House 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Peter’s Playground by Studio GSA is a home that explores the versatility and prominence of marble in interior design.

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

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 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.

A monolithic façade establishes the tone of Corner House, forming a strong foundation for the consideration of materials and geometric forms within.

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.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

How do you balance the desire for open views while considering the need for privacy? The Lookout in Melbourne is a residence defined by a peaceful loftiness.