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Ys Housing Swaps the Driveway for a Shared Courtyard at Shand Road in Reservoir
Ys Housing‘s pilot project in Reservoir replaces the driveway that usually organizes a Melbourne townhouse block with a…
Studio Bright Designs a Melbourne Disability Housing Project That Doesn’t Look like One
A pair of walled courtyard homes by Melbourne practice Studio Bright absorbs more than forty required doors, anti-ligature…
Killing Matt Woods Builds a Coober Pedy-Inspired Café for Mecca Coffee
In Darlinghurst, Mecca Coffee‘s third Sydney café doesn’t just reference underground architecture, it is one, extending below Oxford…
Snøhetta Clads Aesop’s Sydney Store in Granite Quarried From City Pavements
In the sandstone-clad heart of Sydney’s central business district, Snøhetta chose to build the interior of Aesop’s Pitt…
Office MI—JI Builds A Courtyard House Around a Band of Pale Blue Steel
A 1918 covenant limited Office MI—JI to walls and roofs of tile, brick, or concrete, and the Melbourne-founded…
Inside the Largest Cartier Exhibition Ever Staged in Australia at NGV Melbourne
The CARTIER exhibition at Melbourne’s NGV International is as much a commission for Studio Sabine Marcelis and CLOUD…
YSG Studio’s Plantasia Treats Wallpaper as the Most Load-Bearing Material in a 1990s New South Wales Holiday Home
YSG Studio‘s Plantasia holiday home on the New South Wales Coast treats wallpaper as the most load-bearing material…
The Galvanised Steel and Raw Plywood of Office Fora’s Brunswick Corner House Are Not a Budget Decision
The most consequential decision Office Fora made at Brunswick Corner House was not what to add — it…
Bruce Munro Reimagines the Australian Hills Hoist as a Glowing Symphonic Orchestra
Bruce Munro’s latest large-scale installation, Fibre Optic Symphonic Orchestra (FOSO), transforms the rugged terrain of Mildura, Australia, into…
AJC Architects Inserts Weathering-Steel Lookout Into Sydney’s Former Hornsby Quarry
Suspended over the dramatic topography of a former rock quarry in Hornsby, the Southern Lookout by AJC Architects…
Not All Architecture Uses Utzon’s “Additive” Principles for Fire-Resistant Coastal Home
Set within the coastal bushland of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road, the Ironbark House by local practice Not All…
Hayley Pryor Reinterprets the Traditional Australian Shed as a Climate-Responsive Retreat for Minimal Living
Deep within the hinterland of Byron Bay, Hayley Pryor Architect has realized Oculus, a compact timber retreat that…
Edition Office Wraps House in a Garden in Curved Glass to “Peek” Through a Kew Forest
Elevated above the Birrarung floodplain in Kew, Australia, Edition Office’s House in a Garden functions as a porous…
Aydnco Inserts Sun-Shaped Lighting Into 150-Year-Old Melbourne Gelato Shop
Located within a 150-year-old heritage building on Melbourne’s Elizabeth Street, Mondo Gelateria is a vibrant translation of global…
Snøhetta and Blight Rayner Wrap Brisbane’s Glasshouse Theatre in a “Rippling” Glass Façade
Designed as a collaborative masterstroke by Blight Rayner and Snøhetta, the Glasshouse Theatre at the Queensland Performing Arts…
Nick Kent Design Uses a Modular Steel Skeleton for His Own Bondi Home
Nick Kent Design’s Bondi House in Sydney, Australia, emerges as a study in structural lightness and environmental adaptability,…
JAK Architecture Uses a Palette of Raw Materials for Barwon Heads House Renovation
JAK Architecture has reimagined a disjointed family residence in Barwon Heads, Australia, through a restrained renovation that prioritizes…
Splinter Society Uses Cantilevered Concrete and Recycled Timber for Coastal House in Victoria
Coastal House in Ocean Grove is a robust, light-filled family residence by Splinter Society Architecture, situated on an…
Sonelo Architects Utilizes Cascading Planes and Earth-Toned Addition to Renovate 1950s Brick House in Victoria
In Coburg North, Victoria, Sonelo Architects has masterfully reimagined a humble 1950s triple-fronted brick dwelling into Cascade House,…
Luigi Rosselli Architects Carves “Cryptic” Iceberg Extension Into Sydney Sandstone
In the architectural dialogue between history and modernity, the most profound statements are often those that remain unsaid.…
How to Choose the Right Home Builder for Your Dream Project
Here’s a surprising fact: the average custom building company is only 3.6 years old. Choosing the right home…