Mermaid Beach House by Maher Design is an extensive renovation to an existing home along the Gold Coast’s sandy shores.

Urban Coup at Nightingale Village in Brunswick is a deliberate co-housing community designed by Breathe in collaboration with Architecture architecture.

Revitalised by the thoughtful touch of Matt Gibson Architecture + Design, William Tappin House depicts the sensitive layering of a historical footprint with contemporary innovation.

Waimataruru by Pac Studio and Kristina Pickford Design is a respectfully balanced home that responds to the natural surrounds through its materiality, colour and detailing.

Brad Swartz Architects blends wabi-sabi aesthetics and Australian modernism in Kyabin Apartment, an Elizabeth Bay renovation within a historical Sydney building that resembles an ocean liner.

Provider Store by Porter and Maple is a Japanese-inspired boutique shop that stocks functional homewares whilst encouraging creation, thinking and an appreciation of considered products.

Spanning two levels, Somers Beach House by Wellard Architects allows its owners to insert themselves into their beach surrounds while not being distracted by gaudy materials or design practices.

Through unveiling the historical significance of Mount Eagle Estate and reconciling it with the clients, Zen Architects has opened Garden House up to light and landscape.

Located within Nightingale Village, with a northern aspect over Bulleke-bek Park and access to Duckett Street to the south, is ParkLife by Austin Maynard Architects.

Iririki House sees Madeleine Blanchfield Architects transform an existing heritage home into an expanded and openly connected series of spaces that balance moments of calm and socialisation.

Anna-Carin McNamara’s home in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay is defined by openness and serenity, grounded by an adept understanding of scale and the nuances of colour.

Every so often, architecture sidles a little closer to art, making space for influences of a different, deeper, more intuitive kind. Koonya by Room11, is one such example.