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Polygreen is a printed fiberglass box in a neighborhood of red brick warehouses. The contrast is striking - a home covered in vibrant green.

Andrew Maynard Architects asked a simple question -- 'Where does the sun come from' -- and designed a Hill House in the backyard of this Melbourne home.

Westgarth House is a delightfully simple project that addresses our changing family needs by adding a modern, spacious living area to an existing home.

Even during the heat of summer this passive solar design remained cool and kept the family comfortable. Reclaimed materials integrates with the original.

Rather than gutting and starting again, a simple reconfiguration was all it took to make this home brighter and more comfortable.

Ilma Grove is an extension to a heritage home in Northcote, Victoria. The extension provides more space and guarantees a sustainable lifestyle.

Stonewood House is a modern, but sensitive home which sits comfortably with homes of heritage significance.

Thanks to the home's unusual form, the garden of Reverse Shadow Casting House will always be sunny and bright.

Small but with delight, M House looks at how a modest renovation can make a positive contribution to the way a family live.

Like a real doll's house, this addition is two spaces stacked on top of each other and uses furniture and joinery to divide spaces instead of doors and walls.

Northcote House 2 is a three storey urban residence which utilises the existing shell of its former incarnation as a medical centre.

A two-storey rear addition to a classic Edwardian-era home is sympathetic to its origins, but unashamedly modern at the same time.

Rising costs and melting ice caps. Why not use your renovation as an opportunity to improve your home's environmental credentials as well.

An elegant and restrained timber addition provides the perfect modern living space for a family of five (plus two energetic dogs).

At just 36 square metres, this compact yet thoughtful addition creates space for cooking, eating, writing, sitting and more...

Designing a family home is challenging because the family's needs change as they grow, that's why you have to plan for change.

In contrast to the neighbouring weatherboard houses, this crisp, modern modular home makes a huge statement in this Melbourne street.

Built from rammed earth, timber and hempcrete, this home is a healthy and environmentally sensitive space for three generations.

It's Playtime in this fun-filled extension with secret hatches, a bridge, sloped walls and an aquarium of curious creatures.

Simple, yet intelligent changes, which reference to the home's post-war cream brick heritage create a period drama of a difference.

Craving more space (and sun) and considering a move? Are you really better off uprooting your family and moving somewhere new?

In a street of Californian Bungalows, it was important to maintain the status quo. It's a whole other story at the rear of this home...

A south-facing backyard can feel like a curse, but an unconventional roofline could come to the rescue to let direct natural light in.

Lean-tos aren't renowned for their good design, but rethinking the classic design led to a functional and flexible home for this family.

The small, pokey and often dark spaces of many older homes don’t provide the space young families need, but you can change that...

A beautiful new living space wrapping around a courtyard deck plus main bedroom suite creates the perfect home for a family of six.

See how an architect turned this small, dark cottage into a spacious, light-filled home for her and her family...

A surprising solution was the key to unlocking natural light and a sense of space on this dark, narrow site…

The Plinth House proves bigger is not always better. The extension provides a more comfortable living space and kitchen in a minimal footprint.

Befitting a regionally based sculptor, Sawmill House is a hand crafted upgrade from his existing rather rustic bohemian abode.

Located on a windswept coast line, Moonlight Cabin is a place to retreat from and engage with the landscape’s ephemeral conditions.

Musk is a stylish modern prefab cabin designed as a secluded retreat to relax and enjoy 360 degree views of natural bushland.

This modern farmhouse in Tonimbuk allows the owner to 'live in the environment' thanks to large glass sliding doors.

On a windy and exposed site, nestled behind a hill, sits a metal clad nugget; a home for a gold prospector and his family...

The most minimal house you could imagine - a platform for living within a translucent shell, set in a beautiful natural landscape.

Clad in COLORBOND® steel with a contemporary take on the traditional pitched roof, this prefab house looks right at home in the bush.

To construct this off-grid home on Victoria's French Island, prefabricated modules had to be transported by barge to the isolated site.

Staff quarters never looked so good. This prefab house is a modern and comfortable place to wind down after a long day on the farm.

Built on a challenging site with significant bushfire risk, this home enjoys amazing views over bushland in the Macedon Ranges.

Built from recycled timber and rusting steel, this Mt Duneed home already looks old, yet is built to last with little maintenance.

With the option to demolish and start from scratch, MRTN Architects instead create a sensitive addition to this Victorian cottage.

A new studio space and garage are positioned on this rural property to create a sheltered entry for the exisiting home.

Clad in shiny galvanised steel with arrow-like ends, this budget studio looks almost otherworldly in its country Victorian backyard.

Precast concrete and timber combine to create a low-maintenance home that will get better with age.

Sitting sympathetically in an open paddock, this off-grid house captures views without compromising on environmental performance.

Inspired by shearing sheds in the area and rhyming with the original home, a clever addition transforms this weekender.

This warm, textural home creates a connection to place, captures views and creates a humble retreat from the elements (and the city).

A house that was once a post office felt frustratingly disconnected from the outdoors has been transformed into a breezy beach house.

Oikos, ancient Greek for 'home', is a short-term rental demonstrating luxury is achievable if we down-size our ambitions.

This addition to a historic bluestone farmhouse doesn't match the original building, but it pays its respects in its own way...

Sitting on an exposed hilltop, this off-grid retreat deals with a hostile landscape, but it's worth the effort for that view...

Creating a modern home that takes advantage of its semi-rural setting with plenty of mid-century flair is no simple task...

This triangular beach house nestled among the gums and grasses is the perfect slice of beach house living only an hour from Melbourne.

How exciting to unload an architecturally designed house off a truck, unwrap it (like a giant Christmas gift) and move straight in -- with Happy Haus, you can!

Looking for a small extension but the expense to outcome ratio is out of whack? The Backyard Room might be just what you need.

Rammed Limestone is the perfect material for Wall and Wall House — locally sourced, beautiful texture and natural colour and high thermal mass.

The sleek, all-white extension of Armadale Annex brings modern flair to a classic Edwardian home.

Think Victorian homes are dark and outdated? Think again! Bryant Alsop’s addition is all about light, space, and sustainability.

Have you ever considered a house reduction as opposed to an extension? That's what MAKE Architecture did for their clients in their project, House Reduction.

Like a sunflower, Turnaround House grows from the existing home, turning to face the sun. Once dark and cramped, now light and airy -- what a turnaround!

Yarra Street House is a pavilion-style extension designed to fit perfectly with a family who loves cooking, outdoor living and entertaining in style.

Don't be deceived by the curved exterior. Abbotsford Residence is rational -- inside and out -- to deal with a heavily constrained site.

Folded perfectly, the 10-fold roofline of this home grabs the light and views of treetops and provides privacy from neighbours.

Edwards Moore Architects's Cubby House is a pint-sized apartment packed full of fun. A cubby house made not for kids, but for sophisticated adults.

The age-old advice is to buy the worst house on the best street. Doll's House was the smallest house in the trendiest neighborhood, does that count?

Moor House's family needed was a well designed renovation to provide space and privacy for their growing children. Oh, and all within just 4.5 meters width!

To maximise space, a lush curtain allows this tiny apartment to multitask, hiding a fold up bed and a world of storage…

Just like the Doctor's TARDIS this home has a surprisingly big interior. Inside is a completely self contained studio apartment!

Nestled within the undulated roofline of Fitzroy’s famed MacRobertson building sits a warehouse conversion and roof terrace with a difference…

In the inner city it's not always wise to rely on an aspect. In the case of Diagonal House it made sense to embrace a sunny northern aspect.

Vader House emerges from behind its high boundary wall to disrupt Fitzroy's typical roofline and breathe new life into this Victorian Terrace.

Located in a tight lane way in Fitzroy, Little Gore Street Studio is a truly unique response to urban densification...

The renovation of this Fitzroy house marries two influences — a refined industrial aesthetic and traditional Victorian architecture.

By building an extension at the end of a narrow site, Austin Maynard Architects created a courtyard instead of a typical light-well.

An eco-friendly, 7 star energy rated addition to an inner-city terrace feels bright, breezy and, importantly, comfortable year-round.

Apartment living for new parents is not very common in Australia. Can it be done, or is the siren call of the suburbs too strong?

This architect used the renovation of his home to improve his mental health and immunise himself and his family for the future.

It's difficult to imagine how this tight block in a laneway could become a functional and spacious home and office, but they did it!

Heritage front, contemporary heart—this home balances heritage charm with modern family needs.

The Cloud House is a recent home extension by architects, McBride Charles Ryan. From the front it's a typical home. From the back, it's a whole other story.

Tattoo House takes the conflicting wishes of the client, neighbors and council and creates a surprisingly leafy compromise everyone is delighted with.

Tight site, stringent planning and heritage controls, and a difficult orientation -- Nic Owen Architects pull off the architectural equivalent of a miracle.

An unashamedly modern extension manages to integrate old and new by putting a modern spin on materials and colors from the original home.

Can you spot a Japanese influence in Engawa House? 'Engawa' is an exterior hallway on Japanese homes -- the inspiration for this new extension.

Cubo House is a sustainable home which celebrates its history via restored existing elements and upcycled features using the surrealist technique 'Cubomania'.

A combination of good design and plenty of storage makes inner city downsize house feel just as spacious as the owners' previous home.

Architect Peter Miglis lists “light, space, and air” as the elements that form great architecture; he has incorporated all three into his own home.

From possum-infested DIY-renovated nightmare to sunny and spacious home, Holden Street House has been transformed.

Heritage controls, difficult soil, tight access and a small west-facing block. A delightful, light-filled home on a difficult site…

Sitting in an historic neighbourhood, House in House. Inside and out, it's a surprising alternative to its dark row house neighbours.

By replacing space lost to the renovation with a roof deck, Stick House ensures not a millimetre of outdoor space is sacrificed.

A brief that might have disheartened some architects inspires a humble renovation that dramatically improves 'dog's breakfast' house.

When a family of four decide to renovate their terrace on a tiny site, some big ideas need to be packed into a little space.

This converted warehouse in Fitzroy involved refitting of a beautiful old warehouse to become a flexible home for an extended family.

An extensive renovation of a Melbourne home gives the owners all the benefits of inner-city terrace living without the drawbacks.

A lot of mistakes were made in the '80s, Nic Owen Architects attempts to rectify one of them with a modern pod-like extension.

If fur-babies, travel, colour and fun are ticking some mental boxes for you, you'll love Casa de Gatos (or 'House of Cats' in Spanish).

We've heard of tiny houses and micro-apartments, but could a micro addition be the answer to your space issues? Let's see...

A strong visual and physical connection to the garden is achieved without significantly altering this inner-city terrace.

If the stress of renovating isn't enough for you, here's a way to step it up a gear: base your deadline around the arrival of a baby!

A home for a couple and a separate home for their adult children. Plus it's on a very public, very tricky triangular site!

Ultimately council agreed to let them make some changes behind this heritage facade, convinced no one on the street would be the wiser.

The neighbours are shifting uncomfortably in their seats as this new kid on the block shows them what modern living should look like...

Unusually-shaped boundaries can be a challenge, particularly on sites as tight as this; you've got to turn a challenge into an asset!

Architecture isn't about the bells and whistles. It's about creating spaces which help to improve your lifestyle. Like this home!

Renovating is a messy art full of compromise but, if you roll with it, the result can be the perfect-imperfect home for your family.

By removing poorly constructed add-ons and creating an open-plan living area as the new heart, this quaint cottage is transformed...

Perfectly blending old and new, capturing the owners sense of style, and correcting mistakes of the past, this renovation nails it all.

Sean Godsell's Edward Street House in inner-urban Melbourne has a lot of surprises in store. It's full of hidden secrets just waiting to be discovered...

Do you prefer the charm of traditional homes? But you also like to have a modern kitchen, spacious rooms, and open plan living areas. Perforated House proves you can have both — even if you build a new house from scra...

If a real estate agent tells you a house has 'good bones', it's rarely a good thing. The Eagle's bones (timber studs) are proudly on display. And they're not good; they're stunning.

Brunswick House is restrained and space-efficient, but surprising spaces like a rooftop terrace provide a new perspective on its eclectic neighborhood.

Jones House is a home designed for Australian conditions proving architectural ideas can be achieved without big budgets and costly construction methods.

Set around three internal courtyards, Bridge House 2 manages to escape the bustle of Brunswick without sacrificing its sense of place.

A strikingly contemporary 'black-box' modular addition has popped up in this neighbourhood, adding to the eclectic mix of housing.

Living in a barn is one thing, but living in a barn in the city? Well that sounds absurd, but it's a reality for this lucky family.

Brunswick Californian had already been extended, but connected poorly to the original. New internal works create a cohesive home.

A passive design and solar panels creates a comfortable house year-round which also generates income for this family.

An architect squeezes a new study and bedroom in the only available space on this tight Melbourne block - above the living area.

Set well away from the original house, this new addition creates a central courtyard which all living areas wrap around.

This compact home was made even smaller yet better, proving the amount of space you have is less important than how you use it...

Experimenting with ideas of affordability without sacrificing liveability, North Street House is the perfect home for a young couple.

Renovating an older, inner-city home comes with a peculiar set of challenges - how to make it seem bright and spacious when it's not.

Can a house be both a cosy refuge and open to the outdoors to create a breezy outdoor room? In this case, it can!

Living in the inner-city means trading space for convenience. This project shows you, that trade-off isn't so bad.

Want a sustainable home, but don't know where to start? An architect can help you create a comfortable, sustainable home...

