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How This Architect’s Own Simple and Quiet Minimalist Home Sparks Joy
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?
How This Minimalist Interior Creates a Calm and Warm Home
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.
How the Architects Flipped This Terrace House Layout to Bring in Light
Taylor Knights faced a familiar challenge, although never easy: bringing natural light into a narrow, long Victorian terrace on a dense site in Fitzroy.
How This Coastal Home Renovation Reduced Its Construction Waste
Solomon Troup Architects transforms a 1980s home, prioritising sustainability through the minimising of construction waste.
How a ‘Less Is Best’ Approach to the Landscape Design Settled the Off-Grid Home
While Sue and Jim were collaborating with Ben Callery Architects to create their off-grid weekender, they knew they needed a landscape design to make it feel a part of the landscape.
How the Existing Mid-Century Home Inspires This Modern Extension
Studio 101 Architects revitalised this 1960s Mid-Century Modern home in Geelong's riverside suburb, Belmont.
How Landscape and Simplicity Influenced the Design of This Small Off-Grid Home
Sue and Jim approached Ben Callery Architects to design a weekender on an exposed rural site in High Camp.
How This Scandinavian-Inspired Extension Honours The Art Deco Architecture
Megowan was approached to transform this Art Deco house in McKinnon, with the owners wanting a more flexible and modern home that connected with the rear garden while still preserving the charm of the original architecture.
How This Architect is Renovating His Own Mid-Century Modern Home
A sensitive renovation looked to preserve its history while updating for modern living, emphasising the mid-century modern timeless design principles.
How an Architect Renovated and Modernised Their Own Mid-Century Home
Wilko Architecture has sympathetically renovated his own mid-century modern home which suffered from a bad 70s makeover.
How An Architect Designed Their Minimalist Family Home to be Future-Proofed
Melanie Beynon Architecture has used materials and replanning to future-proof their own family home.
How a Sensitive Renovation Saved These 1970s Apartments from Landfill
Park Street is a former 1970s motel in Brunswick with 17 apartments that have been lightly renovated.
How This Off-Grid Modern Farmhouse Has a Deep Relationship With the Landscape
The design of this modern farmhouse was driven by its site, landscape and a deep understanding of sustainability.
How This Contemporary Extension on a Victorian Home Engages with the Native Garden
Located on a small block in Northcote, this sustainable contemporary extension interacts with the elements and allows the owners to live in their garden.
This Rural Off-Grid Home Embraces Biophilic Design Principles to Connect with Nature
Sitting on a rural property in Wooragee, a small town in Victoria, is a compact off-grid home designed to connect the family with their natural environment.
How These Townhouse-Style Apartments Integrate Biophilic Design Principles
388 Barkly Street is an apartment development that looked to create apartments that would encourage family living.
How An Unconventional Triangular Site Becomes a Sustainable, Playful Family Home
There is a reason most residential blocks are rectangular, so imagine coming across a triangular site that is wedged between a train line and a laneway.
How This Sustainable and Contemporary Extension Was Designed for Pizza Nights
When your architect centres the design of your home renovation around pizza, nothing can go wrong.
How This Minimalist House Uses Muted Tones to Bring Tranquility to the Family
Wanting a calm, private sanctuary, Merrylees Architecture and Interiors incorporated minimalist design principles for the family of four and their dog.
How a Simple Courtyard Brought Light and Garden Into This Small Home Extension
Claire and her family started their journey of extending a Victorian terrace shortly before moving to Denmark; however, time spent in a small apartment showed that they didn't need that much space.