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 • Many of the pieces collected here reinterpret classic designs in contemporary forms; all of them bring character and comfort to the home.

OFF GRID HOUSE BY ARCHIER • To reconnect their family to a cherished landscape, the owners of this site requested – and contributed to – a generous yet efficient home that makes the most of the surrounding landscape and local materials.

HARRIET’S HOUSE BY SO: ARCHITECTURE • Surprising and joyful, this one-room addition to a compact Georgian cottage is the outcome of a six-yearlong conversation and collaboration between architect and client.

FITZROY NORTH RENOVATION BY THEREFORE • A systematic approach to renovations at this terrace house in Melbourne’s inner-north yields a rational yet flexible design that supports playful family living.

FITZROY NORTH RENOVATION MEET THE OWNERS • Builder Rhys and jewellery designer Jules worked with Therefore to transform a terrace that was dark, cold and dilapidated – but full of potential. They share their insights into the collaboration, and discuss the value of trust in the architect–client–builder relationship.

Second Edition • Advocates for material salvage and reuse, Shahar Cohen and Amy Seo have set out to prove that repair and reuse is not just an environmental imperative, but also a financial viability.

Old-world charm • From floral prints straight out of 1950s Italy to a chair referencing 1930s Swedish tennis rackets, this selection of furniture and homewares balances nostalgia with contemporary style.

OXLADE BY J. AR OFFICE • A minimalist approach to a 1960s apartment renovation pares back extraneous elements and, through the process of subtraction, generously rewards its owners.

FITZROY NORTH TERRACE BY CLARE COUSINS ARCHITECTS • Freed from the confines of its Victorian-era order, an end terrace in Melbourne is respectfully reprogrammed to suit contemporary family life.

GARDENVALE BY WARE ARCHITECTS • Delicate incisions reorganize an interwar home in Melbourne’s east, providing clever adaptability and welcome autonomy for its downsizing owner.

Jessica Loughlin • Glass artist Jessica Loughlin crafts reductive, geometric forms in opaline glass that capture the elusive and evanescent qualities of light and colour in the expansive Australian landscape.

House for Jadeby Wellard Architects • Huw Wellard and his wife Jade learnt new skills and called in favours to transform an “uninhabitable” house in the back streets of South Melbourne. Ten years on, Huw reflects on the small but satisfying project.

MARY STREET HOUSE BY EDITION OFFICE • An undulating brick wall is a proud and protective edge to an exposed suburban site, enfolding a rich and unexpected domestic setting within a cohesive architectural gesture.

HOUSE MITCHELL BY THOSE ARCHITECTS • A former cobbler’s workshop is reborn as a dexterously planned family home, signalling the latent potential in the repair of our cities’ industrial heritage.

LOCAL HOUSE BY ZEN ARCHITECTS • Designed to support aging in place, a new home in Melbourne’s Eaglemont responds to its historically significant surrounds and immerses its owners in a tranquil garden setting.

Williams Burton Leopardi • Combining modern...