By rethinking the layout of this home, a more efficient plan that's perfect for modern living was found within the existing footprint.

Others overlooked this heritage-listed home because of its exposure on three sides, but a playful addition turns it into an asset.

Chimneys of the old brickworks immediately caught the architect's attention and she knew this renovation needed to capture that view!

Despite a seemingly impossible set of constraints, this terrace has been transformed into a light-filled and sustainable family home.

The history of this home as well as the personalities of its owners shine through in this clever renovation of a Victorian cottage.

This home has a surprise at the end of the typically ornate Edwardian-era hallway, and it's far from your average terrace renovation!

With clever planning and bringing light and framed views in at every opportunity, this long, narrow site feels surprisingly spacious.

Explore how this Dependent Persons Unit (DPU; AKA Granny Flat) transforms a small space into the ideal retreat that's also demountable.

Rachel Nolan of Kennedy Nolan Architects designed a weekender for her family called Merricks Beach House. It cleverly redefines the Australian beach house.

Rattling around in your family home? Looking to free up extra cash? This guy did that by down-sizing to a stylish 'granny flat' at the rear of his property.

This creative decided to transform his double garage into a functional and beautiful home office - just *before* the pandemic hit.

Set in a lush tropical rainforest, Planchonella House, is a raw and honest home that takes full advantage of its incredible views.

A contemporary interpretation of traditional rural Australian architecture, Hinterland House epitomises modern Australian style.

A home on the family property for a retiring couple, Storrs Road House aims to reflect in miniature the site and its history.

This off-the-grid home is close to the beach in the Daintree Rainforest — an ancient ecosystem deserving a thoughtful approach to site.

A home near Noosa is designed for the area's sub-tropical climate and to maximise the owner's enjoyment of the bush setting.

This tropical home locks down when it's not being used, but when it's open, it embraces the natural landscape in every direction...

This environmentally-considerate home is carefully planned to ensure it's compact yet spacious: the least house necessary.

Prefab magic! These houses arrived by barge and were installed in two days.

Profile House is an extension that pays homage to the varied buildings in Brunswick East. BLOXAS Architects created an unexpected space inside, and out.

Sandwiched between weatherboard cottages in Brunswick East, C House breaks with convention to create a warm, unique and nuanced home.

Brunswick has a rich history of bluestone quarries and brickworks. Quarry House updates a Victorian terrace with this history in mind.

'Ethel' has a number of delightful surprises up her sleeve, proving there's more to this humble Victorian home than she lets on...

A more efficient floor plan could unlock the space for an ensuite, open-plan kitchen and plenty of storage without extending...

What if you outgrow the Mornington beach house that's been in the family for years? Architect Clare Cousins designed a 'treehouse' extension for the big kids.

These two homes are built on a pier structure that highlights their unique creek-side location near the Mornington foreshore.

It's rare that we feature a dual-occupancy project on Lunchbox Architect, but the attention to quality makes this one stand out...

Paling Fence House by NASA (National Architecture Space Agency) manages to fit a modern and spacious family home into an Australian suburban backyard.

Lightbox House by Edwards Moore Architects transforms a cramped and dark terrace into a light, bright wonder. Perforated floor, translucent ceiling and all.

Level changes in this home inspired its name, Jack and Jill House. It has fairytale-esque fun by the bucketful -- and not a broken crown to be seen...

FMD Architects have taken a tread from their client's brief and stitched the old and new together in this clever home extension, Cross Stitch House.

Pump House is a compact, off-grid home for simple living. Owners and guests can enjoy a quiet night, a cup of tea and quality time with their horse, George.

Victoria Road House is a long way from India, but saturated color, radiating patterns and gold metalwork bring an Indian flavor to this surprising addition.

A moderate extension creates a rich space and leaves a decent-sized backyard. Jack's House is a timber 'gusset' that will serve the family into the future.

An extremely small house extension transforms a heritage cottage. You'll be surprised the difference clever planning and small addition makes to occupants.

Unlike most renovations, Park Lane House isn't tucked away in a backyard -- it's out there for all to see.

This space efficient home maximizes living spaces by cleverly concealing bedrooms behind Japanese inspired screens.

A bayside extension clad inside and out in timber battens blurs the functional and decorative.

A landmark post-war apartment gets an entirely new fit-out on a very lean budget and a minimalist aesthetic.

By wrapping an extension against the boundary, Boundary House deals with awkward residual spaces and improves access to light.

At Beachcroft Orth Residence, screens and glazed garage doors allow internal spaces to spill into the outdoors.

Modest extension creates an infinitely more liveable home compared to a previously gloomy and confused hodgepodge of poor additions.

The weatherboards on this extension compress, extend upwards and weave over the facade in a modern interpretation of the traditional weatherboard cottage.

At Datum House the ceiling height, rather than extra square meters, creates a generous and varied sense of space (without the cost).

From the front it's an unassuming Californian Bungalow. From the rear, undeniably modern. It's a new type of house — a blurred house.

ArchiBlox' Carbon Positive Prefab House means it's no longer enough to just be carbon neutral, when you can be carbon positive.

Bridport Residence extension grabs northern light and creates a quiet safe haven to the rear of the property.

MAMIL haters, beware. Bike House is designed for a family of four bikes-lovers who have foregone the family car for a two-wheeled alternative.

A large suburban home for an extended family in the suburbs doesn't need to look and feel like a cookie cutter McMansion…

This Melbourne Refurbishment rearranges spaces in line with modern living, but doesn't forget to have fun along the way…

At House 3 there's enough space for three generations of the one family to live comfortably together despite a tight site.

The Armadale House addition creates an open plan living area with a great connection to the garden, maximising the small site.

Concrete House features a tapered concrete second story which focuses the view of a garden and the city beyond.

The Barrow extension appears as an arrangement of timber boxes, each independently rotated and subjected to varying amounts of extruding and manipulating forces.

Turning this tight inner-city terrace into a light-filled, open-plan home for a family of five was a challenge. But was it a success?

From distant water views to the nearby sculptural native trees, Bass Street Residence angles itself to take it all in…

Black Rock House successfully meshes elements of old and new to create a cohesive and comfortable family home.

Skin-Box House is a compact but refined home that maximises the sense of space with full height glass and quality materials...

New architectural elements recede thanks to a subdued palette highlighting the original elements of this industrial building.

Mills House eliminates bulky cupboards by converting the floor into storage space, leaving the entire width of the terrace for living.

A new home in a neighbourhood of large houses scales back the status quo to provide ‘just the right amount of space’ for a family.

Kelvin House is refurbished to create a new open plan living area while a new deck creates better access to the north light.

By pulling this extension away from the exiting house, the architects created sunny courtyards and maximised the natural light.

Theresa Street Residence is a loft apartment that is redesigned as a modest seamless interior effortlessly disguising the old as new.

Rather than demolish and rebuild the rear 1970s addition to this home, the architect incorporated the walls into new, thicker walls.

'I want it to be kite-shaped' said no potential homeowner ever. And yet with this unusual site, a kite-shaped plan works well.

Using the colours of an 18th Century fire starting kit as inspiration, Breathe Architecture create a dramatic inner-city space.

A Melbourne home designed by Alexandra Buchanan Architecture creates a cascade of contemporary family living spaces in a bushfire area.

Jost Architects mediate heritage controls and an eager client brief to deliver a delightful update to an inter-war home.

The unusual roof of the small but effective addition is the real winner - providing plenty of light to the small, overshadowed site.

The use of humble timber dowel rods in various forms throughout this refurbishment serve a practical, decorative and unifying purpose.

A series of courtyards weave this modern extension into the original home. A sensitive departure from the typical add-on.

Renovating a heritage house is a challenge at the best of times. But when the only option is going up, the challenge is all the greater.

Older homes typically face two problems: lack of natural light and poor planning. A glazed atrium dining room solves both issues here.

This duplex development isn't what we have come to expect. It actively avoids placing garages on the street as an homage to the car.

Old and new are connected by a black tunnel with no end immediately in sight. But there is a light-filled end to this tunnel.

This considered addition capitalises on good qualities of the home and fixes the less than ideal. What can be saved in your addition?

This family home is nestled amongst the gums, cantilevering over the sloped site so it feels more like a treehouse than a regular home.

At this highly visible corner block, the architects have designed a black extension to contrast with the white Edwardian original.

Clad in zinc, this simple rear addition creates a light-filled, low-fuss extension for a young family to grow.

A renovation creates flexible but calm spaces for a blended family, visiting overseas relatives, and a professional home office.

With a living area facing a busy road, a separate and congested kitchen and an under-utilised backyard, this home needed flipping...

Arranged around three courtyards, this new open-plan extension is a delightful counterpoint to the existing Californian Bungalow.

A new extension negotiates the slope of the land, looking out to the view and connecting the living area to the garden.

Unlike many of the ubiquitous lean-to-style additions in the area, this modern lean-to transforms the original home.

Reimagining a heritage home to fulfil the modern needs of three generations of the one family, highlighting its layered history.

This renovated interwar house is now perfect home for a retired couple and adult family member plus a meeting place for nearby family.

Updates to this elegant, but out-of-touch 1940s home hark back to the era it was built - when houses were small but functional.

A garage and studio with seperate access from the laneway is a flexible and sensitive space at the rear of this inner-city terrace.

Black sheep. Odd one out. Dark horse. Whatever you want to call it, there's something different about this home - and we love it!

This professional couple felt constrained by an outdated floor plan that sacrificed living areas for circulation and formal dining...

If your neighbours are too close for comfort, focus on natural light. Your home will feel spacious and you'll forget they're there...

Careful to leave much of this heritage building intact, the architects have created new spaces above and behind the existing home.

After buying a "rough" knocker-downer in the 'burbs, builder/designer/snow boarder, Robbie Walker decided to renovate instead.

A bold new living, dining and kitchen space grabs views of the trees and manages to fit a veggie garden in the most surprising place...

This compact addition proves small spaces can be highly liveable with plenty of storage, daylighting and a connection to the outdoors.

What do you do with a triangular site? Perhaps the best solution is to think outside of the box. Or triangle, as the case may be...

Perched House is a renovation that defies perceptions - feeling much larger than it actually is thanks to some clever tricks.

Like many un-renovated inner-city homes, the bathroom of this Melbourne workers cottage had the best light and views in the house!

Armed with a fun and adventurous brief, the architects of this apartment reno created a family home with surprises around every corner.

By removing the internal walls of this unit and incorporating plenty of built-in joinery, it feels more spacious and modern.

How does an architect update and extend a home that's been in the family for years? Without whitewashing the history and memories?

Where a traditional terrace is dark and cellular this renovation finds light and open space, creating an addition of contrasts.

By working with the original roofline of this Federation home, the designer created a light-filled and spacious addition.

Creating a family home requires more than a coat of paint and some pretty cushions. It requires good design and long-term thinking.

By designing a separate, self-contained studio, this family have gained the extra space they need now and flexibility into the future.

Even if you're stuck with a south-facing backyard overshadowed by your own house, there's no need to dwell in darkness.

If there's an old tree in your backyard, don't cut it down to make way for your new reno. Instead, make it the centrepiece.

With a slim budget, demolition of the rear of this home was not an option. But an even slimmer bathroom was part of the solution...

We love to get out and enjoy the backyard, but too often our homes are disconnected from our outdoor spaces. Here's what you can do...

Cubby Office to the rescue! A fun, connected, yet separate space for the kids to play while the parents get back to work.

The history and beauty of this old home are respected and celebrated by a bustle dress-inspired addition.

Life can change a lot in 10 years, so what do you do if your home no longer fits in with your life? Move or renovate?

This house had become a squat and burnt down during the design stage, but Dean and Lisa transformed it into a modern, sustainable home.

Hiring an architect to design your new home or renovation is a big commitment. So how do you know you're making the right choice?

This home had good bones, but forty years of use left it feeling tired. A clever facelift offers a fresh start for its new owners.

This home takes advantage of its location near the Botanic Gardens to create a living area which feels like an extension of the garden.

On a tight, south-facing site, the various spaces of this addition are expertly arranged to ensure maximum benefit with minimal fuss.

Extending heritage homes respectfully is a challenge. Allowing this addition to recede into the shadows was the sensitive approach.

Increasingly, multi-generational families are choosing to live together. In this case, how do we design homes which cater for everyone?

With a folded roof form and charred timber cladding, Pleated House has plenty of flair for its design-conscious owners.

Inspired by a nearby converted factory, this home brings its own spin to the saw-tooth roofline and the inspiration doesn't stop there.

These townhouses challenge the norm and prove you can develop suburban sites without ignoring the character of the neighbourhood.

Having lived in the area for 45 years, this downsizer was reluctant to leave. Instead, she built the perfect home in her backyard!

A samurai's armour inspires the form and materials of this unique townhouse development, bringing a bit of Japan to the suburbs.

When a couple who both have homes designed by the same architect get married, their new home together is bound to be adventurous!

Sadly lighting is an afterthought in many homes, but not here: a special lighting system demonstrates the potential of lighting design.

By reimagining the way this existing addition functioned they were able to transform this home, adding only 15 square metres in total.

A modern addition reorients this home towards the sun as well as complementing and tucking under the roofline of the original home.

An addition to this mid-century gem keeps the essence of the original while ensuring it's fit for family life in this century.

A renovation to a Victorian-era home and detached studio shines thanks to the three Rs plus local manufacturing and craftsmanship.

Internal courtyards are the answer to finding natural daylight and preventing overlooking issues in this inner-city renovation.

This new pergola uses the original home's roofline as inspiration to provide additional shade without blocking light and views.

