Set in Brisbane, Australia, Toohey Forest House is a retreat designed by Bones Studio in 2024. The Montreal and Toronto-based studio embraces elements of Brutalism and tropical modernism, celebrating the existing house while incorporating a new pavilion that connects lightly through a glazed gallery.
In the leafy suburb of Fairfield, Melbourne, the Fairfield Courtyard House, designed in 2024 by Taylor Knights, has been thoughtfully transformed into a modern sanctuary for a retiring couple. The project emphasizes a single-level layout to ensure accessibility and comfort, and its innovative features include courtyards offering an indoor-outdoor lifestyle, complemented by durable materials like bush-hammered concrete and sustainably sourced hardwood floors.
Located in Melbourne, Australia, Gardener’s House is a house designed by Splinter Society Architecture. The architecture and interiors play supporting roles to the lush garden landscape, creating layers of experience. The refined dark palette within the new volume evokes an interior beneath the garden’s canopy, while an eclectic vintage mix of furniture and lighting enhances the relationship between the spaces and the client’s passion for plants.
Jardan‘s showroom in Byron Bay, Australia, is a physical expression of the brand’s alignment with the local beach culture and the relaxed Australian lifestyle. Designed by IF Architecture and completed in 2024, the showroom features a series of architectural interventions that unfold the space as distinct volumes, capturing a sense of calm through moments of compression and release, with thoughtfully curated furnishings that echo the local context.
Set on a sandstone cliff in Sydney, Australia, Casaballin is a house designed by buck&simple. Architects in 2024. The residence, a pavilion, has been meticulously reinterpreted to encompass contemporary life while paying tribute to its original architectural intent. By embracing the past while thoughtfully adapting for the present, the home now embodies a seamless dialogue between architecture, landscape, and family living.
Set among Messmate Gums in Australia’s Torquay hinterland, Peter Winkler Architects designed Winkler Residence as a home and studio shaped by a respect for the bush. The architecture studio describes the property as a hybrid, utilising “sustainability at every element of the home” and aiming to preserve the site’s existing landscape as much as possible.
Originally established in 1903 as a McMurties Shoe Factory, this 2023 Sydney apartment design by Studio Noakes retained its industrial heritage with high ceilings and hardwood beams. The design preserves the historical attributes while incorporating bespoke furniture and an eclectic selection of materials. A vibrant fusion of color and textured spaces provides a striking backdrop to showcase the client’s dynamic art collection, highlighting the creative spirit of Redfern, Australia.
House for BEES, a house located in Mosman, Australia, was designed in 2021 by Downie North Architects. Driven by shared values of connectedness, site-specificity, place making and passive design, House for BEES encompasses a refined addition directly connected to the garden. Conceived as a garden room, the design directly grounds and orients the occupants toward their garden. Kitchen, living and dining spaces are lightly contained by a floating roof.
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