Houses

For the architect, designer, home owner, home builder or anyone simply interested in the best residential design, every issue of Houses tells the story of inspirational homes, their surrounds and the products that complete them. Through generous pictorial coverage from leading photographers, floor plans and lists of selected products, you share the delight of each home presented. You’ll also meet some of the creative people who designed them and keep up with the latest design trends and issues. Be inspired!

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Fresh finds • Make yourself at home with these pieces, which combine nostalgic silhouettes and pastel hues with careful craftsmanship.

BONDI BREEZE BY PANOV SCOTT • Looking afresh at the relationship between house and garden, this adaptation is wrapped in a veil of breezeblocks that will gradually become enveloped in greenery.

OTWAY BEACH HOUSE BY KERSTIN THOMPSON ARCHITECTS • At once shelter and sanctuary, this new dwelling meets the constraints of fire zones and a fragile coastal environment with a calming refuge poised between forest and sea.

MOFFAT MORPHING HOUSE BY ARCKE • A shapeshifting dwelling built behind a Sunshine Coast shop is a delightful setting that supports adaptable, small-footprint living.

MOFFAT MORPHING HOUSE MEET THE OWNERS • With a dream of returning home to the Sunshine Coast, Sandy and Scott approached Arcke to design them a small but mighty weekender by the beach. Here, Sandy shares their experiences of working with an architect.

Victoria Merrett Architects • This Melbourne studio’s promising early work exudes calmness and composure, with skilful designs that respond to their surroundings.

A bold entrance • From expansive glazing to elegant hardware, these window and door products make a strong first impression.

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BEAUTY POINT HOUSE BY CO–AP • At once subtle and spectacular, this new home spills down its harbourside site in tribute to the coastal landscape and the lessons of the Sydney School.

COOPER’S TERRACE BY BRAD SWARTZ ARCHITECTS • Gaining refinement through reduction, this alteration distills big ideas into finely tuned moves that revive a city terrace without loss of private outdoor space.

NO. 23 BY TRISTAN BURFIELD • A beautifully detailed small-footprint cabin tucked into a beach house garden is an astute blend of function and finesse.

Duzi Objects • With a background in steel fabrication and product design, Douglas Powell now finds joy in transforming rigid sheet metal into pliable, pillowy forms.

The Kite by Architecture Architecture • Michael Roper reflects on how an early alteration and addition, completed in 2015, spurred an enduring interest in the ways light, movement and spatial invention shape human experience.

FLAME TREE HOUSE BY ARCHITECTS INK • Nicknamed “the little big house,” this composed addition to an Adelaide cottage is as equally suited to entertaining as it is to quiet everyday life.Words by Benjamin Eden

POINT LONSDALE HOUSE BY FIELD OFFICE ARCHITECTURE • Inspired by coastal modernism, this new residence on the Bellarine Peninsula capitalises on borrowed views to create a calming home that caters for seclusion and sociability.

LYREBIRD BY SPARKS ARCHITECTS • Blending mass timber technology with traditional craftsmanship, this family home on the Sunshine Coast is an elegant interpretation of the humble beach house.

Trias • With a mantra for designing solid, simple and beautiful architecture, this Sydney studio creates quiet, responsive homes that focus on the essentials of living well.

Rivendell by Laurie Virr • Designed in 1975 by Laurie Virr for his own family, Rivendell was intended – like its fictional namesake – to be a...