Pooling for a pool: would you join forces with your parents to create the ultimate inner-city pad complete with a rooftop pool?

In many ways, Feng Shui aligns with the principles of good design. Here, Feng Shui achieves a light, harmonious and delightful home.

The roof and layout of the original home serve as the inspiration for a new addition, but a modern twist creates perfect family home.

Clever planning allows this small apartment to feel grand and glamourous. Wait until you see how the dressing room transforms...

Staging the renovation of this home into two phases made budgetary sense and allows the home to adapt to the family's changing needs.

Imagine having a classic modernist house in the family for three generations? How would you sensitively renovate it?

Every good architectural story needs a hero. In this renovation, it's a striking bookshelf which screens a work-from-home space...

A simple, rectangular, double-storey addition was a cost-effective way to gain the space this family needed. Plus some indulgences...

Far from the classic box-like addition, a series of unique spaces unfurl from the rear of the cottage, opening up to light and garden.

A complex, compact site on a slope and facing a busy road calls for a creative solution: switching the front and back!

This house crossed with a warehouse is the perfect live/work space for a family who are always making or doing something...

Redbrick and terracotta-tiled Californian Bungalows are beautiful homes, but they can be dark. Here's a bright solution...

Previously an overgrown garden and outbuildings, this space is now the perfect self-contained guest retreat facing a rear laneway.

Transforming a run-down, dark and poorly insulated Californian Bungalow into a comfortable, efficient and sustainable home...

Discover how a 58m² two-story home optimises space for three generations, ensuring privacy and comfort in a compact family home design.

This old home needed rebuilding from the stumps up, but the result is an energy-efficient, all-electric family home.

A heritage home with a modern twist, perfect for daily family life and hosting family and friends for longer-terms...

Placing the living areas on the first floor instead of the ground gives this home the sense of being in a treehouse...

A central courtyard helps this home harness northern light, retain the garden, and keeps the floor plan flexible for future change.

Where possible, renovating is a great choice, but sometimes it becomes clear that building a new home is the best option…

A home that blends into its suburban surroundings while quietly championing passive solar design and low-carbon construction...

Hidden challenges turned design opportunities—this Melbourne home proves heritage and innovation can live in perfect harmony.

Texture takes centre stage, with dark finishes and tactile materials blending the home into its surroundings.

No, it's not a Clive Palmer/Gina Rinehart franken-baby. It's a suburban beach house with a view.

Casa 31_4 Room House is a Coolgardie Safe for living. But it also uses the layering of history to transition a traditional house into a vibrant modern home.

An original modernist home is extended out and up to create more flexible space for the modern family.

North Perth House sets out to prove an affordable yet generous family home can be constructed on a small inner city block.

Floreat Additons modernises a modernist building with colour and light without detracting or destroying the qualities of the original.

Maylands Additions is a highly crafted addition that builds on the materials and detailed richness of the existing heritage-listed house.

A compact weatherboard cottage explodes from the sides of a prefabricated shed to provide space for an illustrator to live and work.

A home for entertainers who also travel a lot. Claremont Residence expands for parties or locks down when the owners are away.

An alteration and addition to the home this couple have lived in for three decades blends in with the surrounding sheds and garages...

A deceptively simple and elegant addition which could be considered a prototype for sustainable, affordable homes.

Within this alteration and addition a ribbon of cabinetry touches every room and brings functionality and cohesion to old and new.

A building at the bottom of this Perth garden contains a music studio and sleeping loft while connecting to semi-outdoor living areas.

In this woman's retirement plan? A desire to downsize and determination to age in graceful style in a city central apartment.

House_B is essentially a C-shape, wrapping around a central courtyard to maximise light and breezes to the home. That gets an A+ from us.

A combination of bricks, timber, corrugated iron and translucent sheeting help this home complement its semi-rural landscape.

A new addition slides under the eaves of this home, complementing the 1950s original, but reflecting the changing needs of Australians.

Metaphors of sailing a yacht or camping out in a tent are conjured in this home on the banks of the Avon River.

Bucking the trend of bigger houses on smaller blocks, this compact home borrows outdoor light and views to feel more spacious.

Breaking out of the old, brown-brick home, this new glass box for living is surrounded by birdlife and the sounds of insects at dusk.

Old churches can be a challenge to transform into a home. There's the need to balance history and practicality. This is how you do it.

A home on a corner block maximises light without sacrificing privacy by reorienting to the north and some strategic clerestory windows.

Friends said they were brave to buy their home. But who's laughing now after a breezy makeover transforms this 1970s hot mess.

Trying to fit a home on a tight, triangular block with a busy street on one side and an easement on the other: crazy or brilliant?

A long, thin addition on the southern boundary allows this home to maximise the amount of natural light and create an outdoor room.

Creating a home for an introvert and an extrovert means balancing openness with a need for privacy; prospect and refuge.

A 1970s-era weatherboard holiday house gets a serious revamp to make it perfect for Grandparents' retired living.

Supporting the clients' desire for a sustainable lifestyle, this off-grid home uses passive solar design to reduce energy consumption.

Inspired by Mid-century design with a touch of Aussie shed, this stylish shack is the perfect combination of cool and practical.

Built for a family bursting with creative souls, this shack needed to be as stylish and as interesting as the people living in it.

Sheltered from wild winds, this off-grid hilltop home opens up to breathtaking lakeside views. Explore its design secrets!

Venus Bay Bach is a beach home built on a tight budget, but spacious enough to house family and friends for the weekend. And it doesn't ignore the views...

Prefab's Spotted Gum cladding ensures the budget friendly modular design looks both high-class and appropriate to its coastal setting.

Designed to sit long and low and recede into the landscape, this beach house still incorporates enough fun to make it a stand out.

A modern farmhouse for a couple with overseas relatives needs to adapt from a comfortable home for two to a home for many more.

This new home in a semi-rural estate balances a sense of space with a need for privacy so the shift from the farm life isn't so hard.

Law Street House is constructed from a surprising material - plate steel. Inside, a double height light shaft encourages sunlight to dance across the walls.

Thanks to a clever refurbishment this South Melbourne House becomes a communal multi-zoned space in keeping with the family's desire to live and work together.

A stainless steel net for growing deciduous vines wraps this narrow home, transforming it into a nest for vertical family living.

The lace-like screen protecting the rear of this home is a way to tie old and new together while also dealing with practicalities.

Bringing a sense of space and plenty of natural light to a narrow block is tough, but clever design and engineering make it possible.

Previously a general store, this South Melbourne terrace is now a light-filled family home while retaining its character and quirks.

Permanent Camping brings you in touch with nature in a way only camping can. And because it's permanent, you can forget wrestling with poles and pegs...

Dogtrot House is a permanent campsite. Like early one room cabins built by farmers, it has everything you need and nothing you don't.

A rundown stone cottage on a sustainable timber plantation undergoes a massive transformation to become a simply stunning family home.

You can't see the sea from this modern beach house. Undeterred by the lack of view, it faces a sheltered internal courtyard instead.

A Miesian inspired glass pavilion in a rural landscape setting not dissimilar to that portrayed in a Claude Monet painting…

A new studio and a reworking of the original home dramatically improves liveability at South Durras House.

A home for an engineer and an author combines a rational, simple plan with a ton of texture and 'slight chaos' to satisfy both personalities.

This modern beach house wraps around courtyards and open spaces to blur the lines between inside and out - perfect for a beach retreat.

Unashamedly modern ‘podium’ anchors existing home to the landscape, connecting the cottage to the garden, and the interiors to the sky.

Built on a site with huge sentimental value, this home built for an elderly WWII veteran is low-maintenance, accessible and secure.

Like all good '80s movies, this dated home has been given a modern reboot. The home was transformed within the existing footprint.

Perched dramatically on a steep slope overlooking the ocean, this separate studio is the perfect retreat for work, rest or play.

Perched on a hill in rural New South Wales, JR's Hut has all you need for the relaxing opportunity to switch off and reset.

Beachside towns were once dotted with simple fibro beach shacks. This modern home reinterprets that classic style.

This home holds special memories for the architect, Pat Jost, making it important to retain the elements that fill it with character.

A modern beach house design replaces the ageing cottage on a property that has been in the family for over 50 years.

This laid back holiday home is tough enough to cope with the kids yet luxurious: the perfect escape to create lifetime memories.

This stunning modern Australian beach house has a whole wall of glass, taking in spectacular views of the beach and headland beyond.

The practicality of a classic hat proves the perfect design inspiration for an off-grid home in Australia's outback.

A new family home to complete this farm complex takes advantage of views over rolling hills and complements the existing buildings.

Forget the front door — this beautiful rammed earth home greets you with a friendly courtyard welcome.

Fairfield Hacienda offers an alternative to the often wasted front yard. MRTN Architects have created a sunny, private courtyard at the front of the house.

The kitchen is the heart of Chef and Restaurateur, Scott Pickett's home, making it the perfect place to entertain friends and family.

Bringing together all the things they loved from previous houses, their new home represents the good life for this family of five.

Immerse yourself in nature daily with Garden Wall House Melbourne, where the backyard truly becomes an additional room of the home.

You don't get homes much more unusual than Cocoon -- a zeppelin-shaped home lofts above its steep site, nestled in the canopy of Australian native treetops.

After the bushfire of 2015, Wye River slowly rebuilds. Let's hope all the new homes are as beautiful and sympathetic as this one...

We're all a little bit obsessed with shipping container houses. You'll understand why once you take a look at this home...

Cape Schanck House is designed to twist and bend in the same way the surrounding tea tree scrub does. It's modern, but designed the way nature might design.

Karri Loop House has two irregular-shaped courtyards which are centered around three majestic native Australian trees. This is what happens when trees are given the chance to shine.

In a natural clearing of bushland, this home with simple detailing and an earthy palette captures the spirit and joy of camping.

While this modern farm house feels shiny and new, traditional elements like the generous verandah gives it the best of both worlds.

Oriented for passive heating and cooling and taking in stunning views of the landscape, Paddock House feels right at home in the bush.

Tang House is a compact but thoughtful terrace extension that utilizes every nook and cranny to create a versatile home that defies its size.

Dealing with poor orientation this North-facing cloistered space acts as circulation and additional indoor/outdoor living space.

Small changes can make a huge difference to the comfort and practicality of a home. New windows and a pivot door transform this studio.

Your home doesn't need to be physically big to feel spacious. There are a few tricks to make your home feel larger than life.

It's a tale as old as time: dark, dank terrace seeks space and light. And yet architects are still finding new ways to tell the story.

And he said, 'Let there be light', and there was light. Thanks to a new double height space, this cottage is transformed.

Rearranging this apartment opens it up to the views, builds in lots of storage space and finds room for a home office space to boot!

This Carlton terrace renovation updates ageing interiors to create the perfect home for a collector of colourful art and furniture.

Thornbury House might appear haphazardly crooked, but the angled facade doubles as a sunshade. This solar passive home is functional and visually appealing.

This Artist's Studio is a beautifully detailed, creative space for painting and sculpting to encourage and inspire creativity…

An extension to a double fronted Californian bungalow reuses salvaged materials from the demolition works in an extensive renovation.

In a street of single-storey timber houses, this playful new home reinterprets its neighbours so it feels at home in the street.

Typically, a lean-to with a laundry and kitchen tacked on to the rear of an older home is the first thing to go in a reno. Not here...

Creative ways to bring more light into the home, even when the backyard doesn't get much sun, makes this home light-filled and airy.

Like the slow food movement, Pirates Bay House is a reaction against our hectic lives. It's a home for slow living on Australia's Mornington Peninsula.

A single tea tree on the site of this beach house became the focus of the project. The aim became to showcase nature, rather than try to dominate and control it.

There's no moat at Fortress House, but this quiet weekend retreat ensures a private, relaxing counterpoint to the owners' busy lives.

Somers Courtyard House is a low maintenance home to accommodate an expanding family with regular guests. The best part? It's completely off-grid!

Sean Godsell Architects explore the traditional verandah to create a stunning beach home sheltered from the extremes of coastal life.

At Humbug Studio the striped canvas However, these canvas stripes are in fact deck chairs from which to view paintings hanging in the studio.

The timber-clad Links Courtyard House prioritises simplicity over size leaving more of the budget for beautiful indulgent finishes.

This welcoming house has a verandah so generous it blurs the line between a courtyard house and a traditional Australian verandah.

Everyone loves to get away to the beach for the weekend, luckily this house can accomodate all of the extended friends and family.

The use of up to 75 per cent recycled timber as structure and cladding brings warmth and variety to this modern beach house.

This two storey house near the beach was designed like an arrangement of stacked boxes to create protected balconies and decks.

Want a new home for Christmas? With this beautiful modular prefab you could wake up in your finished home on Christmas morning...

An avid collector needed a place to display and enjoy his assortment of quirky objects. Enter Über Shed 2, a shed/rumpus room/gallery.

To create space for the kids as they grow, this new bedroom wing sits beautifully in the landscape and meets BAL requirements.

The owners of this coastal block enjoyed years of beach holidays before deciding to build. Here's how it shaped their home...

With stunning bush and ocean views, this home is perched to soak it all in and create a space for relaxation and rejuvenation.

By thinking differently about the floor plan, this modular beach hosue is able to take advantage of stunning ocean views.

Get a peek inside Blairgowrie’s chic retirement retreat that defies coastal elements and inspires with timeless style.

This luxurious loft apartment is full of organic curves that could be carved from butter - appropriate because it occupies space in a former butter factory.

