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 for the home that demonstrate versatility, quality craftsmanship and distinctive design.

HOUSE FOR A GARDEN BY RETALLACK THOMPSON • A delicate balance of addition and subtraction liberates a small and dark bungalow in Sydney, creating a composed home that is less house, more garden.

CLAYFIELD FERN HOUSE BY PAUL BUTTERWORTH ARCHITECT • Voluminous yet resourceful, this lightweight addition to a Queenslander is a pragmatic solution that filters sunlight and buffers noise while also serving as a delightfully adaptable outdoor room.

HOUSE FOR EVA AND MATILDA BY MRTN ARCHITECTS • In a Brunswick laneway, a small-scale infill project capitalizes on mixed-use zoning, providing its owner with a main residence, a studio apartment and a shopfront office – on a site of just 88 square metres.

HOUSE FOR EVA AND MATILDA MEET THE OWNERS • With grand ambitions for a small site, Eva Sarr turned to Antony Martin of MRTN Architects to design a new home for her family and her business. Eva spoke to Georgia Birks about the process of shaping big dreams into a beautiful home.

Miles Thorp • Lewis Miles and Chris Thorp’s partnership is fuelled by an appetite for experimentation and an interest in nimble, efficient design.

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Surround by Laminex decorative wall panels • This newly launched range of versatile and beautifully designed wall linings brings sophisticated texture to contemporary Australian homes.

Service stations • When it comes to kitchens and bathrooms, this selection of products and finishes will ensure your hardworking areas are durable, functional and beautiful.

231 NAPIER STREET BY EDITION OFFICE FOR MILIEU • Sheathed in a distinctive shell of raw concrete, this apartment reveals a calm and cocooning interior that balances a muted palette with moments of material intensity.

PADDINGTON HOUSE II BY TRIBE STUDIO ARCHITECTS • A rare opportunity to unite a pair of semi-detached houses in Sydney’s Paddington results in a deceptively generous family home that responds to the spatial geometry of the site.

K HOUSE BY RENATO D’ETTORRE ARCHITECTS • Elegant and unpretentious, this new home in Kiama is at once a sanctuary and a fortress, a robust home braced to endure the often volatile climatic patterns of its clifftop location.

James Howe • After leaving a career in magazine writing to pursue a passion for furniture, Adelaide’s James Howe draws on memories and emotions to find an “authentic voice” as he designs his furniture.

Mary Residence by Matt Gibson • Drawing inspiration from the dexterously planned terraced house renovations of London, Matt Gibson’s first house spurred a passion for melding heritage elements and contemporary design that continues in his practice today.

EVELYN BY MYERS ELLYETT • In Brisbane’s Paddington, an old timber cottage is thoughtfully and skilfully recast as a courtyard house that responds to site, climate and the desire for familial connection.

COASTVIEW APARTMENT BY ANDREW BURGES ARCHITECTS • A 1960s apartment is judiciously replanned for single occupancy, creating a private eyrie from which to survey the immediacy and intensity of the ocean view.

POINCIANA HOUSE BY NIELSEN JENKINS...