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.
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.
Dark Horse sees Architecture Architecture create the fullest expression of the original resulting in a worker’s cottage redefined for contemporary living.
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.
We speak with co-founding director, Alicia McKimm of Golden about The Esplanade, its intimate connection to its coastal locale and an expression of rich tonality through materiality.
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.
A holistic and contextual approach to site sees the reimagining of a narrow light-deprived heritage home, with an injection of the contemporary, by Taylor Knights Architects.
A Mim Design project, with architecture by Ben Robertson, St Ninians embraces black, with a thoughtful monochromatic palette that resonates with the clients’ vibrant contemporary art collection.
We exploreKennedy Nolan Architects’ Caroline House, an existing Edwardian weatherboard house is extended with a sense of the whimsical, creating a balanced relationship between interior and garden.
We explore Alwill Interiors’ Peppertree House, where rich layers reference a European sensibility, expressing architectural details and creating a sense of calm in a minimal interior.
At the foundation of the project is a belief in the importance of engaging inhabitants in the world around them, as a counter to the significant amount of time spent in artificial environments.
We explore Project 12 Architecture’s Northcote Residence, where an existing Californian bungalow and its ill-fitting 1980s extension is given new life through a contemporary lens.
The Garden Room House sees a living and breathing core inserted to create both visual and ventilated connections to the existing Victorian home and its new extension.
We explore Bureau Probert’s QLD Architecture Awards entry Albert Villa, where an existing cottage is given a new life, with a pavilion addition, respectfully referencing its heritage.
Set atop a bluff on the Flinders coastline, the Bluff House embraces a sense of separation as a means of amplifying the context, finding balance through the tension between detachment and connection.
An innovative and contemporary response to a classic Californian bungalow restoration in Melbourne’s north, Coburg House by Lisa Breeze Architect is a lovingly restored family home.
Nth FITZROY by Milieu is a carefully considered collaboration between progressive urban developer Milieu, architecture practice Fieldwork and award-winning interior designers Flack Studio.
United Places Botanic Gardens, designed by Carr Design Group, is a pioneering hotel experience that offers guests a new level of travel luxury within one of Melbourne’s most renowned suburbs.
Studio Griffiths’ Ivanhoe Residence finds inspiration in the heritage 1930s original house to create a contemporary family home that combines refinement with whimsical personality.
Responding to a nuanced brief for contemporary living, Folk Architects’ Storybook House is a proposition of extending and renovating an existing single-fronted Victorian terrace.
We explore Telly Theodore Allied Office’s Laycock Road, where a large excavation to the existing site creates a generous and texturally engaging internal extension space.
At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in an estate on the Bellarine Peninsula, the Torquay House is oriented toward the views across the golf course, with the design framed by expanses of earth & sky.
Driven by a belief that multi-residential architecture must both respond and contribute to the city’s local urban landscape, an innate appreciation for cultural context is at the heart of Milieu.
An eco-friendly home, designed to passively cool without air-conditioning, the Red Blue Zephyr (RBZ) House takes inspiration from the nature it is placed within.
Nestled deferentially behind a double-storey Victorian terrace, the Chamfer House by Ha Architecture gracefully addresses the inherent challenges of its restricted site and heritage context.
The Green House is an urban sanctuary, born from a desire to create a sustainable and ecological home completely immersed in the surrounding environment.
Studio 203’s Lilyfield House sees an existing shop-front in Sydney’s inner-west transformed into a series of volumes, connected through a central atrium.
A traditional workers’ cottage is transformed by interior designer Fiona Lynch into a refined and dynamic home that reflects the identity of its owner, Melbourne artist Tom Adair.
The Tongue n Groove flagship showroom, designed by Tobias Partners, has been awarded a prestigious Good Design Award Gold Accolade in the Architectural Design category.
We explore Templeton Architecture's Sybil House, a former 'chook farm', repurposed as a bespoke escape from the city in Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
Bloxas’ Hungry Hands project takes a tactile approach to texture in order to engage its occupants in a sensory discovery through the spaces, allowing for increased engagement in their everyday life.
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