City Beach House combines the coastal home and the urban dwelling. Fearon Hay has graciously brought the differing styles together through a contemporary monochromatic lens.
The Tondo Collection by Biasol is a series of mirrors, inspired by the modern arch, that speak to a contemporary, minimalist approach.
Volker Haug Studio’s interdisciplinary lighting collections are imbued with simplicity and a sense of luxury that elegantly unifies the interior.
Established in 2007 by industrial designers Sarah Gibson and Nicholas Karlovasitis, DesignByThem has always endeavoured to create and produce unique, novel designs for design enthusiasts.
Through subtle tonal shifts and the stripping of the non-essential, Wellard Architect’s Elsternwick House gives an existing Edwardian home a new life for its young family.
Ancona is a ten-year labour of love, which sees Steve Domoney, of Steve Domoney Architects, and his wife Lek take inspiration in the rural setting amidst rolling pastures.
Through simple volumes, linear geometries and an honest use of materials, Roseville Pavilions sees Benn & Penna extends an original home into the garden to create new connections.
Franca House sees Myers Ellyett and Wrightson Stewart combine to carefully sculpt both the interior and exterior rooms of an existing home to flow consistently across thresholds.
The Bouwman House from Sam Crawford Architects sees an update on a 1914-era Federation house in Sydney’s inner-west.
The Carousel Collection sees Designer Rugs launch their first in-house hand-knot rug collection, capturing years of innovation and experience.
Peeking above the sand dunes and native vegetation, Shearwater House sits surrounded by enviable beaches adjacent the Narawntapu National Park.
Nestled at the foot of the Waitakere Ranges, Forest House by Fearon Hay is a project informed at every turn by the creative tensions between key aspects of the design.
Lansell House sees Neil Architecture carve out a sense of clarity between the old and new bringing a contemporary lightness to its contrasting heritage past.
On a working sheep farm on Tasmania’s North Bruny Island, John Wardle Architects’ Shearers Quarters sees a warm timber-lined structure, clad in corrugated iron, reinterpret the traditional design.
Wanaka Residence sees Three Sixty Architecture create a balanced rhythm through mechanisms of compression and release, that provide moments of intimacy and openness internally, and beyond.
A harmonious and thoughtful response to a complex challenge, Molecule Studio’s Winton House is a Victorian heritage home given new life via a contemporary two-storey extension.
Tasked with sensitively reworking the interior of a home designed originally by renowned architect Peter Stutchbury, Minosa’s approach was guided by the spectacular views of Sydney Harbour.
Walpole Street sees Kate Walker Design combine refined detailing and nods to the traditional to bring this family home into a contemporary relevance.
Designed by DKO Architecture and Breathe Architecture for Defence Housing Australia (DHA) to champion sustainability and celebrate community, Arkadia is exemplary in its use of recycled materials.
Through natural materiality and an elegant geometric formal gesture, the Cabarita Conservatory by Sam Crawford Architects complements the natural environment to create a public space in Cabarita Park.
We explore Tim Ditchfield Architects’ Sea Deck, where a steeped slope and adjacency to a national park inspire a robust and natural palette.
We explore Workshop Architects’ Fawkner House, where an existing double-fronted Victorian house in South Yarra is given a new life, through a play on revealing and concealing tactics.
Tasked with transforming an existing 1980s extension to an original post-war bungalow into a contemporary home, Preston Lane utilised the existing bones of Parnell Façade House as the foundation.
Within a series of tight urban constraints, North Melbourne Terrace by Eldridge Anderson is a double volume alteration and addition to the rear of an existing Victorian terrace home.
Subiaco House sees Vokes and Peters Architects propose a contemporary take on the cottage vernacular, while adding to the rich and established character of its garden suburb.
Injecting a sense of calm into existing Victorian single-fronted home in Melbourne inner-north North Fitzroy Terrace sees Freadman White apply acute organic sensibilities to extend dilapidated shell.
South Africa may be a long way from the Melbourne suburb of Toorak, but Arno Residence by Adele Bates embraces this journey through clever design.
Referencing the legacy of the original 1920s California bungalow, Malvern East House speaks to a connected past and present.
Perching in the treetops and anchored to the hillside, X Marks sees Spacecraft Architects conquer a challenging site.
Kieron Gait Architects’ Balmoral Gully House references the dappled light of the adjacent canopies and gully as an inspiration for the resulting architectural response.
