This Pocket-sized Brisbane Wonder is Flipping the Script on Modest-Space Living.A diminutive pre-1911 Brisbane cottage receives a revolutionary addition that challenges conventional spatial requirements through clever planning and adaptable design. Lineburg Wang's innovative approach proves that building less can...
How 22 Square Metres Changed Everything for This Sydney Architect’s Home.When Sydney architect faced the challenge of expanding her family's Inner West cottage during lockdown, she turned constraints into opportunities. The resulting 22sqm addition, featuring a cantilevered bay window and seamless garden...
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...
Bringing Dark into Limelight: Shadow House by Grotto Studio.Wrapped in a charcoal-like charred jarrah timber, the Shadow House’s dark and moody addition by Grotto Studio gracefully recedes into the background, allowing the original 1900s cottage to maintain its prominence and heritage within the...
Greyleigh: A Colourful 200-Acre Farmstay in Kiama by Duet.About two hours from Sydney, just as the rolling hills and endless ocean drown out the din of the city, is a 200-acre farm once known for its dairy. Today, Greyleigh Kiama is far better known for its colour than its cattle. But its...
Familiar & Futuristic: The Glass Cabin by Mjölk Architekti.Mjölk architekti have completed a renovation of a 130-year-old cottage in Czech Republic’s Jizera Mountains with a glass extension. The home oscillates between familiar and futuristic, with the unusual layout capturing a multitude of...
Brunswick Lean-to by Blair Smith Architecture.Melbourne architect Blair Smith has brought a traditional inner-city lean-to firmly into the contemporary, providing a fresh new perspective on an old typology. Smith describes the core idea behind the project as an opportunity to...
Lower Jordan Hill Road House in Hobart by Taylor + Hinds Architects.Taylor + Hinds Architects' Mannerist tendencies are also employed in the play of scale within the interiors of Lower Jordan Hill Road house in West Hobart. The geometry of the new living room folds toward a monumental ‘sash’ window and...
Bozen’s Cottage in Tasmania by Taylor + Hinds Architects.The memory of families of blacksmiths, carpenters and pastoralists are forever cast into Taylor + Hinds Architect’s restoration of Bozen’s Cottage in the Tasmanian midlands. A subtle and delicate material palette and undeniable respect...
