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....
Blurred Edges: Aru House in Newcastle by Curious Practice.Named after the Awabakal word for insect, Aru House places value on reuse and repair. This relatively modest home punches well above its budget and scale while contributing to the surrounding neighbourhood. It speaks to the power of...
A Protective Structure Planted on the Rock: Castlecrag Courtyard by Downie North.Conceptually imagined as ‘a protective structure planted on the rock’, Downie North Castlecrag Courtyard house melds into the rugged topography in a way that one could easily mistake it for a luxurious cave or treehouse. With a...
Empty Nest Dream: An Apartment in Kirribilli by Amandine Simonetti Architecture and Interiors and Tsai Design.When the owners of this Kirribilli apartment called in Amandine Simonetti and Jack Chen for the interior overhaul, it was clear what the first step would be: reconfiguring the long and narrow layout, which was squeezed in some areas as...
Like a Picnic Rug Under a Canopy: House for BEES by Downie North.Shared values of connectedness, place-making and passive design lead the client to Downie North, a Sydney-based architecture studio of Catherine Downie and Daniel North, partners in life and work. Tasked to create a new addition to their...
Seagrass House on Djiringanj Country, Tathra NSW by Welsh + Major.From afar, Seagrass House is almost near invisible to the eye due to the façade’s sedimentary stone colours and bushy flora. The mass volume sculpture is equally impressive as it is to its camouflage, with one edge of the wall having...
Hope, Love & Care: Blackwattle House in Sydney by Allied Office.The best things in life are often unexpected, as Telly Theodore and Andrew Macdonald can vouch. The life and business partners behind Sydney architecture studio Allied Office were travelling through Sri Lanka and had set their hearts on...
DD House on the Coal Coast, NSW by Bokey Grant Architects.An exercise in restraint, DD House by Bokey Grant Architects cuts a striking figure against its soft hilly surroundings of Coal Coast in Southern NSW. With a tight budget and a difficult site to manage, the studio makes light of negatives,...
