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.

Old Meets Bold: A Cottage Reborn in Style

Heritage charm, modern swagger. See how this Victorian cottage got a next-level makeover while keeping its soul intact.

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.

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.

Resilient and Refined: Meet Blairgowrie’s Sustainable Beachside Beauty

Get a peek inside Blairgowrie’s chic retirement retreat that defies coastal elements and inspires with timeless style.

This Victorian Villa’s secret? A contemporary, sustainable twist (literally)

Think Victorian homes are dark and outdated? Think again! Bryant Alsop’s addition is all about light, space, and sustainability.

A high-performance home that’s tough on bushfires, easy on the planet

How can a small home be energy-efficient, bushfire-resistant, and beautiful? Find out!

How one home seamlessly supports three generations

Wondering how two families can live together without stepping on toes? This design cracks the code for multigenerational homes.

A clever side-by-side development that is both luxurious and energy efficient

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…

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.

Reimagining Tradition: An Off-Grid Farmhouse in Carrickalinga

This modern farmhouse combines tradition with sustainability, offering stunning views and off-grid living in Carrickalinga.

Small Space, Huge Potential: The secret of this compact inner-city home...

This clever home injects flexibility, functionality and sustainability into a seemingly impossible 27 square metre footprint...

Certified Passive House a standout in Melbourne’s Inner West

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

What happens when architect and builder siblings create a home?

This renovation by a brother-sister team showcases the magic that happens when architect and builder collaborate seamlessly.

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.

Transforming Tradition: A Stunning Edwardian Home Renovation

A heritage home with a modern twist, perfect for daily family life and hosting family and friends for longer-terms...

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.

A Home That Embraces and Enhances the Site's Unique Natural Features

A magnificent 100 year old fig tree and a small creek are treated as sacred elements in this home which embraces its environment.

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 Home Inspired by the Feelings of Camping Under a Simple Tarpaulin

In a natural clearing of bushland, this home with simple detailing and an earthy palette captures the spirit and joy of camping.

Great Barrier House's Skeletal Timber Frame Allows it to Open Up

A timber exoskeleton-like structure allows Great Barrier House to open onto its surrounds while lifting towards a hill to the west.

Northcote Residence: Passive Solar Extension Keeps Its Cool

Even during the heat of summer this passive solar design remained cool and kept the family comfortable. Reclaimed materials integrates with the original.

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.

Bridge House Touches the Earth Lightly -- Literally and Figuratively

Bridge House takes full advantage of a naturally stunning site, straddling a creek bed and touching the earth lightly environmentally and physically.

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.

The Shed House Will Make You Think Twice About Old Buildings

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...

Hill Plain House: Agricultural Chic Outside; Moody Bachelor Pad Inside

From the outside Hill Plain House has an Australian agricultural feel. Inside, it's another story; dark moody and richly detailed.

HOUSE House: A Single Building Extends Two Houses

Two homes. Both owned by the same family. A new extension designed to flank the rear of both homes to provide extra space.

Forever House: A New Pavilion under the Eaves of a Suburban Home

A sustainable, flexible and contemporary living space grows out of an existing home. It's reverent and cheeky, radical and conservative.

Über Shed: Sure It's a Shed, But Not Your Average Shed

Über Shed is not *just* a shed. It's also a rural retreat that reinterprets the rustic charm of traditional agricultural sheds for modern living.

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.

Southern Outlet House Dazzles Passersby on a Nearby Highway

A house inspired by 20th Century naval camouflage. There's something you don't hear everyday…

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.

Ilma Grove House: A Heritage Home Looks Forward to a Sustainable Future

Ilma Grove is an extension to a heritage home in Northcote, Victoria. The extension provides more space and guarantees a sustainable lifestyle.

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.

Christian Street House Takes Advantage of Benign Subtropical Climate

Embracing the morning sun and bay breezes, Christian Street House is comfortable year-round by making the most of Brisbane's climate.

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.

Woollahra House Makes the Best of a Compact Urban Site

A new house set in a compact urban site, Woollahra House has a relaxed yet rich garden landscape of indoor and outdoor rooms.

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…

Constable House Staged Renovation Takes 14 Years, But Worth the Wait

A 1960s Architect-designed home undergoes 21st Century transformation into a gracious new house fit for modern living.

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.

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