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Anthony holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Melbourne but decided to go down the media aspect of architecture before graduating. Anthony likes to point out when cuts happen while listening to podcasts or watching TV shows, and you will often find him wearing odd socks, because who has the time to worry about matching socks.
Set on a steep bush site in Hepburn Springs, Matchbox turns the conflict between fire, outlook and family life into a house that protects without closing itself off from the landscape.
In a pocket of Mornington, Channel by Megowan Architectural withdraws behind a bermed landscape, with a compressed entry sequence before an expansive release.
In the Gold Coast hinterland, Tallowwood Cabin works within the limits of a protected bushland site to create a compact cabin embedded in the tree canopies
In the back streets of Torquay, The Cove by Wolveridge Architects uses spatial and material restraint to make an architect’s own family home feel generous without relying on unnecessary rooms or finishes.
On an exposed mountain site east of Hobart, Eyrie House uses enclosure, masonry and a carefully staged outlook to create refuge without retreating from the landscape.
At St Andrews Beach, Aych Architects turns an imposed building envelope into a courtyard house that remains sheltered from coastal weather while closely connected to the surrounding dunes.
On a narrow inner-Melbourne site, Northcote House creates a generous family home by providing space only where it serves a clear purpose.
Near Fish Creek in South Gippsland, Horizon House responds to an exposed hilltop site with a low horizontal form that provides shelter while opening to panoramic views.
What does it mean to build shelter on one of Victoria’s most weathered coastlines? Along the Great Ocean Road in Fairhaven, LTD Architectural Design Studio conceived a home that responds first to wind, salt and exposure, rather than simply turning toward the view.
What does it mean for a house to tread lightly in a coastal landscape? At Point Lonsdale, Field Office Architects shaped a home that responds first to ecology, outlook and a sense of calm drawn from its surroundings.
In Barwon Heads, Fisherman’s Walk is a study in enough, creating a warm and resolved family home from simple decisions.
Set within lowland forest on the Mornington Peninsula, Bittern Cabin uses a compact footprint and carefully defined thresholds to bring daily occupation closer to the surrounding landscape.
On Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, Olive Street Cabin uses a small footprint, rational plan and carefully limited palette to reconsider what an architect’s own house actually needs.
Can a darker interior draw your eye toward the garden? On a steep site in Coburg North, Sonelo Architects transform a modest brick dwelling into a family home where the landscape becomes the brightest and most defining element.
At the foothills of Mount Coot-tha, El Paso retains the external circulation and fragmented planning of an original 1980s house while reducing its materials to strengthen its relationship with the forest.
Anchored by a mature magnolia, a contemporary extension to an Edwardian home is reimagined as a calm, light-filled family home of softness and durability.
With a palette of timber, stone and bagged brick, the home feels enduring and quietly connected to its coastal landscape.
In Shady Creek, MRTN Architects arranges Shady Creek Farm House as a collection of corrugated sheds around a courtyard, allowing the home to belong to the working farm while creating refuge.
Alpine House pares life back to its essentials, where black stained plywood, refined detailing and expansive glazing offer a quiet retreat above Myrtleford, shaped by the needs of its designer.
Pop Architecture turns a compromised, south-facing Victorian house into an urban home organised by landscape, using the garden to reshape entry and plan, and abstracting a yellow gum into the material and roof language.
In Melbourne’s inner north-west, Ayr House overcomes a south-facing backyard by placing a private courtyard between the original home and its new addition.
Behind a beloved family home, this compact laneway dwelling balances sustainability, density and ageing-in-place while pairing material honesty with spatial generosity.
Informed by a love of camping and the native canopy of Bellarine Yellow Gums, this home is elevated above the ground, wrapped in cement sheet and timber, and defined by warmth, durability and a deep care for the environment.
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.
Balancing warmth and sustainability, Skye House redefines apartment living with a ‘build less, give more’ philosophy, where every detail serves both people and planet.
Set within the parkland surrounds of Park Crescent, this home embraces Garden City principles, where a soft material palette and organic forms foster a quiet dialogue between architecture and nature.
Forest Road House uses a continuous rammed earth spine and a clear structural order to bring coherence to a rich material palette and a family’s particular pattern of care and retreat.
McMahon and Nerlich were engaged to reimagine this small worker’s cottage, transforming it into a modern city retreat that connects with its surroundings.
Connected House builds on Peter McIntyre’s Modernist principles to create a home that balances the old and new, where the home and its landscape are seamlessly intertwined.
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?