The Studio is inspired by Mighty Mouse. Bright red, yellow and matte black, this tiny apartment is designed to pack a punch -- in spite of its size.

At first glance it's a typical Victorian-era worker's cottage. Only on closer inspection you realize there's something unusual going on behind that facade...

Owned by a landscape gardener, this 1880s bluestone cottage is now connected to the garden and full of natural light and sea breezes.

This modern addition is more like a supporting actor, allowing the charm and beauty of the original home to shine through.

Three distinct options and three years later they settled on a design, but when you're building forever, take the time to get it right!

House Eadie proves it's possible to retain unique quirks and a sense of history while integrating new, multifunctional spaces for contemporary living.

A modern home with great views, connection to the outdoors and a stellar location -- on a site the size of an average suburban garage.

A former 19th Century warehouse is transformed into a modern residence which knows how to balance light and dark for dramatic effect.

The entire ground floor of this house has become one continuous indoor/outdoor space thanks to a well conceived alteration and addition.

This renovation shines with a light well bringing light deep into the house, bright red accents and pops of personality throughout...

A series of expert moves brings in more light, improves livability and connects this terrace to its courtyard all without extending.

When designing this small, 100 m² home in Victoria's goldfields, Architects Design Office started with the dining table to make the house fun and sociable.

With a national park as its backyard, the location is stunning, but there were some challenges to overcome with this country home...

This family want to live in their home forever. They just need an architect to create a home to suit them for years to come -- in just 3.6 meters width.

From 1970s blond brick ugly duckling, this home has been spectacularly transformed into an elegant swan...

If you arrived at this house blindfolded, you might assume you were in a secluded jungle house. But you're actually just 3km from the heart of Sydney!

You wouldn't expect a modest, low-budget renovation in Sydney's luxe suburb Tamarama. Despite the budget, this house has some Tamarama glamor -- Glamarama.

Bushfire regulations are a challenge. Homes can end up like bunkers. Chenchow Little's Stewart House is a bushfire proof house that doesn't sacrifice looks.

Mount Ninderry House is a sustainable house that takes full advantage of its stunning natural setting without the extra cost. And check out that pool!

A Brisbane red brick spec home was showing its age. Architect James Russell cleverly transformed the dated home into a bright and modern courtyard house.

Raven Street House brings new meaning to 'open-plan' with curtains, shutters and dazzling colored glass where the walls should be. There's even an indoor tree!

A highly crafted 'pod' extension achieves a level quality and joy in what is essentially a very simple, easy to construct little box.

Aperture House uses the humble brick in imaginative and experimental ways which belie the modest scale of the spaces.

James Russell Architects' distinctive tropical style shines through in this climate-sensitive weatherboard house extension.

Instead of a generic mass-built home, this family built a home designed to suit their lifestyle and the sub-tropical Brisbane climate.

Hereston Gardenhouse pops up in a disused back yard and demonstrates a way to make cities more dense and (importantly) sustainable.

The narrow Left-Over-Space House demonstrates what can be achieved on the myriad of ‘left-over’ spaces in our inner-cities.

Embracing the morning sun and bay breezes, Christian Street House is comfortable year-round by making the most of Brisbane's climate.

At West End Cottage by Vokes and Peters, the new work preserves and extends the pattern of rooms in respect of the existing plan…

Hill End Ecohouse in Queensland is a new home constructed almost entirely from the house it replaced and a leader in sustainability…

Not every renovation project is a success. Luckily Beeston Street House has been recalibrated — from unsuccessful to a real delight.

Tennis Avenue Residence new timber pavilion, added sensitively to the rear of a humble old cottage feels like living in a modern treehouse.

Searching for a sustainable alternative to urban sprawl, REFRESH*DESIGN have developed an infill-development branded ‘my gardenhouse’.

A small extension combined with 'reprogramming' the original layout means more natural light and a better connection to the outdoors.

With copious amounts of timber inside and out, this modern interpretation of a workers cottage feels natural, warm and welcoming.

After a series of ad-hoc alterations, this long-time family home was in need of a major overhaul - it was raised, built-in and under.

A modern retreat for an elderly couple built on the family property - the perfect spot to enjoy retirement close to family.

A series of small additions left this home's living areas dark and detached from the garden, but Trace Studio have changed all that.

A delightfully fun, cubby-like folly at the bottom of the garden provides extra space and encourages the full use of the garden.

We love simple projects that make a big difference. And it doesn't get much simpler than a sunroom and a fence.

These owners decided to work with what they had rather than start afresh. The result is a functional and character-filled home.

This adventurous renovation transforms an ugly duckling into a fun and functional family home, celebrating the owners' hobbies.

Rather than dedicate space to rooms that will rarely be used, create versatile spaces and spend your remaining budget on luxuries...

Splitting this home into two separate pavilions creates flexible spaces which also solves a number of challenges.

New additions help this home to perform more like a traditional Queenslander, helping it fit perfectly with its site and climate.

Queenslander-style homes capture breezes and create shaded, naturally cool living spaces. This addition takes it to the next level.

A pavilion surrounded by garden brings living closer to the river, creating an additional living space with incredible views.

This family extended their Queenslander over the years, but something had to be done to pull it all together and make it liveable again.

A simple, two-room addition radically transforms the feeling and liveability of this previously dark, introverted home.

A back deck completely transforms the functionality of this home, creating a hub connecting living areas with the backyard.

Despite facing north-east, this apartment felt small and dark not at all appropriate for the capital of the sunshine state!

Stunning Queenslander renovation retains the character of the original home while creating a modern addition for a growing family.

It's amazing how high ceilings can offer your home an extra sense of space, just take a look at this light and bright example...

Rather than relocate, this family decided on a Queenslander renovation to create the home of their dreams in the street they love.

A two-storey addition to a Queenslander cottage which avoids raising the original home without taking up too much backyard space...

Need extra space without a full renovation? This backyard cabin is the answer. See how they did it!

Snowy Mountains House is designed for living off the grid in style. The home works with nature to resist extreme winds, collect rainwater and shed snow.

This modern farmhouse combines a manager's residence, stable and self contained two-bedroom apartment in finely detailed modern sheds.

Old terrace houses are not the most efficient beasts. But this Darlinghurst terrace renovation proves you can have a terrace and aim for sustainability too.

Through high quality design, the compact Darlinghurst Apartment provides an affordable option for inner city living…

Both architecture and furniture, the joinery unit designed to fit in the middle of this studio apartment allows for numerous functions.

Elm and Willow House's walls seem to vanish. The living area is neither indoor, nor outdoor space -- the entire yard becomes a part of the house.

In true glamping style Kurreki Beach Retreat has real beds but opens completely onto a courtyard and uses mosquito nets and shower curtains where necessary.

Despite prescriptive council requirements, 10 (!) adjoining neighbors and a difficult orientation, this home defies the odds to become a light, welcoming retreat.

Seal Rocks House takes the qualities of a family home and distills them down to the basics to suit leisure and the serene seaside site.

This heritage home has been renovated with new living spaces. A covered outdoor space ties all these new spaces together.

This studio was designed to minimise costs by maximising efficiency, creating a flexible space that was largely prefabricated off-site.

This renovation by a brother-sister team showcases the magic that happens when architect and builder collaborate seamlessly.

What’s it like to live in a renovated 1960s weatherboard home? See how this thoughtful transformation created a perfect balance of old and new.

Salt Creek Rural Retreat is a one bedroom, one bathroom sustainable accommodation. The tiny prefab building enjoys beautiful views over 20 acres.

The difficulty of a cottage renovation is connecting old and new. Fremantle Addition reinterprets the original limestone cottage to connect with restraint.

A versatile multi-functional extension can become completely open to the outdoors, or close down for protection from the elements.

There's not much diversity (or sustainability) in your average project home. With a bit of luck, Erpingham House will change all that.

Orientation is the best way to make your home feel light and bright. So what can you do when your home faces the wrong way?

A breakout area and new master bedroom within a self-contained white box give this Fremantle home more flexibility and room to breathe.

This modern home captures the spirit of mid-century design, with a taste of American diner-style breakfast booths for good measure.

Settling into regular life takes some adjustment for a fly-in-fly-out worker who spends a month away from home. This new home helps.

How do you extend an old cottage which used to belong to the client's mother? By reinterpreting the original cottage, that's how...

Renovating a heritage house the right way means you can enjoy the benefits of a modern home while respecting the house's history.

Bridge House takes full advantage of a naturally stunning site, straddling a creek bed and touching the earth lightly environmentally and physically.

A Collection of Spaces new spaces arranged around two courtyards revitalises a traditional worker's cottage without compromising its historical significance.

With an ageing population our homes must be designed to allow us to live in them as long as possible. This house shows us how.

What happens if you take historic Adelaide housing and give it a modern, considered and environmentally conscious twist?

This new living space is a sun-lover. Turning to face the sun, it is also a fun and happy space, not to mention a cost-saver.

The new living area of this heritage home captures glimpses of the sky and opens seamlessly to the outdoors.

Could you live in a tiny house? CABN, an Australian tiny house tucked away in the Adelaide Hills, gives you a test drive (stay).

With exposed structure and a galley-style kitchen, this renovation takes its cues from the economical and practical fit-out of a ship.

A new opening with integrated seating transforms this home from dated colonial-style, to modern, minimal and cool. What a difference!

These owners didn't want a 'generic open-plan box'. Instead, a series of interconnected rooms are linked by a dramatic brick colonnade.

This space-defying addition proves just because you don't have a lot of space to extend doesn't mean you can't make a big impact.

By using similar colours, materials and proportions as the original home without copying it, this addition fits in effortlessly.

Full of light and opening onto the pool and outdoor area, this modern pavilion is the perfect addition to this heritage home.

Some clever solutions mean even a home on a long, narrow block can capture scenic, wraparound views of the ocean.

Modern homes can be criticised for lacking character, but modern doesn't need to equal sterile.

An addition which doesn't overshadow the original heritage house, but improves the home's spaciousness, access to light and the yard.

A new 60 square metre addition creates a bright and modern living space for this inner-city home.

Bungalows are charming homes, but they tend to be dark. This addition finds a way to bring light into the depths of this bungalow.

The original '90s addition was not doing this character cottage justice. Now it's the perfect family home thanks to a sunny addition.

Ready to downsize without losing style? Downsizing doesn't mean you have to sacrifice livability. See this stunning transformation!

Now this home enjoys a modern upgrade, reconnecting the kitchen to the backyard and adding eco-friendly touches...

Sweeping views of hills, beach, rocks and ocean inspired the fan shaped plan of Fleurieu Beach House - a model for coastal living.

Waitpinga Retreat designed as a casual getaway immersed in the natural beauty of nature looks and feels very Australian.

Looking for a simpler lifestyle and to indulge their passion for horses, this modern home for their acreage is perfection.

Not much larger than the original shack but makes better use of the site and views; the perfect place to host friends and family.

This modern farmhouse combines tradition with sustainability, offering stunning views and off-grid living in Carrickalinga.

See how a floating box and sunken courtyard completely transformed this South Australian cottage into a sleek, modern masterpiece.

Bisley Place House is a suburban home built for family life and interaction. Bending the rules creates an incredible indoor-outdoor space for the family.

Elliott Ripper House is a prime example of how a well designed, harmonious extension can provide much more than extra floor space.

In this case, the Green House effect is the impact light and air can make to a family home for a florist…

Too often homes dictate how we should live. Upside Down Back to Front House is different — a redesign suits how the owners really live.

Parure House in Melbourne's inner suburb Kensington is a matching set of separate architectural ideas. It displays a richness of detail and experience.

A modern, but sensitively sized addition transforms existing interwar home and saturates it in natural light - in-spite of a tiny site.

Watch the clouds float by in this home which has an unexpected sense of space and light in spite of its narrow, overshadowed site.

'Kensington Palace' challenges the idea that a home needs to be expensive and expansive to be your dream home.

The Dragonfly is a self-contained addition to an existing holiday home. It maximizes views and appreciation of the site as a model for compact living.

A tiny barnacle-like extension creates a sense of camping or sleeping in the berth of a yacht, but with framed views of the landscape beyond.

As the name suggests, Convertible Courtyard House is a home that's as adaptable as a convertible car - rain, hail or shine, this house has you covered.

A stronger connection to the exterior courtyards with concealed sliding doors, for access to light, fresh air and aspect.

This compact inner-city townhouse has been transformed from an unremarkable '70s era building into a timeless, light-filled home.

Never underestimate the power of a well-designed outdoor living area to transform your home. This clever verandah is a great example.

Making the most of the site's assets, this new addition overlooks the lush park behind the home to stunning effect.

Focussing on natural light and outlooks to greenery has creates a private sanctuary despite being in the middle of the action

The location was right. But it would take a lot of imagination and a leap of faith to transform this dilapidated shed into a home...

A simple, yet considered pavilion connects the home to the garden and brings greenery and light into the living area.

Tucked into a particularly wild and isolated part of Victoria's Central Highlands you'll find this small bush house built with trees found on the site.

Fitzroy Terrace by Welsh & Major Architects works with the exiting layers of history. The house tells the story of its 170 years of occupation...

A quintessential tin shed is reworked into a modern living/working space in Syndey's gritty inner city.

Architecture as a political statement. What should our suburbs look like as we attempt to squeeze millions more into our cities?

There are a lot of things to consider when planning an extension. Haines House's new raked roofline solves a number of problems effortlessly.

An efficiently-planned rear addition to this narrow house creates space and light to grow a family without losing the home's charm.

