What does minimalism look like when translated to a coastal family home? On a steep site in Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Block Architecture Studio designed a light-filled dwelling that sits quietly within its coastal bush surrounds.

What makes a farmhouse different from a country house?

Can a house be compact and finished in black, yet feel expansive and filled with light?

What began as a dilapidated, double-fronted Victorian weatherboard has been quietly reimagined by drawing on the textures, tones and layered history embedded within the site itself.

Faced with the challenge of a south-facing site, Ha Architecture reimagines the Victorian terrace with a central courtyard to bring light and a connection to nature.

Behind a 1912 Edwardian home in Northcote, this compact laneway dwelling by Ben Callery Architects offers a thoughtful response to the urgent challenges of contemporary housing.

Set among Bellarine Yellow Gums and myoporum scrub, the home is composed of modest pavilions, designed as a place to age in place and live closely with the landscape.

Inspired by the utilitarian farm buildings that dot the local landscape, three shed-like pavilions create a calming family retreat.

This beach house, inspired by a hut, is protective yet open, simple yet refined.

Designed with a philosophy of ‘build less, give more’, these apartments are right-sized, high-performing and people-focused.

Designed by Architecture architecture, the renovation seamlessly blends home, park, and private garden.

Wiesebrock Architecture drew inspiration from iconic Australian architects such as Glenn Murcutt and Peter Stutchbury, crafting a home that celebrates space, structure, and material.