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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.
Shady Creek Farm House by MRTN Architects
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.
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.
Elemental House by Ben Callery Architects
What does it mean to create a home that offers shelter in a place defined by exposure? Elemental House responds with a design shaped by restraint, resilience and a more deliberate way of living.
Warr Ferrington by LAYAN
This modern farmhouse in rural Victoria is shaped by a simple architectural idea: reuse what already exists.
Little Granite House by BRD Studio
Sitting on a rural property in Wooragee, a small town in Victoria, is a compact off-grid home designed to connect the family with their natural environment.
Mansfield Container House by Robbie J Walker
Would you live in a shipping container home? There’s no denying it, they are not like a traditional home, but the result can be extraordinary.
Hill Plains House by Wolveridge Architects
Melbourne architect, Jerry Wolveridge of Wolveridge Architects, bought the rural property of his clients, and after a study of local agricultural buildings, decided to design a simple, timber-clad pitched off-grid home.