An addition to the front is just one of the atypical parts of this project full of surprises and innovative solutions.

On the corner of two main thoroughfares, a new room conceived as a large balcony gives this home a way to connect with the community.

With the option of renovating or selling, this family chose to renovate to stay in the area they, but that was easier said than done!

Three distinct pavilions create the breathing room needed for maximum light and breezes on this narrow inner-city block.

Good design means you can live larger with less, meaning this compact home feels bright, spacious and surrounded by greenery.

A heritage facade, a modern heart – discover the design that balances tradition with today’s comforts in a truly unexpected way.

Southern Highlands House's new tiny work space, feels more like an art piece than an office - well proportioned, beautifully curved and effortlessly simple.

Views in one direction access to the garden in the other? Which do you choose? At House Chapple, you can have both!

A new two-storey addition to the rear is transformational, bringing new light and life to this old, previously neglected home.

The amount of space you have is one thing, but its functionality, light and flow is a whole other thing.

This Californian Bungalow renovation looks classic from the front, but step inside and it begins to reveal its contemporary secret...

Clever light design and curves transform a cramped terrace into a haven.

A fun extension for a young family is unashamedly contemporary, but takes its architectural cues from the house it expands on.

Despite only adding six square meters to this home, Welsh and Major's reconfiguration and tiny pavilion have made a dramatic difference.

Queens Park House designed to create a series of spaces in the old and new house which are flexible over time.

Welsh and Major Architects transform a late Victorian, inner Sydney home in a garden room.

The old house faced the wrong way and missed out on natural light. With the help of a clever skylight, this renovation turns things around…

A central courtyard makes this inner city home feel spacious and light despite its modest size and materials.

Dubbed 'The Ark', this child-friendly house has loads of character and a story to tell. It's the antithesis of a minimalist white box.

The brick exterior of Five Courts House belies its light-filled interior which surrounds five courtyards arranged around the perimeter.

Sliding Wall House makes the most of a small space by tucking a bedroom behind a sliding wall. One minute it's a desk, next it's gone…

A pulley system extending through the atrium of this House Bruce Alexander is designed so the owners can store bicycles and winch them out of view.

House C3 sits comfortably in its neighbourhood of 19th century workers' cottages neither shouting its modernity nor mimicking the neighbours.

A renovation of a Victorian terrace house, the Bondi House was conceived as a first floor timber tube above a ground level brick box.

An eclectic couple of homes in Sydney's Marrickville demonstrates a new model for urban consolidation…

A mirror-lined void brings light deep into a square floor plan and above spatially divides the living and dining spaces without the need for walls.

A new house set in a compact urban site, Woollahra House has a relaxed yet rich garden landscape of indoor and outdoor rooms.

A tiny terrace is transformed thanks to a new neighbouring addition that compliments and contrasts the original.

Shmukler House by Tribe Studio is conceived as a series of boxes suspended in a large shed-like space.

Substantial alterations to an Arts and Crafts house explores the potential of verandahs and decks to become supplemental living spaces…

Using the latest laser-cutting technology, The Dalmeny is a shack meets tech-science hybrid solution to the generic suburban environment.

A home previously owned by the client's Grandmother wasn't a good fit for a young family. An innovative extension changes all that.

Hilltop House is a small, carefully crafted dwelling on the steep eastern slopes of Pittwater, a waterway to the north of Sydney.

Two avid climbers, a professor and a gallery owner, teamed up to build a house in the Blue Mountains to host fellow climbers and artists.

A playful rear addition maximises the possibilities for outdoor living, while bringing light and fresh breezes into the living area.

Scribbly Gums on the site of this new family home inspire the use of timber internally and help to generate the colour palette.

Despite strict heritage controls and a tight site, Durbach Block Jaggers Architects manage to deliver this charming and bright home.

This understated addition to an historic sandstone cottage is designed to age and weather gracefully to fit into its surrounds.

A sculptural timber pod conceals the bathroom and laundry, allowing the living area to flow seamlessly into the garden on two sides.

Alterations to the rear of this house to draw in green vistas, sunlight and cooling breezes making the most of the weather year-round.

Defying gravity, a protected timber box for sleeping zones sits on top of a glass box for living in this renovation of a Sydney semi...

Additional floor area provided by this renovation offers much needed functional space for a growing family, without any excess or waste.

A dark semi-detached D House is now a bright and lively space with a wall of glass that opens to dissolve the end wall into the garden.

Reclaimed bricks are used in various ways to bring a sense of history and weight to this inner-city extension.

Carefully planned around a central courtyard to maximise light and connection to the garden while minimising its impact on the street.

With a green roof and other sustainable elements this beach-side residence touches the earth lightly physically and metaphorically.

If you're an introvert you'll know that the world we live in can be overwhelming at times. Sometimes you need somewhere to hideout...

In contrast the cellular plan of the existing Federation-era home, this light extension is open-plan where spaces overlap and interact.

Built almost entirely from concrete, this striking new home makes a solid statement. It's also pretty good advertising for the owners!

"Our clients now enjoy a home flexible enough to allow for their family to grow, without creating excessive rooms."

The journey through this home is one of contrasting light, colour and materials, making this narrow extension feel bright, warm and rich.

Meaning 'shield' in Old French, Escu House creates an expanded North facing living area protected by floor to ceiling timber screen.

It takes a lot of 'stuff' to run a family. Just because you're interested in sustainability doesn't mean you need to go without...

Rather than bifold doors, the rear of this house has a window seat with opening bifold windows to create an indoor/outdoor space.

Finding a way to create a private retreat space for the parents of a growing family plus extra storage area in a heritage home...

With our home that was feeling a bit tired and out of step with the way this family lives, a rethink and renovation was in order.

This Sydney apartment has undergone a clever and refreshing renovation which uses joinery and detailing to create a grounding calm.

It can be costly, but moving the 'unmovable' like a bathroom or kitchen in your renovation could be the best decision you'll make.

This striking house of contrasting black and white with touches of warming timber is exciting and dynamic in-spite of its compact size.

Combining rich, raw materials and plenty of natural light, this compact living area feels larger and more luxurious than its footprint.

With a good architect, much of the stress of building can be alleviated. This home was renovated while the owners were overseas!

By opening up to kitchen to the living area and creating a better connection to the deck, this apartment makes better use of its space.

This home manages to be thoroughly modern while mimicking the classic gabled form of children's drawings and doll's houses.

With a grid system and the flexibility to adapt to various sites and needs, Allen Key House is the 'Billy' of the housing world.

Inspired by the whimsical flourishes of the original 1930s home this renovation reinterprets brick sunbursts and Tudor detailing.

This compact family home uses the power of the sun for heating and cooling, keeping a family of six happy and comfortable.

A typical Australian home uses the full width of the block and puts a garden in front and out the back; this home is far from typical.

Sometimes, reevaluating and reconfiguring what you have proves that you already have enough. It did for this family of five...

Just because you have a narrow block without a north-facing backyard doesn't mean you have to sacrifice light, views and ventilation.

Working with what was already there to create a modern family home had its challenges on this bushland site in the Blue Mountains.

The aperture-like addition to this heritage home carefully frames the best views and lets light into the new living spaces.

The good qualities of both old and new are highlighted by creating an addition which is the binary opposite of the original.

This family were miserable in their south-facing living areas, but thanks to a clever addition, their home is now light and bright.

Previously cut off from the backyard by a hefty level change, this new addition flows effortlessly between inside and out.

What this home lacks in a dining room is made up for with a fun, communal island bench for seven: a perfect way to host a dinner party.

A new covered deck is the showpiece of this home's transformation, drawing its owners out to enjoy the backyard.

The secret to this Tiny Haus's success? Creating easy access to the outdoors, so 32 square metres doesn't feel like 32 square metres.

In an area with challenging heritage overlays, Splice House fits an impressive modern addition within the allowable setbacks...

A double-storey addition sensitively extends the original home, unfurling from the original roofline to create a light-filled home.

When you have to hike up and down stairs all day, they may as well be fun! A new stair brings light and novelty to this home.

This 1960s home originally designed by Peter Johnson is updated to take advantage of its location without losing what makes it special.

This granny (and gramps) flat is the perfect place for a retired couple to call home: close to family, yet private and comfortable.

An injection of pattern and brings plenty of personality to this cottage addition, perfect for a creative young family.

With its lush, wild setting, this home could be worlds away from the city and that's exactly what the owners wanted to achieve.

The only way was up at this home, but renovating meant this family were able to achieve everything they wanted without having to move.

A beach house doesn't need to feel like a glass box on stilts, this home feels intimate while still celebrating the views.

Perfect for entertaining, this new living pavilion at the back of a 1910s home is light, airy and open to the backyard.

Sitting on top of the garage with leafy views, the new self-contained living space is perfect for adult children or visiting family.

Wanting a place to entertain friends and family, this new addition creates a grand living area overlooking the garden

Discover how a dilapidated property was reborn as a stunning, sustainable Passive House, blending modern needs with classic charm.

A suburban home designed for the Australian landscape and climate. If our suburbs looked like this, imagine what we could create.

A striking future-proof home designed to blend indoor and outdoor spaces while capturing stunning parkland and river views.

A gloomy, south-facing family home transformed with light-filled spaces and a new rumpus. How did they do it? Find out now!

Bushland views, turquoise tiles, disappearing stairs—this pool has it all.

These architects designed a home that grows with its family, thanks to clever, future-proof design.

A huge periscope is one way to get light into Westbury Crescent Residence without sacrificing privacy. The clever manipulation of light doesn't stop there!

Since the cows moved out, this old shed has been transformed into a modern home for humans

Off form concrete draws on the solidity of an original masonry structure whilst introducing a new materiality at this home in Glebe.

New living areas and a backyard studio centred around a landscaped courtyard make this home perfect for current and future generations.

Defying its narrow site, challenging east-west orientation and heritage restrictions, this skinny home manages to feel spacious.

This fun-filled renovation and extension of a local landmark is perfect for anyone who’s ever dreamed of living in a castle!

This clever home injects flexibility, functionality and sustainability into a seemingly impossible 27 square metre footprint...

Tucked away on a treed site on Australia's beautiful Great Ocean Road, Treehouse takes in stunning ocean and tree views.

Architect Will Harkness placed this holiday home carefully among a number of established Gum Trees to take advantage of the view.

"There are too many beautiful old shacks being demolished, and Austin Maynard Architects won’t be part of it."

The clever design for this challenging site allows the home to deal with the threat of bushfire, while still taking in the views.

Using the slope to its advantage, this beach house cascades down the hill and focuses your attention on the stunning coastline views.

When you've got a growing family, only 36 m² and a limited budget to play with, it takes a lot of imagination to create a workable living space…

You won't believe how this 8.2m joinery unit transforms a compact apartment into a creative haven for this retired couple...

Tucked away in a subdivided backyard in Melbourne's Inner North, Nest Architects created a delightfully compact two-bedroom home with a beautiful sunny garden.

From very early on it was clear that a simple box would dramatically improve the amenity of this home. And what a beautiful box it is!

A new addition prioritises light and a connection to the garden, transforming this 1940s house into an uplifting and modern home.

You might be surprised how little extra space you need if you take the time to get the floor plan right...

\"This exhilarating location with its towering eucalyptus trees and diminishing scars from that phenomenal day required a design response equally as unique.\

This modern replacement for a derelict weatherboard cottage takes full advantage of the sun, the surf and views of the rolling hills.

Eco-friendly Bruny Shore House reaches out from one of the steepest parts of the site to take in the dramatic Tasmanian coastline.

The compact Highway House takes full advantage of its difficult, but dramatic site — sitting lightly over Hobart and the Derwent River…

This incredible barn conversion retains much of the original stone and timber work highlighted against new insertions where necessary.

Blessed with a large block in a good area, this family decided to downsize in the backyard, in spite of the constraints.

Built in an area that sometimes encounters snow, this home in the hills has a small footprint, but large volumes make it feel spacious.

A relatively modest-sized home feels more spacious and comfortable thanks to its connection to and interaction with five garden spaces.

An incredible home for a much-loved grandmother allows her to live independently (but close by). It's better than a retirement village!

Transforming a 1980s house into a warehouse loft-inspired home involved removing the roof but the results are more than worth it!

Once home to the local milkman, this quaint cottage has been transformed into a light and bright home with a surprising sense of space.

This heritage warehouse has been sensitively transformed into a home with the careful insertion of joinery units to divide the space.

Two pavilions offset to capture light and views and create a sheltered courtyard help this home look and feel much larger than it is.

What happens when four kids, elderly parents, and a heritage-listed home collide? Find out how this family made it all work...

Winscombe Extension deals with a growing family and a strong desire to establish a connection to the manicured rear garden…

Holly Tree Farm replaces a home which was sadly lost in a fire in style — by reusing salvaged materials and mimicking surrounding buildings.

At first, Lookout House looks like a whacky modern barn, but through the sliding barn door a wonderful courtyard house with spectacular views unfolds.

This renovation revolved around the premiss of maximising spaces and opening up to the generous view and natural light.

A beautiful studio on Tasmania's coastline offers the perfect place to relax and soak in the views.

Haberfield House demonstrates an innovative response to restrictive heritage controls in an historical neighborhood.

A beautiful heritage revival breathes new life into this old gem.

The 8.2-Star Energy Rated Leura Lane House is an impressive 2-bedroom prototype for energy efficient housing perfect for rural sites.

Islington House brings sunlight deep into the home and shows off the personality of its owners. A unique home for a unique couple.

