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Kew Courtyard | Drawing Room Architecture

mutual love of entertaining, art, gardening and mid-century architecture, the home connects to its surroundings and is awash with natural light. The practice was given a brief that called for a forever home on a narrow site that maximised...

Project | 27/05/2024

Emerald in the rough: FWA’S green shift brings new look to Passive House in Aus

focused her efforts on emulating the standard’s high energy performance for her projects in Australia. In short, PH is a voluntary standard born in Germany that targets both superior energy efficiency and thermal comfort for a home...

Project | 27/05/2024

Heather's Off-Grid House | Gardiner Architects

Nestled on the edge of Barwon Valley in Birregurra, on Gulidjan and Wadawurrung country, this project reimagines rural living for Heather and her family. From the architects: Nestled on the edge of Barwon Valley in Birregurra, on Gulidjan and...

Project | 27/05/2024

Interweaving playtime with sustainability

While a new second-storey extension to a Melbourne home has been named ‘Playtime’ and caters for three children, the design process was far from child’s play. While a new second-storey extension to a Melbourne home has been named...

Project | 27/05/2024

The Beachmere Project by Sovereign Homes

construction processes through the provision of overnight accommodation Continuity of power for the home and community during disasters through a 3 day UPS from the battery bank Images: Darren Kerr Photography/Lime Photography ...

Project | 27/05/2024

Modernist Wonderland: Renovating a 1960s yellow brick home

Modernist Wonderland is the renovation of a 1960s yellow brick home for a Greek-Australian family who likes to entertain. Modernist Wonderland is the renovation of a 1960s yellow brick home for a Greek-Australian family who likes to entertain...

Project | 27/05/2024

Bellbrae House | Wiesebrock Architecture

retaining key elements. A forever home for a pair of clients that aim to house family members and entertain guests, the work by Wiesebrock Architects has created a home that allows the clients to live in the home for the rest of their days on a modest budget...

Project | 27/05/2024

Mosman House | Design King Company

Entirely remodelling a federation home for 21st century living, Design King Company's Mosman House is an exercise in melding old and new. From the architect: Derek and Melissa came to us a few years ago with plans to completely remodel their...

Project | 27/05/2024

Twilight Brae

Designed as a spec home for prospective clients, Twilight Brae incorporates both experimental and peak practice passive solar design. The aim was to build a highly efficient passive solar home as a spec home for prospective clients. Innovative and...

Project | 27/05/2024

Utility on show at Tasmanian House | Jiri Lev

equivalent to a budget off-the-shelf house, outlining how one might create a home on a minimal budget. Demonstrating the inventiveness of the island state and underlining how self-sufficient the isolated territory is, with a plethora of locally sourced...

Project | 27/05/2024

Restoring an old bluestone house on the Yass River

practical home that provided for our extreme summer and winter temperatures. "We were thrilled that our architect loved the ruins and his enthusiasm for designing a home that incorporated the old house was infectious. Fortunately for us his initial...

Project | 27/05/2024

Perimeter House: a poster child for brick’s diversity

improvement on its existing functions and forms. At other times, A&A can result in an entirely new identity for a home. Perimeter House – a residential extension by Make Architecture of a Victorian cottage in Melbourne – falls firmly into...

Project | 27/05/2024

Advancing the Singapore model: Vantage by Ellivo Architects balances built form with greenery

amenities. Queensland’s Ellivo Architects says that they have a project on the way that will both advance and adopt these concepts. The first stage of ‘Vantage’, a $180 million masterplanned community slated for development at Benowa...

Project | 27/05/2024

Coastal architecture for a busy, beachside location

Looking out on the Pacific Ocean, 8 Albatross is a pair of three-storey beach residences situated along a narrow, busy thoroughfare. Looking out on the Pacific Ocean, 8 Albatross is a pair of three-storey beach residences situated along a narrow...

Project | 27/05/2024

Rejuvenating an 1890s terrace for family life

This project is a rejuvenated 1890s terrace house on a small sloping site in the inner-Sydney suburb of Paddington. This project is a rejuvenated 1890s terrace house on a small sloping site in the inner-Sydney suburb of Paddington. According...

Project | 27/05/2024

Six Degrees channel church architecture for Melbourne brewery overhaul

High ceilings and steel chandeliers belie the warmth and intimacy of Six Degrees' recent hospitality project. On the banks of the Yarra these days, there are quite a few places to go and enjoy the velvety palette of a good craft beer, however...

Project | 27/05/2024

Woods Bagot designs floating winged canopies for Perth International Airport

required for its primary function as a transit point for passengers arriving and departing with buses and taxis. “We wanted to continue drawing on the theme of aeroplane design and aviation, considering history, technical design, function and...

Project | 27/05/2024

Test-bed for healthcare model: Mornington Centre Stage 2 by Billard Leece Partnership

Can a certain building material or design diagram be evidenced to show a positive effect on humans? Can we use this to our benefit when designing in health and aged care environments? It has been a question circulating design circles for some time...

Project | 27/05/2024

Coca Cola Place (formerly Ark)

benchmark for innovation and sustainable design that creates a distinctive built form on the North Sydney skyline. The creation of 28,500m2 of A-grade 6 Star Green Star office space for the tight North Sydney market provided the opportunity for an...

Project | 27/05/2024

An architectural play on light dancing in the trees

Cleverly-designed blade screens were fitted to the windows of this extension, creating an architectural reflection of the way light dances in the trees. The brief was to design a light-filled extension to a 19th century home in Manly, NSW...

Project | 27/05/2024

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