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Renovations and additions to existing houses are the most common architecturally designed homes. The challenge with renovations is to incorporate the style and layout of the existing building with the modern needs of the family. When down well, renovations combine the charm of traditional buildings with the conveniences of modern living.

Here are just a few incredible architecturally designed renovations:

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Muriel by Amrish Maharaj Architect

Featured Project Creating Space for a Growing Family on Narrow, 3-metre Wide Site An efficiently-planned rear addition to this narrow house creates space and light to grow a family without losing the home's charm.

CCO/ by PLY Architecture

Featured Project Home Renovation in a Coastal Suburb Inspired by Interior of a Ship With exposed structure and a galley-style kitchen, this renovation takes its cues from the economical and practical fit-out of a ship.

Splice House by Stukel Architecture

Featured Project Splice House Fuses Old and New With Sneaky Precision In an area with challenging heritage overlays, Splice House fits an impressive modern addition within the allowable setbacks...

Courtyard House by Elaine Richardson Architect

Featured Project Creating an Urban Oasis on a Tight and Narrow (5 Metre Wide) Site 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.

Albert Park Modular Extension by Modscape

Featured Project How Would You Like Your Extension Installed in a Day? With modular, off-site construction you can remove the headaches of extending your home and still end up with a beautiful result.

Elm Street House by Gardiner Architects

Featured Project Renovating a House to Better Suit Your Lifestyle The small, pokey and often dark spaces of many older homes don’t provide the space young families need, but you can change that...

Origami Fold House by SG2 Design

Featured Project Folding the Roofline of an Addition Creates an Unexpected Delight The carefully crafted folds of the ancient art of origami create something new and unexpected. It's a similar story with this reno...

Open up and let me in by Hobbs Jamieson Architecture

Featured Project Open Up and Let Me In: a Simple, But Inspired Transformation A new covered deck is the showpiece of this home's transformation, drawing its owners out to enjoy the backyard.

Seven Seat House by Kitty Lee Architecture

Featured Project Seven Seats Around an Island Bench is Perfect for a Dinner Party 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.

Pleated House by Megowan Architectural

Featured Project You Can't Design a Flat, Boring Roof When Your Client's a Roof Plumber With a folded roof form and charred timber cladding, Pleated House has plenty of flair for its design-conscious owners.

Anti-terrace by Nikhila Madabhushi Architecture

Featured Project Anti-terrace Gives a Cheeky Middle Finger to Its Neighbours 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!

Lean-2 by Ben Callery Architects

Featured Project Lean-2 Flips the Typical Lean-to on Its Head to Create a Sunny Home Lean-tos aren't renowned for their good design, but rethinking the classic design led to a functional and flexible home for this family.

Allan Street House by Gardiner Architects

Featured Project A Compact Addition Creates a Comfortable and Sustainable Home Living in the inner-city means trading space for convenience. This project shows you, that trade-off isn't so bad.

Brunswick House by Winwood Mckenzie Architecture

Featured Project House With Two Distinct Personalities: Winter Cosy to Summer Breezy Can a house be both a cosy refuge and open to the outdoors to create a breezy outdoor room? In this case, it can!

Parmelia Street House by Philip Stejskal Architects

Featured Project New Home Built Around a Century Old Cottage With Sentimental Value How do you extend an old cottage which used to belong to the client's mother? By reinterpreting the original cottage, that's how...

Side Yard House by Andrew Child Architecture

Featured Project The Clever Reason to Skip a Backyard in Favour of a Side Yard Instead 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.

Arrow House by Mark Lam Architect

Featured Project A Striking Angular Addition Helps to Draw Fresh Air Through this Home A surprising, angular addition pops out of the rear of this home, but it does more than just look dramatic...

St Kilda Apartment Renovation by

Featured Project The Surprising Way They Managed to Extend This First Floor Apartment Originally a simple apartment renovation project turned into something more after discovering air rights would allow them to extend...

Cecil Street House by Chan Architecture

Featured Project Laser Cut Screen Shields Addition and References Heritage Building The lace-like screen protecting the rear of this home is a way to tie old and new together while also dealing with practicalities.

BENT Annexe by Bent Architecture

Featured Project A Light-filled Annexe-like Addition Opens This Home Up to the Garden 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.

Nat's House by Studio Prineas

Featured Project New Addition Steps Down Half a Level to Reunite House and Garden Previously cut off from the backyard by a hefty level change, this new addition flows effortlessly between inside and out.

Surfmist House by Sandy Anghie Architect

Featured Project This Beachside Home Goes From Daggy and Confused to Surfmist Cool Friends said they were brave to buy their home. But who's laughing now after a breezy makeover transforms this 1970s hot mess.

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Type Street Apartment by Tsai Design

Featured Project This Compact Apartment is Like a Transformer to Maximise Space A tired 1970s apartment undergoes a massive transformation without relocating structure or services.

Altona Lightbox by OMG Architects

Featured Project Dark and Pensive on the Outside, but It's a Different Story Inside 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.

Clifton Hill House by Field Office Architecture

Featured Project Terrace Addition Creates a Light-filled Home and Studio for an Artist By designing a new, open-plan addition to this heritage home, the owner has a light-filled space to inspire his creativity.