Designed more like a sophisticated tent than your traditional home, The Mook can be built on any site with minimal disturbance.

From the outside Hill Plain House has an Australian agricultural feel. Inside, it's another story; dark moody and richly detailed.

A modest, cement clad building sits deep on a north facing bank opening to the landscape and overlooking the valley and ocean below.

Side-by-side homes owned by two generations of the same family get an addition that explores interconnectedness and independence.

Talk about a constrained site - this light-filled addition is a small inner city block sandwiched between 14 adjacent properties.

One of Balmain's earliest homes, a humble sandstone cottage, is renovated to reveal its inherent beauty - revealing layers of history.

Slabs of marble balanced between columns of concrete bounce and disperse light into the double-height living area of Balmain House.

This home defies its tight site by using screening and careful window placement to grab light and views without exposing itself.

Emulating the solidity of the original 150-year-old cottage, this concrete and brick addition is sure to be around in another 150 years!

A palette of masonry, timber & stone is pushed to their physical limits. Fairbairn House is a material delight…

At their Toorak Texture project, NORTHBOURNE Architecture + Design quickly realised there was no need to waste time and money extending.

A new living \'pod\' provides more than space at Mountford Road - bringing light, volume, air and dramatic results to this small-scale project.

Annie Street House was constructed by a project builder and utilises project home technology in unique ways to achieve a tight budget.

Two homes. Both owned by the same family. A new extension designed to flank the rear of both homes to provide extra space.

Everyone needs a bit of sunshine in their lives. That's why Bow House goes out of its way to let the sunshine in.

East West House, near the top of Richmond Hill, contains the unexpected. A large roof deck is hidden behind the heritage protected Victorian roofline.

As you round the corner of this quiet street, a cheery extension greets you. Quite literally… It says 'Hello'.

After stripping back years of unthoughtful additions, Richmond House receives a bright and modern interpretation of a lean-to.

We don't often feature multi-residential projects. But when we do, they're beautifully innovative projects like this one.

You can tell something's different about this heritage home from the moment you see the lime green door and pastel green walls...

Thanks to recycled brick, this new studio looks like it could be the oldest building in this Richmond laneway.

A tired 1970s apartment undergoes a massive transformation without relocating structure or services.

The clever addition has been sliced and diced to deal with all the constraints of the site, but it guarantees light, space and views.

Richmond Hill House blends heritage charm with modern design, creating a timeless, sustainable home that adapts to family needs.

This coastal cottage proves that quality always trumps quantity. The small house will age gracefully thanks to quality materials.

'When Two Become One'. Not just a Spice Girls hit, also the story of transforming two duplex apartments into one cohesive family home.

A project home from the 1970s with poor solar orientation is reconfigured and realigned. Now it catches the sun for energy efficiency.

At this minimal home, the space in between the living area and bedrooms is just as crucial as the spaces themselves.

A sustainable, flexible and contemporary living space grows out of an existing home. It's reverent and cheeky, radical and conservative.

The Great Ocean Road House proves that extraordinary locations sometimes call for a simple architectural solution.

This beach house is all about creating informal living spaces, decks and shelter from the sun and wind for optimum beachside living.

A clever design captures bush views and sunlight and turns away from the neighbours so you feel like you're in a world of your own...

An inner city Victorian cottage of heritage significance is renovated with contemporary design and sustainable building practices.

This passive solar home was designed to maximise available light and space on an oddly shaped block in the inner suburban Melbourne.

When you need to fit a lot onto a small block, forget market expectations and look for light and functionality to suit your family.

By designing a new, open-plan addition to this heritage home, the owner has a light-filled space to inspire his creativity.

When you think of an off-grid house you typically imagine a remote cabin in the bush, but these eco-townhouses tell a different story.

Curved walls, clever design, and connection to the park—Fringe Dweller strikes the perfect balance between privacy and openness.

Semi-detached house revitalized for a young couple's contemporary lives. The transformation creates a bright new home.

Aireys Inlet House -- like all good second homes -- creates connection to nature in contrast to the clients' busy city lives.

The curse of the modern open-plan home? Noise. With flexible social spaces, parents in this house can entertain separately to the kids.

Just a short walk from the beach and surrounded by Moona trees, a central courtyard is the link between this home and the landscape.

Living near the beach has its pros and cons. A great beach house needs to embrace the sunshine while protecting from cold ocean winds.

To make the most of a tiny site -- 10 x 15 meters -- amongst low lying neighbors this double story home was partially submerged.

A contemporary extension of this Elsternwick House is clad in contrasting dark zinc to draw a very deliberate line between new and old.

In a suburb of houses three times its size this home makes the most of its narrow block and compact size by capturing views of the sky.

The owners of a mid-century home loved the qualities of their home but needed a modern addition to bring it into this century.

A stunning renovation that preserves heritage while embracing contemporary living.

The narrow (3.9 meter) Erskineville House gets a spacious and light makeover thanks to a double height, multi-functional light-well.

The future of suburban laneways is vibrant and active if this Erskineville Studio project by Pivot Architects is anything to go by.

Every millimetre is put to good use with multifunctional joinery, and space-enhancing tactics in this terrace transformation.

Cranky Corner doesn't sound like the ideal retirement home, but this farmhouse in the Hunter Valley is a comfortable and sustainable place to retire.

On a magnificent, but challenging site, Tinbeerwah House is a beautiful, economical home that sits lightly on the land.

Über Shed is not *just* a shed. It's also a rural retreat that reinterprets the rustic charm of traditional agricultural sheds for modern living.

A previously dark terrace is transformed into a light and bright home with the help of some unusual 'light cannons'.

A new rear extension, much of which is under the existing house, creates a new-found connection to the backyard on this sloping site.

Parts of the original house are left intact to create sheltered outdoor areas in this renovation, grounding the home to its history.

If you focus on the basics first in sustainable house design, everything else becomes a bonus and your reduce greenwashing overwhelm.

The craftsmanship of the Arts and Crafts period has been skillfully reinterpreted to create a modern extension which feels right at home next to the original home.

Dramatic topography, bush setting and diverse climatic conditions were the driving forces in this environmentally friendly design.

A Launceston suburb renowned for its Californian Bungalows gets a new development that reinterprets the iconic style for modern, medium density living.

A house inspired by 20th Century naval camouflage. There's something you don't hear everyday…

A local shed company prefabricated this home, saving both time and cost. But Whyatt House doesn't look like a typical shed…

Like all good beach houses, Marcus Beach House explores lightness, filtering natural breezes and integrating indoor/outdoor spaces.

In Wallaby Lane House, a family seeking a tree change find a new, more self-sufficient way of living. The home makes the most of their rural site.

A classic Queenslander gets a small triangular extension which manages to dramatically change the functionality of the whole house.

Completely off-grid and raised up to avoid occasional flooding, Platypus Bend House cantilevers spectacularly over a bushland clearing.

Can you have too many beds at a family beach house? A reno retains the character of this beloved beach house but maximises flexibility.

Even a block in a typical housing estate can benefit from an architect's touch, creating a home that's a joy to live in year-round...

Explore how this family built a sustainable, energy-efficient home using innovative hempcrete construction in a stunning location.

A modern interpretation of the traditional granny flat is a very stylish summer pad for this family's grandparents from overseas.

A series of spaces at this small weekender create numerous places sit and enjoy the inspiring surrounds which are comfortable year round.

When there's snow on the slopes, there's no better place to head after a long day than this finely crafted ski lodge. There's even a Japanese style bath to soak your aching bones.

Some call the 1960's cream brick house ugly but this one has transformed into a spacious family home suited to its semi-arid climate.

Nestled on the banks of the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, this tiny self-sufficient cabin retreat becomes part of the wider landscape.

It can be a challenge to enjoy indoor/outdoor living without sacrificing your privacy. Birchgrove House achieves the perfect balance.

This small house is sustainable, low-maintenance, affordable and it's pre-fab so it arrives (practically) ready to move into.

Hover House by Bower Architecture is built on a disused backyard tennis court in Mt Martha -- a great example of infill housing.

This timber-clad four bedroom beach-side family home is perched on a steep dune in a quiet pocket of the Mornington Peninsula region.

This retired couple wanted an intimate home for themselves, but what happens when extended family visit? Enter the 'connected plan'...

Hidden and embedded into the landscape, Cabin 2 is a self contained extension to an existing 1960s log cabin in bay side Blairgowrie.

This weekend beach holiday house is a flexible and comfortable home that can expand to host family and friends when required.

Timber's warmth and laid-back nature meets clean lines and expanses of glass to create a style that is sophisticated yet relaxed.

The design of Orange Grove House is so good the clients couldn't stand to sell as they'd planned and decided to move in instead!

In an effort to find more space for a growing and ageing family, Andrew Maynard Architects created a home that has shared space and more private zones.

A reinterpretation of a traditional terrace home keeps council happy, while a series of courtyards inject life into the home.

Today, thanks to a modern addition, Arcadia bears its name proudly and a family enjoy the peace and pastoral happiness of its setting.

A detailed but classic palette, combined with expert attention to detail helps Paddington Terrace age gracefully as its family grows.

This modern home in an historic neighbourhood was designed by an architect as a home for him and his family.

With low ceilings and only the rear of this living area above ground level, this terrace needed something big to feel like a home...

Like a tiny, irritating grain of sand creating a lustrous pearl, sometimes a projects' constraints lead to the most charming solutions.

The substantial renovation of this terrace transforms the home, but reminders of the past are woven in to create a rich tapestry.

At 52 square metres, this two-storey terrace was about the same size as a two-bedroom apartment, now there's space to entertain guests.

Following the traditional layout at the front, this modern Queenslander defies expectations to create a vibrant modern home.

A prefab home designed around passive solar design principles is warm, comfortable, energy efficient and looks prefab-ulous.

Sit down and enjoy the sunset. This prefabricated home, built in just 14 weeks, is designed to take advantage of panoramic views.

A private, yet light-filled coastal home is the perfect fit for a retired couple, with plenty of room for visitors.

Is it a house or a resort? The Nest’s clever design lets nature take the lead while creating a cosy, multi-purpose family retreat.

This apartment renovation in the middle of one of Sydney's busiest suburbs still manages to capture the relaxed nature of a beach house…

Like a giant three dimensional puzzle this home defies its tight block with no views, houses on each side and a high wall to the north.

A new two-storey addition transforms Bill and Kate's home, connecting it to the backyard and creates dramatic interior spaces.

With numerous facets to bounce light around the home, Cloud House feels like living in a cloud surrounded by beautiful, diffused light.

This 1980s-era home already had a stellar location. Thanks to an internal reno, it has everything else you'd want in a home, too...

Cut Paw Paw Inside Out House is deliberately incomplete. The owners, asked that the house be 'ridiculously inside-out'…

From the street this modern take on the other single storey cottage in the neighbourhood. But things get interesting quickly...

This renovation for a woman with a busy work life needed to be relaxing and low-maintenance - the perfect retreat after a long day.

Every square metre counts when you don't have much space. You need to be smart and make every element do more than one thing...

Half greenhouse, half barn; despite being in a dense inner suburb, this home means it feels like it could be in the country!

Old homes are full of character. By carefully marrying old and new in a renovation, you can retain some of that warmth and personality.

At Alexandria House 2 full height glazing and louvers let the house breathe and skylights are used strategically to maximise natural light…

Long Courtyard House reorients the typical courtyard to the side of the house to bring in North light and create indoor/outdoor living.

Courtyard House makes the most of a narrow, inner-city site, creating an urban oasis for a family of five now and into the future.

Imagine if all our inner-city homes were eco-friendly urban farms: what a difference we could make! Here's what that might look like...

A total rebuild of this terrace house was required, but glimpses of its history are exposed throughout the house.

The neighbours once dubbed this home the ugly duckling of the street, now they're green with envy at this stunning entertainer.

Middle Park Studio isn't a house. But if it were, it would be a great example of how we can develop backyards with laneway access into smart, sustainable homes.

After a number of minor additions over the years, Patterson Street Residence is reinvigorated with a modern extension to the rear.

Renovating an inner bayside family home to be flexible as the family grows and subtly remind the owners of time spent on beach holidays.

Behind these unassuming terraces' heritage facades is an unexpectedly modern home blurring the boundaries between two once separate houses.

With housing (un)affordability growing and our city limits bursting, this project shows us there's still space in the inner city.

Just because your home is on a tight, inner-city site doesn't mean it can't feel spacious. You just need to use the right tricks!

Discover how a small, unused garage became a stylish, functional studio in Middle Park!

A series of insertions into this period home injects light deep into the plan, making it modern and bright in-spite of its age.

A balance of privacy and the celebration of communal spaces allows two generations to comfortably live together in this renovated home.

Measuring in at just 11 square metres of additional space, this tiny addition punches above its weight for its size.

Inspired by the spaces and ornamentation of the original home, this home plays with light and space to create a dramatic addition.

If your backyard doesn't face north, create a long side yard instead so you can enjoy the benefits of natural light and passive design.

The green screen: Privacy, sun protection, and morning coffee seating—all in one.

Designed in a flood-prone area, this modest, sustainable beach house touches the earth so lightly it appears to float!

Sub-tropical climates require a special approach to design to ensure they are comfortable in the sticky summers and the cool winters.

Built in Brisbane, assembled by the beach. This unique prefab design is where precision meets coastal charm…

A separate gabled guest pavilion adds both space flexibility to an existing weatherboard weekender, making it the perfect family getaway.

Seaview House is made up of a series of pavilions, designed to fit in with neighbouring old weatherboard cottages without sacrificing contemporary appeal…

This robust home for a family of six will be knocked about by the young family and accumulate character through the passage of time.

