The 478-square-metre residence balances solidity and openness, drawing the surrounding landscape into every corner of the home.
Set on a secluded island in Ontario, Highview Cottage by Akb Architects is conceived as both a refuge and an instrument.
A perforated brick screen and terracotta roof lend this Alphington home a theatrical play of light and a sense of refuge.
Set within a native garden in Kew, Log House by Elida De Felice Architect is a thoughtfully designed home shaped by a deep respect for the landscape.
Mork-Ulnes Architects’ latest snowy cabin home for a young family of four sits at the foothills of Lake Tahoe’s mountains.
Floating in the clouds above Sydney’s Darling Point, Ruby’s 18th-storey perch is made all the more remarkable by Brad Swartz Architects’ considered use of passive design principles.
With tactile plaster walls, soaring volumes and panoramic views, Lake Austin is a family home born of a true creative partnership.
A long-neglected Darlinghurst terrace, Surrey 112 is a masterclass in the use of light, form and historical dialogue.
In San Francisco’s sloping streets, Precita House by Ryan Leidner Architecture is a study of light, material and sequence.
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Coalcliff House sits within the hillside, harmonising with the landscape as though it has always belonged there.
Ian Moore Architects transforms a former pub and corner store into a light-filled home.
Ernest House is a mid-century icon revived through a series of precise interventions, with a sun-drenched courtyard to draw tranquillity deep within.
EA House by Bokey Grant is a rationalist brick and concrete structure adorned in a collection of curious openings that bring the native bush ever closer.
Roscoe Mountain House by Elizabeth Roberts Architects is a contemporary weekender inspired by its iconic landscape and the site’s historic stone walls.
Cheshunt House by Bower Architecture & Interiors is a generous abode designed for both family gatherings and intimate moments of retreat.
On the Central Coast north of Sydney, Woodward Architects has created Sunridge House, a subtle alteration of a 1970s bush-beach shack.
For Bellwoods Residence, StudioAC pursues a light-centred response to a narrow site while respecting the social patterns of the clients’ family.
Embedded within a steep ridgeline, this quietly expressive home balances openness and retreat through a carefully choreographed sequence of spaces.
This modernist home has been recently renovated and extended by Kennedy Nolan, whose intervention deftly balances restoration with reinvention.
Big Sur’s dense redwood forests, wild cliffs and misty mountains inspired Electric Bowery’s reinvention of an existing home.
This Newcastle home by ORTN and Orton Haus combines coastal charm and natural materials, warmed by an elegant fireplace from Stoke Fireplace Studio.
In Melbourne, FMD Architects crafted a family home that is a quiet response to two magnificent onsite eucalyptus trees both in form and materiality.
Pandolfini Architects transforms a historic Melbourne home with a bold yet subtle addition that sits largely underground.