A 1930s cottage in Melbourne's eastern suburb of Canterbury had good bones, but was dark and cold.

When architect Jack Chen bought his 1970s one-bedroom walk-up apartment, he saw potential and wanted to turn it into a home for himself.

At only 5m wide, this Melbourne terrace home of designer Dan Gayfer needed to make use of every square millimetre to ensure enough space, flexibility and functionality for his family.

This heritage terrace in Melbourne ticks a lot of boxes, but it also came with a lot of challenges and issues.

Planned out over three levels, these boutique townhouses in Richmond, Australia optimises the small site to fit in 3-bedrooms, two-bathrooms, open plan living, dining, kitchen and a car space.

Would you live in a shipping container home? There’s no denying it, they are not like a traditional home, but the result can be extraordinary.

Ben Callery, a Melbourne-based architect, designed his own sustainable family home around a simple idea, have it more in touch in nature.

On a block measuring only 76m2, it was split in half with a pair of vertical townhouses, which meant they couldn't go 'out', so they went 'up'.

Check out the floor plans, photography and project information for this incredible coastal home in Lorne.

The clients were looking for their forever home when they approached Winter Architecture and Field Office Architecture, and they wanted a home that could intimate for their family of four but also accommodates entertaining large groups of people.

Sarah Reid, an interior designer, enlisted the help of her architect friend, Zoe Geyer of ZGA Studio to collaborate with her on her own family home design.

It's been quite some time since we last heard from Sandi and Tim about their tiny home project, so I check-in the best way I can with Stage 4 Lockdown restrictions.