Houses, August 2023
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Stumpy Gully House by Markowitz Design with Stavrias Architecture
Seemingly effortless yet upheld by unwavering structural logic, this understated new home invites easygoing living, like the simple beach shacks that inspired it.
Sydney House by Cavill Architects
A contemporary yet complementary addition to a 1950s house in New Farm is a tribute to the unsung history of brick in Brisbane’s residential architecture.
Helvetia by Austin Maynard Architects
A commitment to principled repair and retention shaped the subtle but serious adaptive reuse of this historic Melbourne terrace.
Trilogy House by Peter Stutchbury
A third chapter for a house designed in 1961 by Peter Muller, with subsequent additions by Glenn Murcutt and Wendy Lewin, is a masterfully layered design that connects with the past, and with place.
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Four houses of Chrofi
The skilfully planned residential work of this practice responds to the particularities of people and place, an approach underpinned by the directors’ expertise in city-making.
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2023 Houses Awards: Sustainability
Monty Sibbel by Nuud Studio.
2023 Houses Awards: House in a Heritage Context
Millers Point Townhouse by Design 5 Architects.
2023 Houses Awards: Garden or Landscape
Coogee Courtyard by Saha.
Revisited: HH House by Donovan Hill, 1993
Unencumbered by convention and brimming with ambition, this remarkable addition to a Brisbane cottage is likened by its owners to “living in an artwork.”
2023 Houses Awards: Australian House of the Year
Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins.
2023 Houses Awards: House Alteration and Addition over 200m2
Armadale House by Neeson Murcutt Neille.
2023 Houses Awards: House Alteration and Addition under 200m2
Sunday by Architecture Architecture.
2023 Houses Awards: New House over 200m2 – joint winner
Shiplap House by Chenchow Little.
2023 Houses Awards: New House over 200m2 – joint winner
Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins.
2023 Houses Awards: New House under 200m2
Blok Stafford Heights by Blok Modular with Vokes and Peters.
2023 Houses Awards: Apartment or Unit
Spring Street by March Studio.