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Video features that explore architecture shaped by simplicity and place.
Olive Street Cabin by MGAO
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.
Cascade House by Sonelo Architects
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.
Treelight House by Laura Vivian Architecture
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.
Why This Architect’s Own Apartment Feels More Like a Home
Balancing warmth and sustainability, Skye House redefines apartment living with a ‘build less, give more’ philosophy, where every detail serves both people and planet.
How Simplicity and Nature Influence This Architect’s Own Modernist Home
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.
How This Architect's Own Concrete Home Uses a Green Roof for Local Wildlife
Quite often, people believe the value of a house lies in the number of bedrooms or floor area, but what if you see your home as a reflection of you and your values?
How This Architect’s Own Minimalist Home Challenges The Way We Live
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 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 These Two Japanese Homes Have Been Designed Around a Shared Garden
Japanese architect Hiroyuki Unemori designed two homes in Tokyo, one for himself and one for his sister-in-law, emphasising privacy and connection.
How This Japanese Architect Makes Clever Use of a 45m2 Site in Tokyo
On a site barely 45m2 in Tokyo sits the home of Daisuke Ibano, where he wanted his new family home to be bright and spacious.