Apartments
Density done right.
Australian apartments shaped by the practical demands of density without sacrificing comfort, identity or spatial quality.
Balancing warmth and sustainability, Skye House redefines apartment living with a ‘build less, give more’ philosophy, where every detail serves both people and planet.
Park Street is a former 1970s motel in Brunswick with 17 apartments that have been lightly renovated.
388 Barkly Street is an apartment development that looked to create apartments that would encourage family living.
Nightingale Anstey is the latest apartment development in a low-carbon, high-quality residential precinct built around Anstey Station in Brunswick.
David Chapman, an industrial designer, and Jess Grunow, a graphic designer, purchased their two-bedroom apartment in Thornbury, being attracted to the area for its affordability and lifestyle aspects.
Below street level on a busy Potts Point road sits an apartment that is not what you would expect, with a minimalist light-filled interior and views over Sydney's CBD.
In 2014, Breathe looked around Melbourne and saw a broken housing system and sought to build a new model that focused on people, not profits.
20 apartments have been designed for people, not investors, following the principles of providing apartments that are socially, financially and environmentally sustainable.
In Australia, we've almost been conditioned to view apartments as something temporary until you can move out to the suburbs in your detached home on a quarter-acre block.
This monochromatic material palette is contrasted in the apartment, with vibrant and lush walls, mixed with brass and timber finishes.
Located in the elegant heritage Grand Hotel in Melbourne's CBD sits this studio apartment, which was transformed from a dark and pokey space to a simple, open home with a real sense of grandeur.
When architect Timothy Yee stumbled across this ground floor micro-apartment in Richmond for auction, he knew this was the apartment for him.
When architect Jack Chen bought his 1970s one-bedroom walk-up apartment, he saw potential and wanted to turn it into a home for himself.
Designing and building your own home comes with a lot of challenges but for Melbourne architect, Chris Megowan of Megowan Architectural, he was faced with a few extra challenges.
Architect Douglas Wan wanted something simple for his own tiny apartment, avoiding the fancy gadgetry often found in tiny homes.
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