal courtyards are the answer to finding natural daylight and preventing overlooking issues in this inner-city renovation.

A more efficient floor plan could unlock the space for an ensuite, open-plan kitchen and plenty of storage without extending...

Originally a parsonage for the neighbouring church, this historic home has been transformed with a contemporary addition.

This new addition is unquestionably modern, but it has an enduring, timeless quality which makes old and new perfect companions.

Despite facing north-east, this apartment felt small and dark not at all appropriate for the capital of the sunshine state!

With only minor changes over its 50-year life, this mid-century home retained its original charm but desperately needed a little TLC.

Full of light and opening onto the pool and outdoor area, this modern pavilion is the perfect addition to this heritage home.

A renovation to a Victorian-era home and detached studio shines thanks to the three Rs plus local manufacturing and craftsmanship.

The owners of a mid-century home loved the qualities of their home but needed a modern addition to bring it into this century.

On the corner of two main thoroughfares, a new room conceived as a large balcony gives this home a way to connect with the community.

An injection of pattern and brings plenty of personality to this cottage addition, perfect for a creative young family.

While older homes have character baked in, they're not built for modern living. But, you can have the best of both worlds; old and new!

A back deck completely transforms the functionality of this home, creating a hub connecting living areas with the backyard.

Creating a home for an introvert and an extrovert means balancing openness with a need for privacy; prospect and refuge.

Shop tops in Victorian-era buildings are often dark and often empty these days, talk about a wasted opportunity!

A long, thin addition on the southern boundary allows this home to maximise the amount of natural light and create an outdoor room.

An addition to this mid-century gem keeps the essence of the original while ensuring it's fit for family life in this century.

Oftentimes when you feel like you need 'more house', the answer is actually to rethink the way your existing house functions...

Downsizing from a large family home to an inner-city pad, this couple were prepared to compromise on space, but not on function!

A thin addition to this home creates new living spaces, but the bonus is a courtyard created by leaving space between existing and new.

Renovating is a messy art full of compromise but, if you roll with it, the result can be the perfect-imperfect home for your family.

With a block of just 117 square metres, this inner-city reno required some creative thinking to make the most of all available space...

Making the complex seem effortless in this addition on a tapering block was not easy, but the results are phenomenal.

Architecture isn't about the bells and whistles. It's about creating spaces which help to improve your lifestyle. Like this home!

A modern addition reorients this home towards the sun as well as complementing and tucking under the roofline of the original home.

Want a sustainable home, but don't know where to start? An architect can help you create a comfortable, sustainable home...

By using similar colours, materials and proportions as the original home without copying it, this addition fits in effortlessly.

Unusually-shaped boundaries can be a challenge, particularly on sites as tight as this; you've got to turn a challenge into an asset!

Previously a general store, this South Melbourne terrace is now a light-filled family home while retaining its character and quirks.

Would you be game to renovate and reduce the size of your home? This design proves it's not always more space you need, after all.

This space-defying addition proves just because you don't have a lot of space to extend doesn't mean you can't make a big impact.

Using passive design techniques, this new living space embraces the outdoors and will be comfortable year-round without relying on AC.

With dated bricks and dutch-gabled eaves, this home was definitely a child of the '90s, but now it's been given a contemporary twist.

Scandinavian design is clean and minimal, but the use of natural timbers and stone avoid it becoming sterile. This home nails the look.

Making a compact space work means making it work hard. But how, exactly, do you achieve that? This remodel shows you how...

For an artist who collects all things astonishing and strange, a renovation helps to show off her unique style and flair.

An incredible collaboration between the owners of a furniture company and the architects creates a light and bright coastal home.

You might be surprised how little extra space you need if you take the time to get the floor plan right...

By reimagining the way this existing addition functioned they were able to transform this home, adding only 15 square metres in total.

The clever addition has been sliced and diced to deal with all the constraints of the site, but it guarantees light, space and views.

If you focus on the basics first in sustainable house design, everything else becomes a bonus and your reduce greenwashing overwhelm.

A total rebuild of this terrace house was required, but glimpses of its history are exposed throughout the house.

Making the most of the site's assets, this new addition overlooks the lush park behind the home to stunning effect.

Can you have too many beds at a family beach house? A reno retains the character of this beloved beach house but maximises flexibility.

Ultimately council agreed to let them make some changes behind this heritage facade, convinced no one on the street would be the wiser.

Sadly lighting is an afterthought in many homes, but not here: a special lighting system demonstrates the potential of lighting design.

This 1960s home originally designed by Peter Johnson is updated to take advantage of its location without losing what makes it special.

Like a tiny, irritating grain of sand creating a lustrous pearl, sometimes a projects' constraints lead to the most charming solutions.

Renovating a heritage house the right way means you can enjoy the benefits of a modern home while respecting the house's history.

If you've ever harboured an urge to live in a trendy inner-city warehouse conversion, be prepared to have some feelings about this...

How do you get sun, light and a sense of space when your block is only 6 metres wide? This home has some solutions for narrow blocks.

Embracing the garden with a huge double-height space, 7 metre-wide door and patterned screen which fills the home with dappled shade.

Three distinct options and three years later they settled on a design, but when you're building forever, take the time to get it right!