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Shady Creek, Victoria

Shady Creek Farm House by MRTN Architects

Shady Creek, Victoria

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.

Shady Creek, Victoria

Alpine House by DX Architects

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.

Little Brick House by Ben Callery Architects

Behind a beloved family home, this compact laneway dwelling balances sustainability, density and ageing-in-place while pairing material honesty with spatial generosity.

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Northcote House by Olaver

On a narrow inner-Melbourne site, Northcote House creates a generous family home by providing space only where it serves a clear purpose.

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Ember by MRTN Architects

With so much of today’s homes striving for flexible and multipurpose spaces, what if you designed a space for a single specific use, or ritual?

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Warr Ferrington by LAYAN

This modern farmhouse in rural Victoria is shaped by a simple architectural idea: reuse what already exists.