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Jhonson House | DOOD Studio

materials used in this project? The use of bricks and vertical battens on the facade is the standout for this project. Although the façade is mostly "cream / off white"; there is a richness comes from the subtle texture in these materials. How...

Project | 29/05/2024

A ‘Dark Horse’ within a neighbourhood of workers' cottages

From the street, the influence of neighbouring workers' cottages is evident in this Melbourne home. But several twists by Architecture Architecture establish it as the resident dark horse. Designing a new dwelling for an already...

Project | 29/05/2024

A breezy alteration to a century-old heritage-listed home

, they weren’t quite so demure. The extension to the heritage-listed home – which saw the addition of a bedroom and a renewed focus on entertainment spaces – is a bold departure from the old style. And yet, it is at pains to retain a...

Project | 29/05/2024

Tandem House | Fiona Drago Architect

Comprising two separate volumes that look stitched together from the street, Tandem House, created by Fiona Drago Architect, aims to downsize for an evolving family within a central location. Comprising two separate volumes that look stitched...

Project | 29/05/2024

Balmy Palmy House | CplusC

Balmy Palmy House celebrates the pleasures of modesty and the simple life. From the architect: Balmy Palmy House celebrates the pleasures of modesty and the simple life. Firmly planted on a steep and rocky slope, this intimate little Palm...

Project | 29/05/2024

The Sunshine Beach House

Sunshine Beach House is a contemporary home inspired by the sun, surf, sand and waves. From the architect Sunshine Beach House is a contemporary home inspired by the sun, surf, sand and waves. The house has been designed for a young family...

Project | 29/05/2024

Macmasters Beach House

extensively throughout the project as structural timber, engineered boards, and solid timber joinery, selected for its sustainable qualities. Inspired by the character of the traditional beach house typology, the design was focused on creating a home...

Project | 29/05/2024

Macmasters Beach House

extensively throughout the project as structural timber, engineered boards, and solid timber joinery, selected for its sustainable qualities. Inspired by the character of the traditional beach house typology, the design was focused on creating a home...

Project | 29/05/2024

GB House

in response to a magical site on the ocean, and a steep rocky coastline with an ideal north-east aspect. Preferring a discreet scale to the street the nuanced design is sensitive to its location and neighbours, with a quiet focus...

Project | 29/05/2024

Booyong | The Sociable Weaver

Booyong, crafted by The Sociable Weaver, stands as a beacon of sustainable living on the land of the Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. From the architects: Booyong, crafted by The Sociable Weaver, stands as a beacon of sustainable living on...

Project | 29/05/2024

Contemporary extension to a pre-war Brisbane home

was to produce a functional home extension for a young family, sensitive to its sub-tropical setting. BRIEF The clients had a young family and were relocating from Sydney. The brief for this house was to design a long-lasting yet flexible house...

Project | 29/05/2024

Zero Gipps | SJB

against the suburb’s industrial backdrop, this six-storey building is far from a typical sterile office space. It’s a future-focused workplace, with innovation and sustainable design at its core, one that’s great for tenants and workers...

Project | 29/05/2024

Concrete haven: Glebe house combines utility and style

-award winning Glebe House draws inspiration from the original house while forging its own way forward with interesting interstitial spaces and contrasting materials of concrete and timber. For Nobbs Radford Architects, the primary focus of this project was...

Project | 29/05/2024

Australia’s first cross laminated timber (CLT) public building opens: Library at The Dock

This new library and community centre is the nation’s first public building to be made from CLT, as well as the first 6 Star Green Star public building. ‘Library at The Dock’, a new library and community centre by Clare Design and...

Project | 29/05/2024

The Surry | Angelo Candalepas and Associates

apartments. The design, whilst contemporary in nature, is both sympathetic to the existing context as well as the desired future character of the area. Acoustic provisions have been allowed for due to the busy nature of Elizabeth Street. The...

Project | 29/05/2024

1800s sawtooth roof shelters inner Melbourne botanical (and beer) haven

right atmosphere. Sourced from Douglas & Bec for its craftsmanship and sculptural detailing, the midnight, blush and brass lights align with the overarching colour palette. Recycled elements throughout the design furthermore reference the context...

Project | 29/05/2024

Inherently simple, subtly defined: Carlton North House by Technė

While many heritage projects are about sensitive integration, Technė’s was about making the new works distinctive from the heritage parts. In the past years, Techne has become known for the slick modern hospitality projects that have cropped up...

Project | 29/05/2024

“A piece of random space junk in the back garden”, or the artist’s studio

architectural manifestation of – and lightning rod for – creativity. The radical arrow shape from which the project derives its name was, however, an accidental side effect of a highly specific brief. When the client approached the architects...

Project | 29/05/2024

Garden Path | Das Studio

finishes, but filled with textured, handmade furnishings, artworks and homewares from trips abroad. The potential of the seaside block relied on turning our backs to the overbearing two-story residence to the south and welcoming in the sunny...

Project | 29/05/2024

Sky high green refuge in the heart of Melbourne

Phoenix Rooftop is a green refuge in the unlikeliest of places – 30 storeys high, on an exposed site in the heart of Melbourne. From the architect: Phoenix Rooftop is a green refuge in the unlikeliest of places – 30 storeys high...

Project | 29/05/2024

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