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Shady Creek, Victoria

Shady Creek Farm House by MRTN Architects

Shady Creek, Victoria

In Shady Creek, MRTN Architects arranges Shady Creek Farm House as a collection of corrugated sheds around a courtyard, allowing the home to belong to the working farm while creating refuge.

Shady Creek, Victoria

Alpine House by DX Architects

Alpine House pares life back to its essentials, where black stained plywood, refined detailing and expansive glazing offer a quiet retreat above Myrtleford, shaped by the needs of its designer.

Little Brick House by Ben Callery Architects

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

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Horizon House by Neil Architecture

Near Fish Creek in South Gippsland, Horizon House responds to an exposed hilltop site with a low horizontal form that provides shelter while opening to panoramic views.

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Fishharven by Neil Architecture

Outside Fish Creek, Fishharven translates a family retreat into three shed-derived pavilions, giving shared and private life distinct forms while the house reads as a small cluster within the rural landscape.