When this couple retired the farm they wanted a more manageable and contemporary home that incorporated memories of their past life.

Clever thinking achieves a simple timber beach house the client desired while still meeting bushfire and energy efficiency regulations.

With views over the golf course, the architect achieved a mid-century-inspired design, while adhering to local design guidelines.

A creative design for two new townhouses defies many of the qualities of these types of developments to create bright and breezy homes.

These retirees packed up their life in Western Victoria to move to Barwon Heads. What lifestyle would you want out of a seachange?

Local House is playful and intriguing — designed more like a favourite local café than a private house — creating spaces for connection and bonding.

A grassy green courtyard fit for a cow (ok, not a real cow) at the centre of this renovated St Kilda House adds a bright new focus.

Originally a simple apartment renovation project turned into something more after discovering air rights would allow them to extend...

Making the complex seem effortless in this addition on a tapering block was not easy, but the results are phenomenal.

It's not what you expect when you think of a modular home, but this tricky house continues the surprises continue inside...

It looks like a glowing orb, but check out what secrets this futuristic brass pod is hiding!

Tower House's owners and their 8 year old twin sons asked for a home 'for community, art and nature to come together'. They got a village.

From the street, this looks like a house with no windows, but once inside you realise it's the exact opposite...

What looks like a contemporary shipping container pops out of this renovated Sandringham House.

The rear of this home is redesigned to give an air of spaciousness, with an internal reconfiguration and the addition of two gables.

With dated bricks and dutch-gabled eaves, this home was definitely a child of the '90s, but now it's been given a contemporary twist.

Renovating and extending a typical Victorian terrace always poses a unique set of challenges. Hawthorn House exceeds those challenges.

Parents' retreat, teen hideaway, granny flat or rental earner — the function of this self contained extension can change over time.

Even with close neighbours, carefully positioned skylights and double-height spaces make this home feel private, bright and spacious.

A series of separate, disconnected rooms are transformed by a central, open planned living space that maximises north light.

A rear extension takes advantage of a North-facing backyard to connect to the garden and generate electricity for the whole house.

From the heritage facade you'd never expect to find this light-filled, colourful and playful home which spills into the backyard.

This light-filled extension has an industrial feel to it thanks to using the mix of nearby garages and light industry as inspiration.

A studio connected to the main house by a decked walkway creates maximum flexibility (and reduces renovation stress) for this family.

The '80s was responsible for numerous crimes against taste (but some pretty fabs music). What can you do to right some of those wrongs?

Instead of demolishing this unit, the architects reimagined it, transforming it into a modern and light-filled 3-bedroom home.

Would you be game to renovate and reduce the size of your home? This design proves it's not always more space you need, after all.

An addition to this period home sits comfortably alongside the original, oriented to catch the light and open up the backyard.

Moving from their large family home where the kids grew up, this family opted for a modern home closer to the things they love.

A new two-storey addition reorients this home to garden and the sun, creating a light-filled living space for everyone to enjoy...

This beautiful double-fronted home in a heritage precinct of Hawthorn East is renovated and extended for 21st century living...

Merton House reinterprets the bay windows, scale and arrangement of internal spaces to create a contemporary kitchen and living spaces.

Take a tiny, acutely triangular site, add a demanding heritage context and you've given your architect a challenge. But look what she did!

'This house was purchased by Kasimiersz and Lucia in 1955', reads a plaque on the wall. One of the ways this home remembers its past...

Sometimes the constraints that can make a project more difficult end up creating something unique and wonderful.

If you're noticing a bit of an underwater theme in this home, it's no accident. This is a home for a keen scuba diver!

With an incredible site just one street from the beach and close to the city, these architects built their ideal family home.

With modular, off-site construction you can remove the headaches of extending your home and still end up with a beautiful result.

Clad in burnt timber and weathered steel sheets, Pacific House is a beautiful house that takes full advantage of the dramatic site.

Trentham Long House treads the line between old-fashioned simplicity and the conveniences of contemporary life.

Incorporating the qualities of a traditional farmhouse ensures this modern farmhouse will feel like a home from the get-go.

A new living pavilion built from concrete blocks and with large windows facing the sun contrasts with the original weatherboard home.

In a quiet corner of Melbourne's Inner-North, Modscape's modular, pre-fabricated and sustainable Tower House stands out from the crowd.

This extension provides new living areas, a specialised sound recording space and performance area for a family of musicians.

To unite all living spaces without creating one large space, a unique nest-like studio sits above the living area in this reno.

Three sculptural walls create nooks and niches within a larger open-plan space, creating the opportunity to mingle or seek solitude.

A tight inner-city site is transformed with double height spaces and floor-to-ceiling, seamlessly connecting the indoors and outdoors.

On an extremely small parcel of land Beach Avenue House is designed more like a finely crafted joinery unit than a typical home.

For an artist who collects all things astonishing and strange, a renovation helps to show off her unique style and flair.

Like a roof on its side, Ashburton House's sawtooth facade is self-shading, blocking summer sun from striking and heating the surface.

A side-by-side subdivision that blends luxury and eco-conscious design in a way that proves you can have the best of both worlds…

An extension made from delicate steel and expansive glass feels like a precious jewel has been hung on the original heritage home.

The site of Invermay House has a great view over Ballarat, but vegetation hid the view. This new home cantilevers to capture it back.

Rectifying a poorly planned '90s renovation this new courtyard arrangement lets in plenty of light and feels more spacious than ever.

An elegant timber extension at the rear of this heritage home is bathed in natural light thanks to its northern orientation.

Two Halves House steps down the landscape, separated into a sociable living space and a private sleeping zone.

This home's meticulous maintenance record details upkeep such as 'biannual repainting'. It was in A1 condition, but still needed modernising.

When the inhabitants of your suburban fringe block include a number of old native trees, mimic their style and go timber all over.

A refined and considered home in a new estate shows the power of using an architect versus buying off-the-plan from a bulk builder.

A secret sawtooth roof, sunlight galore, and a music studio—see how this early 20th-century home quietly hides a big modern surprise.

The prefabricated Collingwood House fits easily into its tight urban site, without feeling squeezed for space.

An architect wrestles with the romance of renovating a historic home and the challenge of meeting planning and regulatory requirements.

Considering an eco-friendly upgrade to your home? Look no further for inspiration than Collingwood Compact.

Shop tops in Victorian-era buildings are often dark and often empty these days, talk about a wasted opportunity!

Casual House's low maintenance, no frills materials create an affordable yet compelling extension to the rear of a family home.

Normally we fill our homes with objects that remind us of our past. At Bower House, the house itself is made up of elements to remind the owners of their past.

Application of passive design principles creates a living, breathing, sustainable space that is a pleasure to inhabit.

An architect, a builder, and a joiner walk into a dark and dingy terrace...

By dividing a complicated inner-city block into a patchwork, a new home sits comfortably between heritage buildings and gritty laneway.

This flexible new home built behind the existing is accessible by rear laneway; it could be used as a garage, studio or living space.

This treehouse in Separation Creek enjoys panoramic views, perched on a steep forested hillside above the Great Ocean Road and Bass Strait.

Perched on top of a hill overlooking the stunning ocean along the Victoria's Great Ocean Road is a home that balances heavy and light.

The clients of Brighton East Interior wanted to ensure their home met the hectic requirements of the family while preferring to not build up.

After removing walls and opening up both the internal space and to the outdoors, this home is virtually unrecognisable.

Thanks to an owner with an interest in sustainable building, Mona Vale House incorporates passive and active sustainability features.

Even after a reduction in total size, this renovation works better than the previous cluster of poorly considered renovations.

A deep soil green roof improves this home's environmental credentials, looks great and satisfies the owners' love of gardening.

At Balmoral House, carefully orchestrated windows ensure the home feels light and overlooks lush foliage, while avoiding overlooking neighbours.

Kids Pod is just for the little ones, connected to the house proper by a glazed bridge. And it couldn't be more fun…

With COVID-19, remote working and a beautiful new home in the country, the time seemed perfect for this family's tree change.

A 1960s Architect-designed home undergoes 21st Century transformation into a gracious new house fit for modern living.

With the sun and a majestic tree in one direction and views of a distant nature reserve in the other, this home manages to have it all.

After the 2003 Canberra bushfires, this site was rereleased. The new home explores the idea of new beginnings for a young family.

On a tricky, but naturally beautiful battle-axe site, this home celebrates its assets and minimises its drawbacks.

Taking advantage of a mature native landscape, this home captures all the right views so it feels like you're floating in the treetops.

The addition creates a new living area and main bedroom suite, completely transforming the functionality and style of this home.

At House Rosebank, new rear living spaces help the home take advantage of a sunny garden and create a connection with the existing pool.

Period ornamentation out the front, contemporary simplicity out the back. This home makes a beautiful transition from old to new.

Each room of this addition steps down with the contours of the site, while the plan zigzags to access light and connect to the garden.

New pitched roofs continue the style of the original home, but are reinterpreted based on the function of the rooms and need for light.

Buying an extra slice of land from the owners' corporation enabled this 1960s one-bedroom unit to become a modern three-bedroom home.

If you love the curved lines and detailing of the Art Deco period, but crave open spaces and natural light, this home is for you...

A mid-century-inspired home designed to navigate a long, skinny block is this creative duo's forever home...

If you like living alfresco, you'll love the way Northbridge House 2 takes advantage of Sydney's climate to maximise indoor and outdoor spaces.

Carefully curated views help Neutral Bay House to feel brighter, connect to the garden and defy its tightly confined urban site.

Your home is definitely your castle at this renovation which uses an elegant take on fortification to protect the home from noise.

Thanks to some clever new touches, this tired beach house now takes full advantage of its site overlooking lush rainforest.

Tucked away in Noosa's bushy hinterland is a tent house - a place that gives the sense of permanent camping without sacrifice...

Home to a professional couple and Biggles the cat, this modern design aims to enhance the owners daily living experience. And succeeds.

A new house, in an old area, on a tight site, with space for a family of four that won't upset the neighbours? Are they dreaming?

With a block of just 117 square metres, this inner-city reno required some creative thinking to make the most of all available space...

It’s 70s architecture with a modern twist. Take a peek inside this thoughtfully redesigned South Yarra townhouse.

A clever modern makeover of a young professional couples' apartment provides plenty of space for work, rest and play.

A rabbit warren-like early '90s apartment is transformed by C+M Studio into a chic coastal residence focusing on warm natural materials.

The owners of this whole floor apartment in Manly loved the location, but not the dark unfriendly spaces. Luckily, there was a solution!

A disorganised and poorly oriented extension to the rear of heritage listed home is reconfigured into a beautiful open-plan space.

An internal renovation which opens up spaces and turns the house upside down to put living areas on the brighter, airier, upper floor.

In spite of a narrow block, this home expands its interior to the edge of the site, blurring the line between indoors and outdoors.

While retaining as much of the original house for cost and environmental reasons, this home is completely transformed.

By creating outdoor covered spaces for dining and car parking Laneway House manages to pack a lot of space onto a tight site.

The reordering and extension of this Art Deco home frames a view of an existing and prolific cumquat tree at the rear of the property.

Transforming a dark Californian Bungalow into a sun and fun-loving family home with some clever renovation ideas.

A heritage-listed chicory kiln on Phillip Island is transformed into a delightfully playful residence for a couple.

If you love '60s style, decor and art, you'll have to take a look at this swinging transformation on the Gold Coast.

A magnificent 100 year old fig tree and a small creek are treated as sacred elements in this home which embraces its environment.

Inspired by the surrounding '60s estate, James Russell Architects takes the humble breeze block to new heights of style.

With the water at the back door and a lush tropical courtyard bringing in light and breezes, this duplex has the best of both worlds.

We're familiar with rear additions but at Inbetween House a clever front addition reorients and reconnects the house and garden.

A home rich with character is updated to improve comfort, privacy and connection to the landscape without losing its vintage feel.

Melaleuca House was designed to embrace an outdoor lifestyle for a family relocating from Darwin to more rural Howard Springs.

How to deal with a small block? Don't sacrifice the backyard, stack it on top of the house and you've got a sophisticated roof deck!

With sliding doors and a fold down bed, a rumpus room/third bedroom provides built in flexibility while reducing the overall footprint.

Renovation uses half of the original roof structure to create a new raked roof and wraps the original fibro shack in new cladding.

As Torquay becomes increasingly cosmopolitan with more permanent residents architects are rethinking the traditional Aussie beach house.

This flexible beach house is the perfect surf trips big and small because it's focussed on the outdoors to create extra living space.

Going against the status quo in this beach town, sustainability meets style in a thermally-consistent, biophilic, family home.

A new build that honours its humble but much loved predecessor while embracing modern sustainability and style…

Ever wonder how a few small details can completely transform a space?

For cost efficiency this project creates two identical houses, but thanks to a clever folded facade each home fits the site.

A beautiful attention to details and respect for the original home creates a modern space that effortlessly blends old and new.

This new addition is unquestionably modern, but it has an enduring, timeless quality which makes old and new perfect companions.

Transforming a 1960s apricot-brick unit into the perfect bachelor pad meant rethinking the space and adapting what was already there...

An unorthodox, but clever, renovation creates a series of light-filled flexible living spaces and creates the illusion of space.

An extension designed to appear more like a random collection sheds belies the clever, considered spaces within.

A surprising, angular addition pops out of the rear of this home, but it does more than just look dramatic...

