Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac in Melbourne’s leafy Malvern, Silvertop House by Tom Robertson Architects merges a characterful Edwardian cottage with a light-filled addition.

Tucked into the small coastal town of Barwon Heads, on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, AB House by Office MI–JI offers a considered degree of compartmentalisation.

Clare Cousins Architects has considerately converted an old warehouse to a contemporary domestic residence, retaining and emphasising the building’s layered history.