Kew Villa by McManus Lew Architects

Featured Project A 1960s Unit Is Transformed Into a Modern Family Home Buying an extra slice of land from the owners' corporation enabled this 1960s one-bedroom unit to become a modern three-bedroom home.

Suntrap House by Anderson Architecture

Featured Project A Clever Addition Traps the Sun to Keep This Home Comfortable This family were miserable in their south-facing living areas, but thanks to a clever addition, their home is now light and bright.

Split End House by Mártires Doyle Architects

Featured Project Split End House's Cranking and Splitting Roof Lets Light In A south-facing backyard can feel like a curse, but an unconventional roofline could come to the rescue to let direct natural light in.

Falconer Street Residence by Sonelo Design Studio

Featured Project A Minimal Renovation Maximises the Connection to the Outdoors A strong visual and physical connection to the garden is achieved without significantly altering this inner-city terrace.

Ascot Vale Micro Addition by Drawing Room Architecture

Featured Project Micro Addition Tucks Much-needed Second Bathroom into Narrow Setback 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.

The Shadow House by Nic Owen Architects

Featured Project A 'Shadow' of This Heritage Home Shows Us How You Extend Respectfully Extending heritage homes respectfully is a challenge. Allowing this addition to recede into the shadows was the sensitive approach.

Gresham Street House by Jackson Teece

Featured Project An Eco-friendly Addition Reinterprets a Classic Queenslander New additions help this home to perform more like a traditional Queenslander, helping it fit perfectly with its site and climate.

Binary House by Christopher Polly Architects

Featured Project Contrasting Addition Complements a Sixties Yellow Brick Home The good qualities of both old and new are highlighted by creating an addition which is the binary opposite of the original.

Tetris Extension by Crosshatch

Featured Project This Extension Is Arranged Like a Game of Tetris to Maximise Space On a tight, south-facing site, the various spaces of this addition are expertly arranged to ensure maximum benefit with minimal fuss.

Brick Aperture House by Kreis Grennan Architecture

Featured Project A New Addition Frames a Leafy Outlook in the Backyard of This Home The aperture-like addition to this heritage home carefully frames the best views and lets light into the new living spaces.

House Burch by Those Architects

Featured Project A Breezy Beach House Designed for Byron Bay's Sub-tropical Climate Sub-tropical climates require a special approach to design to ensure they are comfortable in the sticky summers and the cool winters.

Coburg North House by Baker Drofenik Architects

Featured Project The Outlook of this 1940s Home Just Got a Lot Brighter... A new addition prioritises light and a connection to the garden, transforming this 1940s house into an uplifting and modern home.

Outside In House by MODO Architecture

Featured Project Outside In House: This Modern Extension Doesn't Steal the Limelight This modern addition is more like a supporting actor, allowing the charm and beauty of the original home to shine through.

Green Shutter House by OOF! Architects

Featured Project A Dour Old Post Office Finds Its Mojo As a Sunny Summer Beach House A house that was once a post office felt frustratingly disconnected from the outdoors has been transformed into a breezy beach house.

L-House by Alexander Symes Architect

Featured Project From Partially Completed Project Home to Modern, Energy Efficient Home Working with what was already there to create a modern family home had its challenges on this bushland site in the Blue Mountains.

Garden Studio by MODO Architecture

Featured Project Don't Build Over Your Garden, Grow Your Garden Up Instead! Instead of sacrificing their productive garden, plants are encouraged to grow up the walls of this clever backyard studio.

Project Nymph by Zen Architects

Featured Project What If Your Home Felt More Like Living in a Garden? This home takes advantage of its location near the Botanic Gardens to create a living area which feels like an extension of the garden.

Burrill Lake House by Jost Architects

Featured Project This Classic Fibro Beach Shack is Updated for a Young Family This home holds special memories for the architect, Pat Jost, making it important to retain the elements that fill it with character.

Selby Aura Family Home by Drawing Room Architecture

Featured Project What a Difference Fresh Colours, New Joinery and Great Lighting Makes 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.

Micro Addition by Cathi Colla Architects

Featured Project Could a Micro Addition Be All You Need to Transform Your Home? We've heard of tiny houses and micro-apartments, but could a micro addition be the answer to your space issues? Let's see...

Urban Barnyard by Inbetween Architecture

Featured Project Urban Barnyard House Is Home to a Family and Their Chickens and Bees 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?

Boston Villa by Nest Architects

Featured Project Abandoned for Years, This Elegant Villa Is Now a Sustainable Home This house had become a squat and burnt down during the design stage, but Dean and Lisa transformed it into a modern, sustainable home.

Two Pavilion House by

Featured Project Two Pavilions Prove a Creative Solution to a Challenging Site Splitting this home into two separate pavilions creates flexible spaces which also solves a number of challenges.

Courtyard House by Sarah Lake Architects

Featured Project The Conventional Form of This Addition Is Cut Back to Let the Sun In On a long, narrow site, a courtyard is cleverly cut into this addition to allow the sun to stream into new living spaces.