Can a darker interior draw your eye toward the garden? On a steep site in Coburg North, Sonelo Architects transform a modest brick dwelling into a family home where the landscape becomes the brightest and most defining element.

388 Barkly Street is an apartment development that looked to create apartments that would encourage family living.

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.