This 170-year-old bluestone cottage gets a luxe and layered upgrade—without losing its old-world soul.
Blending Victorian-era details with a contemporary design approach creates a home that respects two worlds...
Clever design turns a cramped workers' cottage into a double-storey family home.
This renovation by a brother-sister team showcases the magic that happens when architect and builder collaborate seamlessly.
The neighbours once dubbed this home the ugly duckling of the street, now they're green with envy at this stunning entertainer.
Defying its narrow site, challenging east-west orientation and heritage restrictions, this skinny home manages to feel spacious.
Renovating a heritage house the right way means you can enjoy the benefits of a modern home while respecting the house's history.
When you've got a tight block, you need to use every square centimetre. That's how you make a compact home feel spacious.
Living in the inner-city means trading space for convenience. This project shows you, that trade-off isn't so bad.
How do you extend an old cottage which used to belong to the client's mother? By reinterpreting the original cottage, that's how...
A south-facing backyard can feel like a curse, but an unconventional roofline could come to the rescue to let direct natural light in.
And he said, 'Let there be light', and there was light. Thanks to a new double height space, this cottage is transformed.
With a passion for sustainability, these owners salvaged whatever they could to reduce the carbon footprint of their renovation.
A family of five create a joyful home with a series of open, colourful and light-filled spaces for their energetic young family.
If fur-babies, travel, colour and fun are ticking some mental boxes for you, you'll love Casa de Gatos (or 'House of Cats' in Spanish).
Rather than bifold doors, the rear of this house has a window seat with opening bifold windows to create an indoor/outdoor space.
Renovating a heritage house is a challenge at the best of times. But when the only option is going up, the challenge is all the greater.
Reclaimed bricks are used in various ways to bring a sense of history and weight to this inner-city extension.
Slabs of marble balanced between columns of concrete bounce and disperse light into the double-height living area of Balmain House.
Like a giant three dimensional puzzle this home defies its tight block with no views, houses on each side and a high wall to the north.
Level changes in this home inspired its name, Jack and Jill House. It has fairytale-esque fun by the bucketful -- and not a broken crown to be seen...
At West End Cottage by Vokes and Peters, the new work preserves and extends the pattern of rooms in respect of the existing plan…
A Collection of Spaces new spaces arranged around two courtyards revitalises a traditional worker's cottage without compromising its historical significance.
From possum-infested DIY-renovated nightmare to sunny and spacious home, Holden Street House has been transformed.
Aperture House uses the humble brick in imaginative and experimental ways which belie the modest scale of the spaces.
Modest extension creates an infinitely more liveable home compared to a previously gloomy and confused hodgepodge of poor additions.
Talk about a constrained site - this light-filled addition is a small inner city block sandwiched between 14 adjacent properties.
The craftsmanship of the Arts and Crafts period has been skillfully reinterpreted to create a modern extension which feels right at home next to the original home.
Side-by-side homes owned by two generations of the same family get an addition that explores interconnectedness and independence.
Raven Street House brings new meaning to 'open-plan' with curtains, shutters and dazzling colored glass where the walls should be. There's even an indoor tree!
If you arrived at this house blindfolded, you might assume you were in a secluded jungle house. But you're actually just 3km from the heart of Sydney!
House Eadie proves it's possible to retain unique quirks and a sense of history while integrating new, multifunctional spaces for contemporary living.
The age-old advice is to buy the worst house on the best street. Doll's House was the smallest house in the trendiest neighborhood, does that count?
