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By working with the original roofline of this Federation home, the designer created a light-filled and spacious addition.

In contrast the cellular plan of the existing Federation-era home, this light extension is open-plan where spaces overlap and interact.

The old house faced the wrong way and missed out on natural light. With the help of a clever skylight, this renovation turns things around…

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

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

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!

The journey through this home is one of contrasting light, colour and materials, making this narrow extension feel bright, warm and rich.

A house can become dysfunctional as poorly planned renovations alter the layout and strip away original details. But it can be fixed!

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

If your backyard doesn't face north, create a long side yard instead so you can enjoy the benefits of natural light and passive design.

The aperture-like addition to this heritage home carefully frames the best views and lets light into the new living spaces.

A deceptively simple and elegant addition which could be considered a prototype for sustainable, affordable homes.

This home manages to be thoroughly modern while mimicking the classic gabled form of children's drawings and doll's houses.

A series of courtyards weave this modern extension into the original home. A sensitive departure from the typical add-on.

Alterations to the rear of this house to draw in green vistas, sunlight and cooling breezes making the most of the weather year-round.

A disorganised and poorly oriented extension to the rear of heritage listed home is reconfigured into a beautiful open-plan space.

Using the latest laser-cutting technology, The Dalmeny is a shack meets tech-science hybrid solution to the generic suburban environment.

Sitting in an historic neighbourhood, House in House. Inside and out, it's a surprising alternative to its dark row house neighbours.

After a number of minor additions over the years, Patterson Street Residence is reinvigorated with a modern extension to the rear.

Views in one direction access to the garden in the other? Which do you choose? At House Chapple, you can have both!

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.