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Video features that explore architecture shaped by simplicity and place.
How A Desire for Slow Living Inspired This Family Beach House Design
The owners were seeking a change in lifestyle for their family, to move away from the city and have a greater connection to nature.
How This Minimalist Home Is a Blank Canvas for the Family and their Art
Located in Melbourne's inner-north, Ross is a bold architectural home designed for a family of five, Woody the cocker spaniel and their art collection.
How A Modernist Approach Transformed this Heritage Victorian Home
This classic double-fronted Victorian home in the culturally-rich suburb of Footscray was in dire need of a well-designed renovation.
How These Apartments Are Redefining the Australian Dream of a Home
In Australia, we've almost been conditioned to view apartments as something temporary until you can move out to the suburbs in your detached home on a quarter-acre block.
How This Contemporary Australian Beach House Overlooks the Waves
A couple with children approached Lachlan Shepherd Architects with a unique site overlooking the golf course and Jan Juc Beach.
A Builder's Own Dark Post-War Cottage is Transformed Into a Bright Minimalist House
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.
How a Bridge Suspends Over the Courtyard in This Victorian Terrace House
Internal courtyards separate a series of pavilions set behind an 1850s Victorian terrace house with a glass walkway suspended above.
This Off-Grid Limestone and Timber House Is One of Australia’s Most Sustainable Homes
Tucked away in Melbourne's eastern suburb of Toorak sits a sculptural limestone surrounded by lush gardens that can generate, capture and provide everything it needs on-site.
Behind the Monochromatic Metal and Brick Facade Is a Vibrant and Lush Interior
This monochromatic material palette is contrasted in the apartment, with vibrant and lush walls, mixed with brass and timber finishes.
This Mid-Century Modern Home Has Been Brought Back to Life
Designed in 1962 by Essendon AFL footballer and architect Jack Clarke, the Mid-Century home showed its age and needed a renovation to bring it up to modern standards.
Plenty of Natural Light Allowed This Extension to Have a Sophisticated Dark Interior
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 Modern Extension to This New England-Style Home Brings the Family Together
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.