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Fisherman’s Walk by Megowan
In Barwon Heads, Fisherman’s Walk is a study in enough, creating a warm and resolved family home from simple decisions.
Bittern Cabin by Nic Morgante
Set within lowland forest on the Mornington Peninsula, Bittern Cabin uses a compact footprint and carefully defined thresholds to bring daily occupation closer to the surrounding landscape.
Olive Street Cabin by MGAO
On Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, Olive Street Cabin uses a small footprint, rational plan and carefully limited palette to reconsider what an architect’s own house actually needs.
Cascade House by Sonelo Architects
On a sloping suburban site in Coburg North, Cascade House by Sonelo Architects uses a stepped extension and layered thresholds to connect an existing brick dwelling with its garden.
El Paso by Nielsen Jenkins
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.
Honey House by Wolveridge Architects
In Mount Martha, Honey House gives a speculative coastal brief a specific sense of place by turning inward, with a sunny courtyard and organising space and light along a masonry spine.
Treelight House by Laura Vivian Architecture
Anchored by a mature magnolia, a contemporary extension to an Edwardian home is reimagined as a calm, light-filled family home of softness and durability.
Sorrento House by Block Architecture Studio
With a palette of timber, stone and bagged brick, the home feels enduring and quietly connected to its coastal landscape.
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.
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.
Fitzroy North House by Pop Architecture
Pop Architecture turns a compromised, south-facing Victorian house into an urban home organised by landscape, using the garden to reshape entry and plan, and abstracting a yellow gum into the material and roof language.
Ayr House by Ha Architecture
In Melbourne’s inner north-west, Ayr House overcomes a south-facing backyard by placing a private courtyard between the original home and its new addition.