Home Architecture

Lightly set on a tight inner-city block, Choux House by State of Kin is a family home for a Perth-based baker, full of unexpected surprises.

Balmain East House by Studio Johnston reimagines an existing waterfront dwelling into a playful and family-centred home.

In St Kilda West, SGKS ARCH reimagines a pair of Art Deco flats as a vibrant family home, blending heritage with bold colour, sculptural form and global influence.

David Langston-Jones faced substantial constraint on this difficult inner-city site, but a thoughtfully framed garden combines with rich colours and materials to create a delightful pair of homes.

In Byron Bay, designer Piper Skillman has curated two vacation homes in a pair of dwellings designed by Harley Graham Architecture, mirroring the lush landscape beyond.

Residence R+A by Open Studio Architecture is a dual-form renovation that juxtaposes the solidity of a restored Victorian dwelling with the openness of a contemporary garden pavilion.

With tight constraints and ode to colour, Raspberry Jam – with architecture and interiors by MYMYMY and NWE. Interior Design – takes shape in a 2007 Fender Katsalidis apartment building in Canberra, on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country.

Celebrating tropical living and Queensland heritage, Kent by Alexandra Buchanan Architecture is a welcoming family home.

Studio Doherty transforms an Art Deco home in a project that evolved from a furniture refresh into a full renovation.

Anchored to a weathered sandstone escarpment, Cave Urban has designed a home for entertaining, swimming and idling above the ocean.

Subtle but smart, this Bondi home by Miles/Thorp proves that constraints often lead to the most creative solutions.

A residence by Studio Jane that distils the clients’ affinity for art into a built environment.

Conceived as an organic retreat, this villa by Aantrik Studio illustrates tactile finesse and enduring comfort.

Built around a signature material — concrete — Think Architects’ Poets House is an exercise in identity through structure.

Creating an exceptional residence in Phuket, Thailand, Enter Projects Asia has excelled in a home that is unexpected in form and materiality and oh, so exciting.

K Home is an interplay of mass and void by Cadence Architects.

This thoughtfully imagined home by Kyrra Studio proves that stone, wood and lime paint can anchor a space in timeless, functional beauty.

Architectural obstructions and hidden courtyards create a contemporary home that seamlessly blends inside and out.

So many product launches – where to begin with Milan? Well, across some of our favourite brands and all kinds of areas, here are some of the highlights we saw this year.

It was the year of Euroluce and all things lighting at Milan Design Week in 2025. Among a high-quality and extremely wide field, here are some of the highlights.

Raaga House in Indonesia is as much about reconfiguring the past as it is about shaping the future.

Eliza Blair Architecture creates the perfect equilibrium between efficiency and liveability, referring to London terrace typology as precedent.

Nestled in central Mumbai, DIG Architects’ design of a new apartment for their recent clients, a couple with two adult children, is a sophisticated study in restraint.

Canter & Gallop Design Ltd (CGD) has crafted a delightfully understated, cabin-like retreat overlooking the sea in Lohas Park, Hong Kong.

At Chatterbox House, every fold, curve and courtyard have been designed to serve a practical and emotional purpose.

This home in Cremorne, Sydney designed by Studio Minosa is certainly elegant in its form and has spectacular views of Sydney Harbour – but it also offers so much more on every level.

Lavarack House by BDA Architecture is a reinterpretation of tropical modernism on the Gold Coast.

Twin Palms by FURNISHD is an ode to mid-century modernism, where design echoes the reverie of Slim Aarons’ iconic imagery.

The full potential of this beachside Sydney house has been stunningly realised through inventive spatial planning and the addition of a light-filled internal courtyard.

Responding to a tricky site with planning constraints, a careful reorganisation of space by Those Architects has created a light, airy and calming home filled with moments of surprise and joy.

In a tropically inspired apartment at 3 Orchard By-The-Park, Superfat Designs blends natural textures and polished finishes to harmonise with the architect Antonio Citterio’s design intent for the titular building.

In its synthesis of past ideals and present exigencies, Warren House by CM Studio is an exploration of modernist principles transposed into a contemporary design.

The Corso is a residence by Kiril Architects that grows and evolves alongside its inhabitants.

Set within established inner Melbourne, Kart Projects has redefined what it means to transform a heritage terrace through a modern lens, crafting House B as a home where both past and future meet in their own luminous conversation.

What a difference a renovation makes and with Kensington House, Sam Crawford Architects has made its mark creating a sensational family home that’s better than new.

A small addition and renovation that unifies two terrace houses has been masterfully accomplished by Kuri Studio.

Balancing the owners’ considerations for privacy and openness, this dual-structured residence in Bali offers a unique design solution that makes the most of its site and tropical context.

West End Residence by Tom Mark Henry facilitates more fluid movement and stands as a paradigm for Brisbane living.

With its vivacious palette and sculptural forms, Maddison is a family dwelling that is at once convivial and private.

Slamming some serious kapow into this Byron Bay home, YSG has coloured right outside the lines. The result is eclectic and authentically fabulous. Hardly a surprise with YSG director, Yasmine Ghoniem, in the lead.

Providing a material link between public and private spaces in the home, the kitchen and bathrooms of Bay House by Arent & Pyke use stone and timber to bring warmth and coolness, shadow and light with impressive éclat.

Inspired by an array of design aesthetics, this Rushcutters Bay apartment by Georgina Wilson Associates examines how a minimalist approach made the home feel “both expansive and intimate.”

Gold Coast Apartment by SJB has been shortlisted for Winnings x Habitus House of the Year 2024.

Aria by Studio Nishita Kamdar has been shortlisted for Winnings x Habitus House of the Year 2024.

Adelaide Street House by Robert Simeoni Architects has been shortlisted for Winnings x Habitus House of the Year 2024.

