Houses, April 2020

Houses, April 2020

Houses

The best contemporary residential architecture, with inspirational ideas from leading architects and designers.

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Houses 133. Cover project: Ballast Point House by Fox Johnston.
Preview | Gemma Savio | 30 Mar 2020

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Introduction to Houses 133.

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Floor area has been carved out of the house wherever possible and given over to the courtyard.
Projects | Michael Macleod | 1 Dec 2020

Suburban tranquility: Park Life

Architecture Architecture has created a tranquil home for an artist and a curator on this slice of Melbourne suburbia.

One to Watch: Youssofzay and Hart
People | Linda Cheng | 23 Sep 2020

One to Watch: Youssofzay and Hart

In response to the urgency around the health of our natural environment, emerging architecture studio Youssofzay and Hart focuses on smart solutions that champion sustainable materials, density and affordability.

Located in the sculptural rear addition, the living spaces at Ruckers Hill House give material form to family customs.
Projects | Gemma Savio | 21 Jan 2021

A lyrical family home: Ruckers Hill House

With civic ambition and a highly personal attention to detail, this ‘house of many rooms’ is a considered new layer in the cultural palimpsest of inner Melbourne.

Coastal House is an exploration of concrete and timber, with each material playing off the other throughout.
Projects | Judith Abell | 3 Sep 2021

An exploration of concrete and timber: Coastal House

Amid the windswept landscape of the Mornington Peninsula’s southern edge, this house meets ecological and bushfire concerns without compromising on enjoyment.

Master of constraint: Benn and Penna
People | Genevieve Lilley | 29 Sep 2020

Master of constraint: Benn and Penna

Since Andrew Benn established Benn and Penna in 2012, the practice has mastered constrained conditions to make calm and considered spaces.

Hidden behind a heritage cottage, the house presents a dramatic glass facade to the north-facing courtyard.
Projects | Finn Pedersen | 18 Jan 2021

First House: Vincent Street House

Sketched on a napkin, the first house of Perth architect Finn Pedersen was designed “with great bravado” and inspired by the houses of Le Corbusier and Charles and Ray Eames.

Sensually rich in its material palette, the main living space is illuminated by a full-width, angled skylight.
Projects | Genevieve Lilley | 12 Mar 2021

Marvellous town life: Cloud Cottage

In the Southern Highlands town of Bowral, a new cottage shirks polite defensiveness for porosity, contributing generously to its streetscape while also enabling quiet repose.

Exposed brick floors continue seamlessly from inside to outside, blurring the threshold between spaces. Artwork: William Scott.
Projects | Katherine Ashe and Marco Vittino | 17 Feb 2021

Revisited: Way House

This rare 1970s house by an influential but “under the radar” Perth architect interrogates environmental consciousness, passive design and social dynamics.

Tim Ross’s latest show is a live presentation of thoughtfully crafted short films.
People | Peter Salhani | 2 Feb 2021

Designing a Legacy

Comedian and modernism geek, Tim Ross, delves into the heart of some rare architect-designed houses through a live presentation of original short films, offering a delicate insight into the stories and memories linked to these homes.

Cantala Avenue House by ME.
Projects | Sheona Thomson | 3 Aug 2020

‘A mini urban landscape’: Cantala Avenue House

A nuanced understanding of the Gold Coast’s colourful heritage, as well as its local quirks and character, is embedded in this neighbourly family home.

The new pavilion addition to the century-old cottage houses private, social and service spaces over four stepped levels.
Projects | Michelle Bailey | 23 Jul 2021

A framework for landscape: Paddington House

The artisanal sensibility of an owner-builder, a steeply sloping site and a desire for a tactile material palette set the direction for this refreshing addition to a humble Brisbane worker’s cottage.

Owner-builder Bobby Coulston wanted a site with city views in Paddington.
People | Michelle Bailey | 23 Jul 2021

Meet the owners of Paddington House by Twohill and James

Owner-builder Bobby Coulston sought the expertise of architects Twohill and James to give a formerly rundown cottage in Brisbane a new lease on life.

A courtyard erupting with billowing grasses draws in light and offers views through the living room to the dining area.
Projects | Brett Mitchell | 22 Oct 2021

‘An armature of experiences’: Reed House

Edged by swathes of native garden, this addition to a historic home in Perth brings to life a series of stories, instilled with childhood memories of the past and in the making.

The family tend to leave the courtyard doors open even in winter, creating a true indoor–outdoor home.
Projects | Ella Leoncio | 19 Nov 2021

Finding serenity: Beaumaris Residence

Encapsulating minimalism as a holistic way of living, this house provides a counterpoint to its context and embodies a myriad of simple measures that make a healthy home.