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 • From handcrafted contemporary design objects to re-released classics, this round-up of eye-catching pieces will add delight to your domestic space.

THE COTTAGE BY JUSTIN HUMPHREY ARCHITECTS • Preferring elaboration over eradication, this adaptation of a 1970s house disrupts pervading Gold Coast attitudes toward older housing and revels in its suburban context.

MOONEE PONDS HOUSE BY LOVELL BURTON ARCHITECTURE • On a traditional street in Melbourne’s west, a new house pairs pragmatic planning and cost-effective material use with surprising volume to reframe the dream of a suburban family home.

SHED HOUSE BY BREAKSPEAR ARCHITECTS • With an internal courtyard at its core, this new home for a family of five is equal parts ordered and elastic, providing space for living, working and making in the Sydney suburbs.

Michael Mckeon Architecture • Embracing the tension between spatial creativity and technical precision, Michael Mckeon crafts homes of quiet beauty and considered comfort.

Designed for a better tomorrow • This collection of products takes a long-term view, championing low-carbon manufacturing and waste-material reuse.

PREFAB PROGRESS • With traditional construction methods beset by time and cost uncertainties, the time is ripe to explore alternatives. Houses takes a look at three projects testing the possibilities of prefabrication.

FARRIER LANE HOUSE BY MDC ARCHITECTS • Deploying the activist potential of an architect’s own home, this new house in Western Australia is a testing ground for low-carbon living.

NORTHCOTE HOUSE BY MA AND CO • Underpinned by a thoughtful balance of pragmatism and craft, this simple but spatially intriguing terrace adaptation responds to the needs of intergenerational living.

A HOUSE FOR GRANDMA BY BRCAR MORONY ARCHITECTURE • As demand for intergenerational living continues to grow, this secondary dwelling offers an enticing model for independent and adaptable occupation that can evolve with the needs of its owners.

Mast • In Brisbane, this studio is proving that high-quality furniture can be produced and manufactured in Australia to a standard rivalling that of Scandinavia.

Avalon Beach House by Sam Crawford and Emili Fox • Abundant enthusiasm outweighed limited experience for Sam Crawford when his sister called (on the landline) with an invitation to renovate a tired 1950s beach shack. Sam reflects on how this house, designed in collaboration with Emili Fox, kickstarted his career in architecture.

DEEPWATER HOUSE BY AHA STUDIO • In the Perth suburbs, a new home deploys an efficient plan and varied outlook to forge connections for a close-knit family with their garden, their neighbourhood, and each other.

SOUTH/WEST HOUSE BY KILLING MATT WOODS • Inspired by the elegant dynamism of streamline moderne, this update to a 1930s Sydney home weaves new into old while honouring the owners’ love for the building’s interwar heritage.

REMNANT HOUSE BY MOLONEY ARCHITECTS • Encircling the ruins of the site’s past dwellings, lost to fire, this robust and elegant residence in Victoria’s Central Highlands creates a lasting legacy for a multigenerational family.

Bark Architects • For 26 years, this Sunshine Coast...