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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.
How These Apartments Become Highly Sustainable Through Simplicity
Nightingale Anstey is the latest apartment development in a low-carbon, high-quality residential precinct built around Anstey Station in Brunswick.
How This Biophilic Home Connects with the Treetops Seamlessly
We as humans have an almost instinctual desire for a connection to nature, but sometimes we focus too much on our homes to shelter us from the environment that we forget to connect.
How An Eco-Friendly House Extension Provides This Family With a Calming Sanctuary
Sometimes a small and simple intervention is all that is needed to allow a family to live more comfortably and sustainably.
How This Pre-fab Tiny Home Shows That Less Can Be More
There is a misconception when it comes to housing, that bigger is better, where too often, floor area is favoured over quality.
How DIY Enthusiasts Transformed Their Small Apartment with CNC and Sustainability
David Chapman, an industrial designer, and Jess Grunow, a graphic designer, purchased their two-bedroom apartment in Thornbury, being attracted to the area for its affordability and lifestyle aspects.
How This Architect Designed Their Own Home to be Calming and Minimal
Wedged in around converted warehouses, new apartment buildings and car parks is the home of architect Lisa Breeze, of Lisa Breeze Architect.
How This Narrow Site Turned Into a Spacious Family Home
Situated on a typical Victorian block of land, only 5m wide, was a home that forced Ben and Lauren to cook dinner in a jacket and beanie.