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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.
Your 10-Step Guide to a Minimalist Home Interior
Do you find yourself 'liking' and 'loving' the minimalist interiors you come across on Pinterest and Instagram, but not sure where to begin to achieve something similar for your own home?
How This Minimalist Off-Grid Home Uses Steel, Concrete and Glass
Sitting atop a rocky hill in Victoria's High Country is an off-grid family home designed and built to withstand extreme weather conditions.
How This Architect Designed Their Own Cabin to Connect With Nature
Overlooking the D'Entrecasteaux Channel on Bruny Island sits a family holiday home designed to respect the natural environment in which it sits.
How This Minimalist Tiny Home Allows You to Escape to Nature
Drawing inspiration from livestock sheds that scatter farmlands, MGAO designed a tiny home to sit in any landscape and not detract from the picturesque view.
Is Less Really More? The Criticisms of Minimalist Design
Minimalist architecture and interior design receive a lot of criticism, with homes often referred to as hospital rooms, soulless, unhomely, cold, depressing... But is it possible to make minimalism more inviting?
How This Australian Cottage Extension Was Inspired by Japanese Architecture
Inbetween Architecture looked to add a small chapter to a 100-year cottage in the leafy Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe.
How This Minimalist "Basement" Apartment Captures City Views
Below street level on a busy Potts Point road sits an apartment that is not what you would expect, with a minimalist light-filled interior and views over Sydney's CBD.
How These Nightingale Apartments Build Less to Give More
In 2014, Breathe looked around Melbourne and saw a broken housing system and sought to build a new model that focused on people, not profits.