Channelling the zeitgeist of the 1970s, this Double Bay apartment is a modern reinterpretation of traditional design.

The Auburn Studio designed Shibui with a distinct fusion of minimalism and Japandi aesthetics, resulting in a subtle and unobtrusive beauty.

Taylor Knights anchored the aptly named Horizon House with a brutalist structure, while a lighter first floor completes the façade and frames views to the horizon.

This new two-storey house in the bayside Melbourne suburb of Elwood is as much about the garden as the home itself. Designed by Kennedy Nolan Architects, the simple long and rectangular-shaped building beautifully responds to the pockets of garden that surround it, while capturing the northern light.

Emerging from Melbourne’s compact inner-city lot, this highly considered dwelling by Imogen Pullar Architecture challenges the constraints of its urban setting, examines the potential of multi-generational living – and repositions sustainability as a family affair.

Jost Architects’ design tells a story about the complexities of changes made during the building process, and the result is a contemporary residence enveloped in fine durable materials.

Designed to completely recede into the Yarra Flat vistas, the outdoors are welcomed at every turn into The Boulevard by Archier.

A home for an intergenerational family needs to be large but should also be designed for function, beauty and comfort. At The Urban Oasis by SIAN Architects, the brief is certainly met and exceeded.

studio mkn has compartmentalised and honoured the home’s heritage by reimagining its languorous presence and bringing Heirloom House into the contemporary.

Playing with geometric form, Gable Park by Weaver+Co Architects explores the push and pull of public and private space in a suburban family home.

A living contradiction at once resolute and regal, the stately brick base of this house by Dan Gayfer Design occupies a five-metre-wide block in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North. Inside, a Mid-Century refuge unfolds.

Channelling the zeitgeist of the 1970s, this Double Bay apartment is a modern reinterpretation of traditional design.

Subtle details, lush greenery and elegant proportions amalgamate in this family home by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects, where a refined casualness reigns. Bare feet optional.

There is an aspirational aesthetic to penthouse living that is almost impossible to achieve in a house. Unless, that is, you are Greg Natale.

The conceptual framework of this project by Dean Dyson Architects is rooted in principles of connection, wellness and sustainability.

Wynk Collaborative designed the LM Penthouse into an airy, modern sanctuary, with a focus on openness and versatility for a family of four.

Nickolas Gurtler Office redesigned the expansive dimensions of Elysium House, with an intimate atmosphere reminiscent of a true home, while seamlessly accommodating the cultural traditions of the clients’ Jewish faith.

Much like the composition of a symphony, Toorak House 2 by K.P.D.O Architects creates a sense of rhythm through the arrangement of spaces.

Designed by Tom Mark Henry, Bronte Beach House is a contemporary take on the coastal home, imbued with an extensive material palette.

Contrary to its appellation, the Snow House designed by Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee from HAS Design and Research is located in the tropical environment of Bangkok and is imbued with French Flair.

Designed by Studio Gorman and architect Peter Tout, Harbour House goes beyond visual appeal and stands proudly as a multi-sensory experience, simulating the feeling of living in a James Turrell installation.

Nodding to modernism, while sitting firmly in the contemporary, Sanctuary House by Mim Design is a delight of circles and form.

Coolatai House by Cera Stribley is a getaway for the owners who wanted a bathroom view with an ‘outdoor feel’.

Gloss House by Studio Doherty explores unconventionality in every corner, including the main ensuite, laden with a pistachio sorbet hue.

Carving through a rabbit warren of unusable spaces, YSG has exploded this lovely home’s potential into a magnificent Black Diamond in name and lustre!

Light filled and encased in foliage, Debris Block House by Bangalore based studio CollectiveProject is setting a new paradigm for Indian architecture.

Goy Architects’ sensitive adjustments and additions to this apartment form a cosy home layered with timber and greenery.

Bay Pearl by Kirsten Johnstone Architecture transforms an existing Brighton family home through an innovative renovation and reconfiguration.

This family home located in New Delhi, India, is notable for its intimate, connective design and a distinct material palette that channels a subtle mid-century edge.

The interior design of this house by Brewin Design Office elevates the quotidian with artful touches and layered spaces.

Leeton Pointon Architects + Interiors designed an extension that would introduce living and entertaining spaces suited for family life.

Designed for a family by a family, Matteo is a home like no other where the architects demonstrated their experience in design through a third-generation family practice led by a Mother-Son duo, Trinity Architects.

Freight Architects reimagines a shophouse for a collector of art and ceramics in Oku House, where nature and light prevail.

The Stylesmiths transformed the worn 1970s interior into a timeless setting with entertaining and day-to-day comfort prioritised.

Designed by Ming Architects, the theme of framing defines many aspects of this house — nature, light and shadow.

Quirk Studio unveils a 140-square-metre residential apartment in South Mumbai, skilfully integrating the allure of the Arabian Sea and a curated art collection into its design elements.

In the picturesque neighbourhood of Caulfield, Melbourne, Ivory House – by Homeroom Studio in collaboration with Tecture – stands as a testament to modern design sensibilities.

Tasked with creating a family gathering space in the garage of their client’s home, 182 Design has adopted a pavilion sensibility, which suits the climate and footprint well.

Queensland’s very first CLT house has been completed by KIRK Studio and it’s a veritable feast of timber in all its beauty, functionality and sustainability.

Designers continue to find ways of turning narrow terrace houses into dynamic, light-filled and desirable spaces. In Sydney’s Inner West, Ahron Best Architects centred it all on a small void.

In renovating a 20-year-old house in Bangkok, Design in Motion has balanced privacy with openness to create a versatile and functional home defined by an elegant internal courtyard.