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Located in the inner-Sydney suburb of Lavender Bay, these two homes were originally supposed to be one large house before the owners decided to change the brief. “As the project progressed, the brief was adjusted for two houses - one house for the client to live and eventually retire in while the other was to be put on the market,” says Adam …
With its origins in sustainability and the simple living movement, the tiny house trend has been bubbling along for a while now and this latest one, located in the Blue Mountains just outside of Sydney, is a real treat. Sitting on 16 acres, the house is only 2.5 metres wide but what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in …
The inner-city Australian terrace renovation is well-trodden ground but the latest project from Austin Maynard Architects puts a playful, imaginative spin on it what it means to transform a dark, narrow and poorly ventilated house for modern living. With a hidden cellar, secret garden and hidden room in the roof, the project is practical, original …
With its chic retro vibe and faded luxe colour scheme, Brisbane’s new Calile Hotel is arguably one of Australia’s most Instagrammed spaces - its stylish mix of brass, cork, concrete and sophisticated pastel hues proving difficult to resist for the design savvy. “The pool is the focal point of the hotel, with the rooms wrapping around its …
“The ambition for Cleveland Rooftop was to realise a garden that you happened to live in, rather than just an apartment surrounded by greenery,” says the project’s principal architect Adam Haddow, director of SJB. “This small piece of landscape in the sky is a reprieve from the bustling city lifestyle and adds to the network of inner-city green …
“With curtains for walls and a compact plan, our 4.5 metre radius shack was an attempt at building a vertical hard tent rather than a holiday home,” says Austin Maynard Architects’ Andrew Maynard of the firm’s latest, highly original project that is nestled in wild bush and rugged sand dunes on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula at St Andrew's …
Luxury developer GURNER has just revealed plans for its impending St Moritz development in Melbourne and if the first-look is anything to go by, it’s set to be rather phenomenal. With an average price point of roughly $3.5 million dollars, the St Kilda project is being designed by architect Fender Katsalidis (together with Koichi Takada Architects) …
After a decade of living in this Melbourne character home, its owners Maria and Troy McGlone decided it was time to renovate to suit the demands of their growing family. The ultimate aim was to make the home more suitable during their kids’ teenage years and beyond and the result is a stunning architectural space that is truly a forever …
Aptly titled ‘Timberland’ this timber-heavy renovation is the work of sw-architects’ Sally Wilson. Her own home, the project saw her design and build an open plan extension to add to the rear of her original 1898 sandstone cottage in Adelaide. “The brief was one I've seen often – a growing family needing more living space, new wet areas and …
Located in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick, this house is home to Pilates teacher and first-time renovator Steph Hegerty, her husband, two young children and beloved dog. “My husband and I had always wanted to renovate a Victorian or Edwardian home and when we saw this house, it was hard to see its Victorian features, but we saw the …
