Jess Nardella and his team of craftspeople at Mebourne-based DuoBuilt have specialised in high-end construction, delivering design-led, quality residential and commercial construction outcomes.
Moat’s Corner is an interactive haven designed by Vibe Design Group, and features a completely customised, boundary-pushing window and doors specification by Thermeco.
As generous as it is unexpected, Austin Maynard Architects’ King Bill House is an impassioned offering from the clients and architects to the suburb of Fitzroy.
Lighthouse is a home of simplicity, with architects Room 11 focusing on form and functionality to create a small, beautifully detailed home for a retired couple in Hobart.
Taking heed from its rugged west-coast location, Kaipara Harbour House by Crosson Architects is inspired by the burial ground of ships it sits upon. Akin to upturned hulls in the sand.
JJ House sees Bokey Grant Architects maintain the modest scale of the original workers cottage and meticulously stitch together the old and the new within the existing footprint.
Known for their utilitarian and playful approach, Dowel Jones is on a constant search for growth, and the latest initiative New Model is a much-welcomed addition to the brand’s explorative legacy.
Sitting as its own bird-like form to the rear of a Victorian home, Retallack Thompson’s Erskineville Creature proposes a solution to the issues of inner-urban densification and housing affordability.
Palmer Street rises to meet its many challenges. Brad Swartz Architects’ respectful sensitivity to the home’s context and history creates a retrained layering of heritage and contemporary elements.
Composed as a series of courtyards and pavilions, Lake Wendouree House by John Wardle Architects pays homage to the gardens of the regional Victorian city of Ballarat.
Envisioned as a marriage of old and new, Toorak House by Rosanna Ceravolo takes inspiration from its owners to propose a generous and robust, yet stylish renovation of a heritage-era home.
Crafted through the discerning lens of Bates Smart, Living Edge’s new Melbourne showroom is a considered, immersive and timeless space dedicated to celebrating the brand’s curated collection.
Stepping behind the Victorian façade of Sanders & King’s South Melbourne House, one discovers an interior that, inspired by the clients’ love of contemporary European design.
Embracing its location and identity within one of Melbourne’s most envied residential postcodes, Heyington Place by Carr combines refinement and elevated restraint in its approach.
Archer Office’s Camperdown Warehouse sees an artful approach to adaptive re-use result in the design of a three-bedroom residence with no internal walls.
Crosson Architects’ Kawau Island House combines the familiar with a sense of endurance and creates a place of disconnection from the hectic pace of everyday life.
Margate House embraces its site and surrounding environment. Field Labs brings a curious sensibility to the design, proposing an engineered solution that is both beautiful and sustainable.
Launched in February and available exclusively to trade clients, the program sees a range of colourways introduced and new levels of customisation offered.
Situated within an existing building in Darlinghurst, the aptly named Darlinghurst Apartment provided Hecker Guthrie an ideal backdrop to play with light and explore ideas of sanctuary.
Hidden amongst the trees above Sydney’s Tamarama Beach, Akin Atelier’s Ashley Street project was conceived as a private hideaway with a strong connection to nature.
Referencing the form and materiality of the nearby rural sheds, Mountford Williamson’s Port Willunga Beach House combines a familiar agricultural vernacular together with a coastal robustness.
Capturing the personality of its clients through an injection of expressive colour, texture and artwork, Wattle House by Golden combines a youthful vitality with a considered approach.
North Bondi sees James Garvan Architecture put forward a restrained palette to add textural movement, creating a curiosity through materiality in a response to the home’s surroundings.
By day, the Lantern House by Herbst Architects reads as a dark rectilinear form, yet by night, softly glowing from within the light streaming through the battens lends the design another dimension.
Empire House exemplifies the shared commitment of Austin Maynard Architects and the clients to preserving the original home and the character of the area.
Eyrie Cabins sees Cheshire Architects bring a refreshing rigor in their approach, creating considered insertion into its enviable site, where guests enter through the large window opening.
Upside-Down-Back-To-Front House sees Carter Williamson shake up a family home, proposing a renovation that discards expectations, instead prioritising solutions tailored to its inhabitants.
Armadale Residence by Rob Mills Architects bring a considered eclecticism and refinement to fulfilling its multidimensional brief transforming a former warehouse into a considered and functional home.
Hill Plains Cottage sees Wolveridge Architects combine a restrained and contextually appropriate materiality with an understanding of the site, creating a place of seclusion.
When Casey Brown Architecture was first briefed on this Bangalley project, the instruction was to “do the site justice, be part of nature and make sure it will last 100 years”.
Set the bayside Melbourne suburb of Brighton, Sussex Street sees Mim Design and Powell and Glenn bring a refined commitment to heightened detail, monolithic and strong gestures and a sense of elegant.
Contrasting old and new, accepting the imperfect with the perfect, the Perfect Imperfect House by Megowan Architectural is the result of a dialogue about balance.
Utterly minimalist, Axia, the new collection from Phoenix Tapware, distils each piece down to the most essential qualities of form, line and materiality, achieving an unparalleled level of simplicity.
Perched over the lake of the same name, Wallis Lake House by Matthew Woodward Architecture is an expression of contrasts, combining a linear formality with a relaxed and textural outlook.
Referencing the traditional pitched canvas tent in form and purpose Tent House by Chris Tate Architecture lightly touch the enviable location sits amongst, contrasting the natural with built elements.
James Garvan Architecture opens up the existing formal planning and reconfigures key connecting zones to give the Paddington House a new sense of lightness.
Great Dane hosts Scandinavian Stories, an annual design talk following the Stockholm Furniture Fair exploring the current Scandinavian design landscape.
Casa X sees Branch Studio Architects carve out a warm enclave in walking distance from the coastline the building is tucked so neatly within, where a series of timber-lined pavilions.
Nestled into and emerging from its sloping site, Red Hill House sees shards of burnished Corten steel sculpted into a coastal abode. Inarc Architects brings a refreshing boldness.
As part of VOLA’s series of short films focused on architecture and design, founding director of StudioIlse Ilse Crawford speaks to the importance of design as an expression of our innate values.
Queensland Penthouse sees CJH Studio bring a calming sense of refinement and maturity to the interiors, softening edges and carving out a place of true escape.
DREAMER Architecture and Breathe Architecture have come together to create 388 Barkly St – a study in biophilic architecture that holds itself to a higher standard.
In the leafy Melbourne suburb of Elwood, four townhouses designed by Fieldwork Architects and developed by HIP V. HYPE stand as exemplars of best practice in sustainable residential architecture.
Intertwining the stately features, Brighton Homestead by Robson Rak Architects & Interior Designers combines unexpected contrasts between old and new effortlessly under one roof.
Baliol Residence sees a modernist and gabled barn vernacular combine. Grieve Gillett Anderson Architects brings a sophistication of materiality, detail and nuance to the project.
Comprising of the Entwine pendant, Unwind wall and ceiling light, and the String Theory wall light, Entwine is a collection by Melbourne based lighting design and manufacturing studio Satelight.
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