Demonstrating a love of timber in all its textures, tones and colours, Point Wells Gables House outwardly takes its cues from the gabled barn of the local rural vernacular.
Patterson Associates’ Parihoa sees the idea of a modern outpost or fort articulated in the form of a robust farmhouse, overlooking its rugged and uncompromising coast.
Through the release of his Puffalo Modular Lounging, Ross Didier reaffirms himself as one of Australia’s most interesting and versatile designers.
Henry Francis Design’s Skywalk Apartment injects a sense of theatre through the vertical journey of the space, sprawling over three internal levels of the 1880s steam factory it sits within.
Wolveridge Architects’ Canadian Bay Cabin is a home that defies expectation yet is grounded in the primal imperative of providing shelter.
DX Architects’ Elwood Residence sees an existing dwelling replaced and a considered study of context and neighbouring typologies emerge as inspiration.
Ian Moore Architects’ Redfern Warehouse sees an existing warehouse lightly touched in its adaptive repurposing as a residential family home and office space.
Through its bold materiality, Nano House gives a nod to Brutalism that is softened by warm timber and landscaped elements. Shaun Lockyer Architects has envisioned a series of pavilions, connecting.
Resting at the base of a steep mountain slope that rises sharply above the beach, Kawakawa House is a place from which to experience life amongst the trees and contemplate the ocean below.
The Bustle House takes its inspiration from the character and faded beauty of the original building, personified as an ‘old lady’, playing with contrast to create a new addition whose form takes its c
Through the materiality of steel and glass, a contemporary monochromatic palette and clean, rectilinear forms, Lightbox House sits proudly as a new presence adjacent to its traditional predecessor.
Happiness comes from within but as Neometro founding director Jeff Provan knows all too well, our happiness is also highly influenced by the places in which we live and work.
We explore Outline Project and Kennedy Nolan’s Kooyong, where cues from the Arts and Crafts architectural style combine in the form of six luxury townhouses.
Housed under an oversized sweeping roof, Barwon Heads House replaces an existing humble timber holiday cabin with a design that approaches the site with a robust responsiveness.
The studied simplicity of these elevations exemplifies the architects’ focus inward to create spaces that cannot be read from the exterior but which must be experienced from within.
Wrapping around a series of integrated landscapes, a sequence of geometric volumes maximise aspect while dismantling the trials of the wedge-shaped site.
Veiled by a series of white perforated screens, Nelson House layers materials, landscape and spaces to create a balance between seclusion and connection to the surrounding urban context.
We explore B.E. Architecture’s Point Nepean Residence in Portsea with views that look at over Portsea Pier and Port Phillip Bay, and sustainable materials that bring the natural setting inside.
Toorak 2 sees Robson Rak pare back the unnecessary embellishments of a 1980s Georgian-style home to reveal and enhance its inherent elegance.
For Portland St Residence Nina Maya Interiors drew inspiration from the impressive panoramic views of Sydney Harbour to create a soft and tranquil home.
Melbourne Design Studios have used biophilic principles to artfully integrate their latest urban residential project, Slate House, to the surrounding natural environment.
Subtly interweaving old and new, the St Kilda East House does not seek to transform the stately art deco original, instead enhancing a sense of connection between the contemporary and the existing.
Combining locality, authenticity and social responsibility, Made by Morgen have emerged as one of the most exciting new furniture designers and makers, creating beautiful pieces to last a lifetime.
We speak with founding director, Ellie Taylor of Lande Architects about Charles Street, a project of which she is both architect and owner, where an Abbotsford cottage is given a new chapter.
Skinny House sees Japanese principles utilised to carve out internal spaces free from the clutter and noise of the everyday, proposing a true home sanctuary for a considered life.
We explore Amber Road’s Polychrome House, where a client’s impassioned love of art and bold approach to colour, see the transformation of a small home in Cronulla, into a vibrant celebration of life.
NTF Architecture’s Salisbury Townhouses exemplify a refreshing residential typology that embraces the ideals of affordability through a refined architectural lens.
Despite its grand scale, the Ian Potter Southbank Centre, home of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, is a building of remarkable generosity, whose design is grounded in encouraging the artistic.
A tranquil inner-city retreat, the Albert Park Extensions uses prefabricated construction to update an ageing Albert Park residence.
Bower Architecture extends the idea of heritage into the 1960s with New Modern, a renovation and expansion of a modernist Melbourne home that offers a contemporary interpretation of the original home.
