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

The owners were seeking a change in lifestyle for their family, to move away from the city and have a greater connection to nature.

Designed in 1962 by Essendon AFL footballer and architect Jack Clarke, the Mid-Century home showed its age and needed a renovation to bring it up to modern standards.

Dark and moody interiors can be challenging to get right, but they evoke a whole new sense of calm and enclosure when they're done right.

A New England-style home in Hawthorn had a collection of small rooms, making spending time as a family difficult, so a modern extension was needed.

Bo Chu, Director of architecture practice Pitch AD, found a townhouse in Fitzroy after missing the hustle and bustle of city life after living in a leafy outer suburb.

With Middle Park Beach at their doorstep, the retired clients did not want a two-storey extension that would give them that much-desired ocean view, they just wanted a modest renovation of their heritage home

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.