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.
River Retreat by Edwards White Architects is a study in simplicity. The contemporary light-filled family home, in Taupiri, New Zealand, captures a casual informality and embraces its surroundings.
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.
On a sloping terrace in the shadow of snow-dusted mountain ranges Fearon Hay’s Alpine Terrace is a place dedicated to contemplation and protection within a landscape as harsh as it is sublime.
A concrete shell of irregular geometry informed by the landscape’s tectonics, Castle Cove House takes its cues from Californian mid-century architecture.
Following the contour of the hillside it sits upon, Spacecraft Architects’ Top Shelf sees a small footprint extruded to create a light-footed home in Wellington.
True to its name, Tree House sees a play on opening and closing elements layered through a series of filtered timber expressions, fulfilling the clients’ wish to live amongst the trees.
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.
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.
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.
Inspired by the traditional red brick warehouse that occupies the site in the tightly-held Melbourne enclave of Clifton Hill, Alexandra by Ola Studio celebrates the past while looking to the future.
Designed with trusted collaborator Snøhetta, Aesop’s Pitt street store in Sydney celebrates the company’s passage to fruition over the last three decades.
Perched within the trees at the water’s edge of Scotland Island, in Sydney’s Pittwater, The Pitt Point House, designed in 1985 by renowned architect Ken Woolley, is an icon of Australian design.
Matter Architects reinject life into a dilapidated 110-year old heritage home through references to the original bones in the form of materiality and formal gestures.
Moat’s Corner House sees Vibe Design Group apply an approach that bridges the functional and observational through a modernist lens, emphasising connection to the site’s past.
Just as nature’s grand beauty is content to exist as the humble backdrop for our daily lives, Thornton Residence provides the foundation for retreat without ostentation.
Hidden by a heritage Federation façade, a modernist two-storey addition by Christopher Polly Architect, carefully stitched to the primary dwelling, waits to be discovered.
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.
Representing a meeting of minds, the Ridgeway House saw Ha Architecture work closely with fellow architect Steve Coster to design a compact charred timber extension to a Victorian weatherboard.
Hut on Sleds is a modest exploration of the essence of the family holiday home sees a removable structure reflecting a naturalistic and contextually responsive aesthetic.
Liam Wallis, founder of HIP V. HYPE, speaks about the approach to Nightingale 2 in Fairfield, the new address for considered, environmentally, economically and socially responsive housing.
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.
Tamarama House deftly balances the need for privacy and protection in a coastal setting with the desire or full immersion in the site’s natural beauty.
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.
Through a muted, timeless palette and a pared-back spatial approach, Heartly’s interiors for the Rose Street Worker’s Cottage respectfully respond to Honto Architecture’s restoration work.
The many-faceted offerings of Willow Urban Retreat define its tranquil presence as a haven that serves as a platform for human connection to self, community and place.
7 Ivy Lane brings a Palm Springs-inspired aesthetic to Launceston in the north of Tasmania, where HONED Architecture + Design play with contrast between light and dark.
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.
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.
We explore Twohill and James Architecture’s QLD Architecture Awards entry Camp Hill House, where the bones of the existing cottage are opened to make way for additional living and integrated garden.
Enclosing its new living, dining and kitchen zones, Randwick Pavilion by MASQ Architecture sits as a small brick-sleeved structural gesture, floating above a glass enclosure below.
As an affront to the typical residential coastal offering, the approach to North Avoca stemmed from a motivation to embrace the site’s many obstacles and create a contextually-responsive architecture.
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.
Themes of balance, light and dark underpin a unique union of traditional and contemporary in Tom Mark Henry’s Bischoff Residence, designed together with Unfold Architecture.
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.
Set among the mature gums, the Clifton Hill House is a project deeply inspired by client Fleur Glenn’s lifetime of connection to the site and her community.
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