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 collection of pieces that marry art with utility.

HIGH TIDE HOUSE BY WARE ARCHITECTS • A family home in Brunswick Heads swims against the tide of much new development, honouring and elevating the built identity of its coastal town.

HOUSE IN ERSKINEVILLE BY ARCHITECT GEORGE • An imaginative adaptation to a Sydney terrace, principally a residence for one, transforms into a joyfully unconventional home for five.

OLIVE STREET CABIN BY MATT GOODMAN ARCHITECTURE OFFICE • Carefully considered, this contemporary, bushfire-resistant interpretation of the fibro beach shack celebrates the simple pleasures of life by the sea.

Parabolica • Parabolica’s directors are driven by a shared commitment to collaboration and purpose, and a desire to be part of Adelaide’s resurgent design culture.

Keeping up appearances • A considered collection of products to give your home street appeal.

WINDOW, WINDOW, WINDOW BY PANOV SCOTT • On a cascading rock shelf, a three-room addition built under the deck of an existing house is a small and specific response to place and patterns of inhabitation.

FISH RIVER HOUSE BY INCIDENTAL ARCHITECTURE • On a beautiful riparian site, this new house skilfully responds to a varied climate, creating a restorative gathering place for four generations.

IOPPOLO BY VITTINO ASHE • A small-scale tower in a Perth backyard provides a young adult with independence and family connection, in the process exploring ideas for incremental density and diversity.

Studio Adeney • The carefully crafted work of Patrick Adeney balances sculptural form with robust functionality.

Toumbaal Plains House by Fergus Scott Architects • Designed for friends on a family property on the New South Wales North Coast, this elemental shelter responded to and respected the exposed plain. Architect Fergus Scott reflects on the place and the people who helped propel his fledgling practice.

MANGO LANE BY DFJ ARCHITECTS • A meditation on place and proportion, this elegantly understated home defers to the spectacle of its setting.

THE BACKYARD GOES ON FOREVER BY MULTIPLICITY • A joyful addition to a Victorian home stitches together found elements, the legacy of the old house and the clients’ record collection to create a relaxed home for rest, reflection and play.

LITTLE YOUNG STREET 4A AND 4B BY DAVID LANGSTON-JONES • In Sydney’s Redfern, a pair of townhouses – each with a footprint scarcely larger than a double garage – is a lesson in doing more with less.

Spaceagency Architects • In a prolific four decades of practice, this studio has left an indelible imprint on the design culture and built fabric of Boorloo/Perth and Walyalup/Fremantle.

Harris House by Nicholas Griffin • A story of friendship and fruitful collaboration underpins the design of Harris House by Nicholas Griffin, completed in 1977. Intended as a “forever home” for the Harris family, who built much of it themselves, it remains today as a testament to the collaborative partnership of architect and client.

Home Truth INSTALLATION • In the gardens of the National Gallery of Victoria, this pavilion prompts...