Nestled in the heart of Yackandandah, Australia, Court House is a captivating modern home that pays homage to its heritage. Designed by Archier in 2022, this single-level residence seamlessly blends mid-century modernist influences with a strong connection to the surrounding landscape. Featuring a twist-around-an-internal-courtyard layout, the house creates a private oasis while remaining open to the community it serves.
Gardiner Architects‘ latest residential masterpiece, Heather’s House, is a sustainable farmhouse nestled in Birregurra, Australia. This 2023 project reimagines rural living by balancing modern comforts, flexibility, and off-grid living with a design that seamlessly integrates the surrounding farmland and native vegetation. Heather’s vision of family support, environmental stewardship, and pragmatic functionality has been meticulously brought to life in this innovative Australian house.
Designed by the renowned Wood Marsh Architecture, the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club in Australia captures the rugged essence of the country’s sandstone coastline. Positioned within the dunes, this club building features a unique blend of horizontality and verticality, with a control tower standing as a coastal beacon. The design, driven by a robust and weathered approach to materiality, seamlessly integrates the structure into its natural surroundings, creating a gathering place for the community.
Showcasing a contemporary masterpiece in the heart of Melbourne, the WG House by CHT Architects redefines the traditional Australian home. Designed in 2021, this two-level house features a striking pitched roof silhouette, generous glazed walls, and a central courtyard that floods the interiors with natural light. Blending Spanish porcelain bricks with a suspended steel fireplace, the WG House offers a warm, textured backdrop for multi-generational living, capturing the essence of a true “home” for its owners.
Riversdale Kyneton, a heritage-listed Victorian cottage in Kyneton, Australia, has undergone a thoughtful renovation by Jost Architects.
This cohesive family home seamlessly blends contemporary design with sustainable principles, respecting the property’s rich history and rural setting. The project’s ambition was to create architecture that responds directly to its context, achieved through the application of original site materials.
Eckersley Architects‘ Kristy – Hughesdale House in Melbourne, Australia, showcases a stunning single-level extension to a Victorian weatherboard, seamlessly blending modern design with the property’s historical charm. Designed in 2020, this family-friendly house features an open living space that effortlessly connects to the large backyard, addressing the homeowners’ need for additional space. The strategic placement of skylights and the use of robust materials, such as concrete, natural stone, and timber, create a harmonious and low-maintenance interior, while the structure’s flexible design allows for future expansion with a second level.
This new family home in Preston, Australia, designed by Steffen Welsch Architects, is a brilliant reinterpretation of a Californian Bungalow that embraces energy efficiency. Featuring a compact footprint and a blend of timber cladding and energy-efficient design, this house melds two distinct architectural styles to create a comfortable and sustainable living space.
Slate House, a new three-level, high-performing, and high-end apartment building in the bayside suburb of Brighton, Melbourne, Australia, was designed by the renowned architecture firm Austin Maynard Architects. Responding to the developers’ brief to create beautiful, thoughtful, refined, and efficient homes, the design is a careful articulation of built form that fits gently within the street’s character, sensitive to the size and presence of neighboring properties.
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