Australia’s Most Exceptional Homes Revealed at Houses Awards 2024.What's clear from this year's Houses Awards winners is that Australian architects are pushing boundaries and redefining what it means to create a home. They're proving that good design isn't just about aesthetics—it's about creating...
Red Hill House and Studio by Zuzana & Nicholas.What sets this house apart is its clever use of space. Instead of going for the typical open-plan layout, the architect-owners preserved the intimate scale of the existing rooms, adding strategic openings for connection and supervision....
Daylesford Longhouse Residence & Working Farm by Partners Hill.At Daylesford Longhouse, Partners Hill employed radical contrasts to demarcate internal spaces, such as giant vs. petite, agricultural vs. refined, hard with romantic and tactile. Materials are largely pragmatic and robust, with Australian...
Jac House in Sydney, Australia by panovscott.Established in 2012 by Anita Panov and Andrew Scott, one might assume panovscott are green-faced emerging architects who made a splash with this beautiful project early on in their career. Dubbed Jac, this house extension has cleaned up at...
Baffle House by Clare Cousins Architects.It’s a dynamic approach to an external elevation - long struts of wafer thin steel, box out the entire side of the house like a metallic honeycomb wall. This sublime design is the work of Clare Cousins Architects, a compact addition...
Australia Continues to Kick Butt with Resi Architecture // Houses Awards 2015.Pondering the Houses Awards shortlist has become a bit like Architecture Christmas. I've always loved an abundant celebration of good design and passionate people who make it happen, which aligns perfectly with what we strive for here at...
Elwood House by Robson Rak Architects & Made by Cohen // Melbourne.Elwood House is a light filled Edwardian home that has been masterfully transformed by Melbourne practice Robson Rak Architects. This contemporary renovation and extension was completed in collaboration with Susie Cohen from Made by Cohen...
Australia’s (Still) Got Talent // Houses Awards Shortlist 2014.Oh we do love a bit of design awards action here at Yellowtrace HQ, don't we? How could we not - design awards are the celebration of good design and passionate people who make it all happen, which is pretty much what we try to do around...
Australia’s Got Talent // Houses Awards Shortlist 2013.If there's one thing Australian architects are really bloody good at, it would have to be The House. Houses Awards recently announced their 2013 shortlist for 125 residential projects across the eight categories. So many fantastic projects...