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 • A round-up of beautiful new things for your home that draw inspiration from European summers, ancient symbols and time-honoured Japanese traditions.

NIWA HOUSE BY JOHN ELLWAY • A clever and nimble adaptation to the humble Queensland worker’s cottage learns from the verandah, enabling its occupants to live on the edges of house, garden and neighbourhood.

MAITLAND BAY HOUSE BY STUDIO BRIGHT • Poised between suburb and sea, this robust and respectful new house allows occupants to enjoy the comfort of home while being immersed in a bushland setting.

BRICK HOUSE BY STUDIO ROAM AND WITH ARCHITECTURE STUDIO • Designed with future replication in mind, this new home in Perth’s inner suburbs threads connections between people, place, history and memories, while anticipating the needs of the next generation.

BRICK HOUSE MEET THE OWNERS • After many years of living in Perth’s dense inner-city fringe, Philip and Melinda sought to build a small yet distinctive “forever home” for their family. Brett Mitchell spoke with them about the experience of working with Studio Roam and With Architecture Studio.

Tristan Burfield • Sole practitioner Tristan Burfield is producing work that is both disciplined and restrained, yet always informed by the qualities and quirks of people and place.

Sub-Zero Classic Series Refrigeration • Reimagined and full of fresh ideas, Sub-Zero’s Classic Series Refrigeration offers an expanded suite of innovative features and sleek aesthetic enhancements.

Nourishing neutrals • From textured brass taps to bespoke bubble-ready tubs, this curated list can uplift kitchen and bathroom projects.

UP DOWN HOUSE BY BRAD SWARTZ ARCHITECTS • The thorny but familiar challenges of the terrace house are met with skill and ingenuity in this updated Sydney home, demonstrating the value of clever design in dense urban contexts.

RANDWICK HOUSE BY ANTHONY GILL ARCHITECTS • Understated yet delightful, this clever update employs “stealth density” to adjust and augment a Sydney semi to suit a growing family of five.

JAN JUC HOUSE BY ELDRIDGE ANDERSON ARCHITECTS • Evolving and refining the forms of our coastal towns’ once-ubiquitous housing stock, this new residence celebrates an enduring affection for the unassuming beach shack.

George Murphy 01 by Baracco and Wright • This inventive solution to a client request for more living space – converting an existing garage into “a little house” – became the first in a series of incremental interventions to a suburban home. It was also the first collaborative residential project for Louise Wright and Mauro Baracco.

WEDGE LOFT BY LUIS GOMEZ-SIU DESIGN STUDIO • Chromatically controlled yet experientially rich, this apartment design adapts an unusual wedge-shaped plan and the drama of a double-height void to satisfy desires for both solitude and sociability.

SIX CHIMNEY HOUSE BY VOKES AND PETERS • A 1920s house in Perth is perceptively reprogrammed to suit contemporary occupation, in the process exploring how private domestic space can converse with the street and the suburb.

BAYVIEW TREE HOUSE BY WOODWARD ARCHITECTS • On Sydney’s Northern Beaches, a reimagined 1970s home reflects the architect and client’s mutual...