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.

At the foothills of Mount Coot-tha, El Paso retains the external circulation and fragmented planning of an original 1980s house while reducing its materials to strengthen its relationship with the forest.

A sensitive renovation looked to preserve its history while updating for modern living, emphasising the mid-century modern timeless design principles.

Wilko Architecture has sympathetically renovated his own mid-century modern home which suffered from a bad 70s makeover.

Melanie Beynon Architecture has used materials and replanning to future-proof their own family home.

Park Street is a former 1970s motel in Brunswick with 17 apartments that have been lightly renovated.

This modern farmhouse in rural Victoria is shaped by a simple architectural idea: reuse what already exists.

Inbetween Architecture looked to add a small chapter to a 100-year cottage in the leafy Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe.

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.

Jesse Creasey, a Melbourne-based builder, and his wife found a Post-War cottage online, and when they drove past for a look, it wasn't initially for him.

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.