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 • Dive into this collection that indulges the senses, from solid and tactile table lamps to an inspiring kitchen design that evokes the glow of a warm summer sun.

EARL PARADE RESIDENCE BY CAVILL ARCHITECTS • In coastal Brisbane, a new house orients family life around a verdant courtyard sanctuary, posing an unexpected response to the conventions of suburban housing.

HOUSE K BY KART PROJECTS • Balancing boldness and restraint, this small-scale addition to a family home in the Melbourne suburbs is a confidently composed riff on the cellular order of the original house.

FUSILIER COTTAGE ADDITION BY BENCE MULCAHY • A Georgian landmark in Hobart’s Battery Point is graced with a surprisingly porous living pavilion that interacts generously with street and garden.

FUSILIER COTTAGE ADDITION MEET THE OWNERS • As the new custodians of a much-loved Georgian cottage in Hobart, Mark and Sopan turned to local architect Bence Mulcahy to design an addition that was distinct from, yet sympathetic to, the existing building. Georgia Birks spoke to the couple about the process.

Placement Studio ONE TO WATCH • Elegant, lovingly crafted and shaped by the individual needs of their inhabitants, the houses of Melbourne-based Placement Studio pay tribute to the past, while being firmly grounded in the present.

The great outdoors • Step outside and embrace the elements with this selection of outdoor products, including flexible patio furniture and fire-resistant facades.

COOPWORTH BY FMD ARCHITECTS • A new farmhouse on a sheep farm on Tasmania’s Bruny Island is at once humble and refined, offering a contemporary response to life in a rural landscape.

FITZROY BRIDGE HOUSE BY MATT GIBSON ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN • A Victorian terrace conversion in one of Melbourne’s oldest suburbs manages the opposing needs for privacy and openness with ingenuity and surprise.

QUEENS PARK HOUSE BY KYRA THOMAS ARCHITECTS • Entirely surrounded by neighbouring properties, a new house built within the walls of a former warehouse in Sydney is a minimalist and introspective family home.

Products

Smart and sustainable

Gam Fratesi FURNITURE AND LIGHTING DESIGNER • This Copenhagen-based studio honours the traditions of Danish and Italian design, finding a highly resolved expression of modern-day minimalism.

Avoca Beach House by Studio Prineas • Eva-Marie Prineas recalls the first house of her then-fledgling practice, a ‘contemporary treehouse’ designed for extended family that pays tribute to the simple pleasures of living by the coast.

ASHGROVE HILLSIDE HOUSE BY KIERON GAIT ARCHITECTS • Capitalizing on an elevated site with enviable prospect, this cleverly planned addition to a Brisbane home culminates in a surprising and spatially rich treetop eyrie.

Products

MOSMAN MINKA BY DOWNIE NORTH • A respectful reimagining of a Federation-era house in the Sydney suburbs draws inspiration from Japanese architecture and celebrates a cohesive and vibrant family life.

Products

Building for bushfire • Built in the bush, this collection of architect-designed houses responds to rigorous bushfire safety standards with scrutiny and creativity, exploring ways of living safely and...