The carefully crafted folds of the ancient art of origami create something new and unexpected. It's a similar story with this reno...

It's hard to believe 1994 was nearly 30 years ago, but this home was sure showing its age. No more thanks to a fun and bright revamp.

This 1920s home was transformed by an extension that refocusses living areas and a master retreat on a new north-facing courtyard.

This modular home was designed and built off-site and then transported to its remote location where it now takes in stunning views.

Datum House uses the scale and proportions of its neighbours as the starting point for a modern and light-filled home.

It's not the size of an addition that counts, it's the functionality it adds to your home. This micro addition achieves hefty results.

A terrace house typically makes you think, long, narrow and dark. This terrace might be long and narrow, but it's also light and lush!

Sunlit spaces and seamless design—this extension brings new life to this historic Victorian home.

The architectural equivalent of a lamington made with Swiss cheese and dusted with paprika sounds like a recipe for disaster, but is it?

A dark tunnel transforms into a bright, open space at this Cremorne terrace which celebrates the transition from old to new.

This family home was designed with best-practice sustainability and Passive House standards to be a comfortable home for years to come.

A family of five create a joyful home with a series of open, colourful and light-filled spaces for their energetic young family.

A double-height space. An internal courtyard. A huge skylight. All tricks to create a sense of space hidden behind a narrow terrace.

Floating above the original milkbar is a recently renovated pavilion which makes this unique family home feel like it's a treehouse.

It's not often you get to build a new house in the inner city. What would you do if you had a clean slate?

When you've got active young kids, your home must be robust enough to withstand a lot of punishment. This kitchen is built to last.

When you've got a tight block, you need to use every square centimetre. That's how you make a compact home feel spacious.

From the street, all you can see is a sliver of the stunning new addition, designed to protect the heritage value of the original home.

Light and dark, east and west, new and old, Dark Light House's new living pavilion contrasts without simply doing the opposite.

A new-found connection to the yard and pool, wine storage that's decorative yet practical and integrated seating throughout...

With a passion for sustainability, these owners salvaged whatever they could to reduce the carbon footprint of their renovation.

On a long, narrow site, a courtyard is cleverly cut into this addition to allow the sun to stream into new living spaces.

How do you get sun, light and a sense of space when your block is only 6 metres wide? This home has some solutions for narrow blocks.

Scandinavian design is clean and minimal, but the use of natural timbers and stone avoid it becoming sterile. This home nails the look.

This addition to a post-war brick home has a trick up its sleeve to guarantee access to sunlight despite the backyard facing south.

Creating a light-filled addition where the garden and outdoor spaces feel like an extension of the living areas for year-round use.

Transformation of a century-old cottage into a share house for mother and adult daughter with space for bonding and personal retreats.

Many old terraces are dark and pokey, but thanks to a tricky secret behind those doors, this terrace is now light, bright and spacious.

Looks can be deceiving. Hidden behind this narrow frontage is a spacious, light-filled and fun home thanks to a recent renovation.

Living at home while your extension is built sounds like a nightmare, but this clever idea allowed the owners to live disruption-free.

Embracing the garden with a huge double-height space, 7 metre-wide door and patterned screen which fills the home with dappled shade.

It's surprising how many everyday items can't be recycled. Being fully recyclable, this home is surprising for the opposite reason!

A decked courtyard connects this existing home and extension, providing light, breezes and an indoor-outdoor connection to old and new.

If your idea of a bach pad is leftover pizza, a brown suede couch, and a bathroom with one threadbare towel, you're in for a surprise!

Opening onto a huge deck, with incredible views from every room, you'll never guess what makes this country home so unique.

Designed for simple living to enjoy the surrounds, this home uses naturally beautiful materials to create a relaxing bush retreat.

Instead of sacrificing their productive garden, plants are encouraged to grow up the walls of this clever backyard studio.

The careful siting of this new home helps it take full advantage of the sun and embrace a beautiful, bushy site.

As soon as you enter the front door of this 1950s home, you are drawn to the light and openness of the new, rear addition.

Like an annexe attached to the side of this solid home, BENT Annexe is an open-plan living area that feels more like a garden room.

Celebrating an incredible rural site, this eco-friendly home opens up to the views, basks in the sun and collects all its own water.

To grab light without taking over the backyard, this addition pops its head over the original home, saying peekaboo to the street!

Revealing the layers beneath this dilapidated home helps to blend old and new, weaving a rich story from the home's existing fabric.

A double garage has the perfect amount of space for a new multi-functional studio the owners will get far more use out of.

For a client who lives alone, this renovation was about creating the perfect home for their lifestyle, not more space.

Discover how a first-time homebuyer revamped their space for family life with smart design, warm materials, and functional updates.

The dramatic timber ceiling sails over new living spaces and outside, shading the home but retaining the best views.

Materials are reused in new and unusual ways in this renovation, instilling the home with unique personality - even the new parts!

Running the two homes perpendicular to the street allows this dual occupancy design to maximise views and maintain privacy.

If you've ever harboured an urge to live in a trendy inner-city warehouse conversion, be prepared to have some feelings about this...

An incredible collaboration between the owners of a furniture company and the architects creates a light and bright coastal home.

Making a compact space work means making it work hard. But how, exactly, do you achieve that? This remodel shows you how...

While older homes have character baked in, they're not built for modern living. But, you can have the best of both worlds; old and new!

Using passive design techniques, this new living space embraces the outdoors and will be comfortable year-round without relying on AC.

Despite a tall neighbour to the north, this renovated home is full of light and lush views. Plus, they were able to disconnect the gas.

This home has a heritage listed Fig Tree in the backyard! Rather than see it as a problem, the architects saw the opportunity!

For tree-changers Matt and Leanne, an important part of their ideal home was making the most of their spectacular site.

A thin addition to this home creates new living spaces, but the bonus is a courtyard created by leaving space between existing and new.

Downsizing from a large family home to an inner-city pad, this couple were prepared to compromise on space, but not on function!

Oftentimes when you feel like you need 'more house', the answer is actually to rethink the way your existing house functions...

With only minor changes over its 50-year life, this mid-century home retained its original charm but desperately needed a little TLC.

Originally a parsonage for the neighbouring church, this historic home has been transformed with a contemporary addition.

Designed to make the most of the view, even from the backyard, this prefab modular home is like a viewing scope towards the ocean.

Celebrating the suburb's history, this laneway house demonstrates how to create high-quality housing in the inner city with flair.

Turn an existing clothing warehouse into a bold new home without losing its industrial aesthetic? Let's see how it turned out...

With hints of those classic beach houses, but all the modern needs of a family home, living here would feel like an endless holiday.

This post-war brick house has been transformed into a stylish modern home with a thoughtful addition and creative reworking.

'It's the way things have always been done' doesn't mean it's the best solution! Questioning the norm can unlock hidden gold...

With the site's Bushfire Attack Level of Flame Zone, achieving the incredible expanses of glazing took incredible attention to detail.

A west-facing backyard and poorly-designed additions left this family with dark mornings and overheated afternoons, but no longer...

This home, inspired by a jewellery box, is perfect for your most treasured people and possessions: beautiful, safe and ordered.

Much of the charm of this original Edwardian cottage had been removed, painted over and, in some cases, plastered over.

A generous north-facing courtyard becomes the best part of this house, bringing light, breezes and the outdoors into every space.

The renovation of this post-war house leans on mid-century details and views of the native landscape to create a special home.

You don't envisage a townhouse when you think of country town living, but this architect's own home is perfect for her family.

Access to natural light is so important, yet often overlooked. With thoughtful design, your home can be light and bright year-round.

Opening up the back of this semi to light and the backyard has created the perfect entertainer.

The charred timber addition float in front of the home, complementing the original cream brick and transforming the street appeal.

Designed with sustainability, low maintenance and natural ventilation in mind, this is a low-budget family home with a difference...

The owners would have ripped this out-of-place fireplace out if they'd had their way, but it's become the centrepiece of this reno...

Not that you'd know it now, but this sleek, modern-Japanese-inspired home was once a tired '70s brick pad and what a transformation!

The front verandah of this Californian Bungalow is reinterpreted at the rear of the home to create a shady outdoor living space.

When thinking about how to create a sustainable and affordable home, the 1960s-era fibro beach shack was the perfect inspiration...

Getting light into living areas with a south-facing backyard is tricky. Here it's handled elegantly for an efficient and bright home.

An addition sitting high and dry (literally) above the flood level, creates a refuge from the main family home and potential floods.

Built to Passive House standards, this home has exceptional energy-efficiency performance for comfortable living year-round.

Surrounded by bushland, this home is off-grid and bushfire resilient to deal with its beautiful but challenging location.

A house can become dysfunctional as poorly planned renovations alter the layout and strip away original details. But it can be fixed!

A pigeon pair of townhouses allow two brothers and their young families to live side-by-side; the perfect place to raise their kids.

Solving two families' problems in one move: create a link between the two homes to create the perfect multi-generational home...

Damp-ridden, cold and leaking, this 1960s home needed a revamp. Luckily, a sensitive approach retains the home's unique character.

Constructed from two shipping containers, this tiny house embraces the landscape and can even be relocated to a new site.

A focus on the small changes with the biggest impact was key to keeping the renovation of this 1980s project home budget-friendly.

Courtyard design using robust materials for a low-maintenance home that will age gracefully - perfect for a couple looking to retire.

When you think of ageing in place, you might imagine ramps, grab rails and a lot of linoleum. But it doesn't have to be that way...

Getting the transition right is a challenge in any addition. Here, a courtyard creates breathing room between old and new.

What does the dream home of a multi-creative look like? Beautiful details, a relaxed beach house vibe and a healthy splash of colour.

An expansive renovation and extension of this suburban cottage has transformed it into a stunning family home filled with light…

Soak in the fluid lines and light and airy interiors of this modern coastal home in Sydney's Northern Beaches...

This renovation isn't just an update—it's a tribute to the original design, reimagined for today.

This beachside apartment had the makings of a beautiful home. It just needed some assistance…

With just 75 square metres and an awkward floor plan, this downsizing couple have a stunning, space-efficient and functional home.

Responding to its unique landscape and climate, this home is the kind we should be building in Australia, not more McMansions.

Most terraces are dark and pokey, but with pops of colour and a full-width opening to the garden, this home is bright and full of fun.

Ditch the retirement village with this private accessible luxury retirement home filled with light and sustainability features...

Discover how a dated 1950s brick house was masterfully renovated into a stunning, light-filled contemporary home in Melbourne.

Who would have thought a modest red brick project home could be hiding so much potential. The transformation is stunning...

Not a square metre goes to waste in this tight Darlington terrace renovation to create a modern, multifunctional home.

Architect attempts to design her own renovation of a 1950s stunner while heavily pregnant. What could possibly go wrong?

This Art Deco home renovation references the original to create a home that is full of character and perfect for modern living.

Carpenter’s vision meets architectural brilliance: transforming a dark, outdated house into a light-filled, energy-efficient family home.

By restoring the original cottage and separating the addition from the original home, The Paperbark sensitively blends old and new...

This off-grid sustainable house balances modern comforts with off-grid sustainable living on a 37-hectare property in Birregurra.

When an architect designs their own home, it creates some exciting results. See how this architect designed a home surrounded by nature…

Hawthorne Siblings: Rethinking the traditional Queenslander for denser cities and stylish modern living...

Marine lovers’ dream home: The Marengo Beach House combines sustainable design with stunning views and a deep connection to nature.

It was just a shame that the rest of the outdated house let it down. But not anymore! Now it's the perfect family home...

From shack to sanctuary! Discover how a 1960s beach shack became a modern, eco-friendly family home...

Innovative design transforms a challenging south-facing block into a bright, inviting home.

A glass walkway linking old and new? See how this 1930s bungalow embraces change.

See how this certified Passive House achieves unmatched comfort and energy savings in Melbourne's Inner West.

This beach house wraps around majestic Moonah trees, blending home with nature.

A hidden piece of history reshapes a modern Fremantle home renovation thanks to some creative design solutions...

A unique design means that living in this home keeps you constantly in touch with the stunning natural environment.

The home opens to embrace warmer weather, and closes down for cosy comfort in cooler weather among many other adaptable features…

How Kreis Grennan Architecture used smart design to create two spacious homes on a compact site...

This family complete the long-awaited final stage of their beautiful home as their needs changed and their finances allowed...

Small extension, big impact—see how a compact addition and a lot of thoughtful design transformed this historic home.

A modern beach house that blends timeless elegance with the dynamic needs of a young family…

Despite engineering headaches, a stunning corner window brings light, space, and a seamless connection to the garden at this home.

This thoughtfully designed renovation repositions a classic Queenslander on its site, creating distinct garden rooms and modern family spaces.

Wondering how two families can live together without stepping on toes? This design cracks the code for multigenerational homes.

Inspired by old farm sheds, this contemporary farmhouse respects its rural roots while embracing sustainability and modern living.

How did heritage restrictions impact this renovation? Learn how clever design created a stylish, spacious home without expanding.

How can a small home be energy-efficient, bushfire-resistant, and beautiful? Find out!

This 1960s bungalow didn’t belong in the countryside… until it did. See the transformation!

Ever wanted a home with both charm and cutting-edge design? Rodd Point Twins has it all.

Discover how a forgotten garage became the heart of family gatherings in this stunning renovation!

Imagine unwinding here after a day on the slopes—alpine living just got easier.

Can a home balance elegance and everyday family chaos? This Californian Bungalow renovation answers with a resounding yes!

Concrete, glass, and memories: Waverley House is a design lover’s dream.