Minimalist Homes

Can a “less but better” approach create a richer home? In Separation Creek, along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, MGAO designed a 90m² retreat for his family where restraint and the essentials are not limitations, but the source of its richness.

With a palette of timber, stone and bagged brick, the home feels enduring and quietly connected to its coastal landscape.

Defined by contrast, this home reveals itself slowly, from the monolithic entry wall to large expanse of glass within, blurring the line between shelter and openness, creating a true prospect and refuge.

Is there a way to maintain privacy in living areas while at the same time provide a connection to the life of the street through the often underutilised front garden?

Do you need nice finishes to make a lovely home, or can you take standard off-the-shelf products and basic materials but inject little moments of joy throughout?

The original 1920s home had a real sense of grandeur; however, the interiors were disconnected, and a series of 1980s and 90s additions blocked the light.

Melanie Beynon Architecture has used materials and replanning to future-proof their own family home.

Katsutoshi Sasaki realised one of his dreams as an architect designing his own home for his family.

Wanting a calm, private sanctuary, Merrylees Architecture and Interiors incorporated minimalist design principles for the family of four and their dog.

Do you find yourself 'liking' and 'loving' the minimalist interiors you come across on Pinterest and Instagram, but not sure where to begin to achieve something similar for your own home?

Drawing inspiration from livestock sheds that scatter farmlands, MGAO designed a tiny home to sit in any landscape and not detract from the picturesque view.

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.

Located in Melbourne's inner-north, Ross is a bold architectural home designed for a family of five, Woody the cocker spaniel and their art collection.

Jesse Creasey, a Melbourne-based builder, and his wife found a Post-War cottage online, and when they drove past for a look, it wasn't initially for him.

Bo Chu, Director of architecture practice Pitch AD, found a townhouse in Fitzroy after missing the hustle and bustle of city life after living in a leafy outer suburb.

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 Tonny and Cheng bought their warehouse loft apartment, they saw it as a blank canvas.

The clients were looking for their forever home when they approached Winter Architecture and Field Office Architecture, and they wanted a home that could intimate for their family of four but also accommodates entertaining large groups of people.

Winter Architecture was approached to design a renovation and extension to a two-bedroom Victorian home.

The existing 1990s townhouse in South Yarra was quite dark, with an unsuitable layout for today's living.