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First House: Bellevue Terrace Alterations and Additions by Philip Stejskal Architecture
Completed in 2013, this diminutive yet delightful addition to a Fremantle cottage launched Philip Stejskal Architecture from “relative obscurity” to the national stage, and continues today as the practice’s quiet ambassador.
ResidentialFirst House: Southern Highlands House
For Andrew Benn, the invitation to design a one-room addition – not much larger than a garden shed – was the launching pad for his fledgling practice. Here, he reflects on the legacy of that first commission.
ResidentialFirst House: Main Ridge Farmhouse
Designed while he was living in London, Justin Noxon’s first house was for his brother and sister-in-law as stage one of a masterplan for Main Ridge Dairy. Now, fourteen years later, Justin reflects on this project and the lessons it taught him.
ResidentialInto the fold: Jule House
Jule House by Claire Humphreys and Kevin O’Brien Architects delicately references a family’s past while offering a setting for contemporary living.
ResidentialDown memory lane: Bower House
Behind a double-storey Victorian terrace lurks a uniquely geometric extension, by Andrew Simpson Architects, based on an abstraction of the owners’ memories of their previous homes together.
ResidentialA Loos-ian labyrinth: House McBeath
Tribe Studio channels the spirit of Adolf Loos’ Raumplan obsessions in creating this small terrace alteration and addition in Sydney.
ResidentialA shed in the pasture: Boonah House
This new shed-like house by Shaun Lockyer Architects sets up the perfect frame for an undeniably spectacular view of the Main Range National Park.
ResidentialOld, new, borrowed, blue: Stray House
This beautifully crafted renovation to a single-fronted Victorian terrace is the result of a close collaboration between the architect and the owner-builder.
ResidentialCarving a view: Winscombe Extension
Preston Lane Architects extend a Tasmanian house, taking advantage of open-plan living and a new connection to the backyard.
ResidentialGreen at heart: Garden House
A lush green courtyard is the focus of this new Sydney home by Pearse Architects, with almost every room connected to the central planted outdoor space.
ResidentialSpirit of generosity: Birchgrove House
A Sydney terrace has been sensitively updated into a variety of spatial experiences.
ResidentialGreening up: Martin House
BG Architecture artfully unifies a Californian bungalow with its lush suburban garden through the skilful manipulation of sightlines.
ResidentialPicture perfect: Blue House
A retreat by Neeson Murcutt Architects that is in picturesque harmony with its coastal bushland setting.
ResidentialBetter together: The Commons
An apartment building takes a communal approach to bring liveable, affordable housing back to the inner suburbs.
ResidentialEbb and flow: Bellevue Terrace
Interlocking spaces connect house and garden in this addition to an 1890s Fremantle home by Philip Stejskal Architecture.
ResidentialPolished gem: Jewel House
Karen Abernethy Architects transforms a Victorian terrace into a light-filled suite for two.
ResidentialSleight unseen: Sorrento house
The architect’s hand is imperceptible in this reworking of a twenty-year-old beach house.
ResidentialThe lantern, the brick and the courtyard: Three Parts House
A renovation and extension to a 1950s clinker brick house by Architects EAT.
ResidentialGround swell: Cabin Two
A cottage addition by Maddison Architects takes its cues from the topography of the site.
ResidentialLeft Over Space House
Architects Casey and Rebekah Vallance have devotedly turned a parcel of discarded land into a poetic response to suburban infill.
ResidentialTiny beauty: Southern Highlands House
An elegant and sophisticated living pavilion in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales by Benn and Penna Architecture.
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