Stephen Crafti

Stephen Crafti is a leading architecture and design writer with more than 40 books to his name. He has been writing about design and architecture since the early 1990s. Inspired by the architecture around him in Melbourne, Australia, he is keen to share the things he sees so he started Architours, which run architectural private tours four times a year through some of Melbourne’s best and often award-winning homes.

Stories By Stephen Crafti

Tate House honours its iconic past with a sentimental story through the ages

Tate House honours its iconic past with a sentimental story through the ages

Architect Esmond Dorney is a hero in Tasmania. His distinctive 50s modernist homes combine architectural bravado with simple materials. The Tate House, designed in 1958, has been recently reworked by Preston Lane Architects, who consulted with Esmond’s son, architect Paddy Dorney.

Lucy Marczyk Design Studio lovingly revives this Melbourne home

Lucy Marczyk Design Studio lovingly revives this Melbourne home

Taking a sensitive approach to reusing and upcycling as much as possible, this 1950s home in Melbourne has been delicately picked apart and stitched back together by Lucy Marczyk Design Studio.

Andrew Child Architect’s Fitzroy Laneway House reworks the remnants

Andrew Child Architect’s Fitzroy Laneway House reworks the remnants

There’s something quite special about an architect’s own home. It’s an opportunity to explore ideas and push a few boundaries, which was certainly the case with architect Andrew Child’s own home in Fitzroy, Melbourne.

Sam Reynolds is an architect’s builder

Sam Reynolds is an architect’s builder

Sam Reynolds is a renowned builder who works with some of Australia’s leading architects to create expertly crafted homes. Now, he has put his skill to use to create his own family dream home.

This absolute beachfront home sensitively frames the view

This absolute beachfront home sensitively frames the view

Occupying an impressive beachside site, this home by Wellard Architects is a magical retreat. “We wanted to create a dialogue with this wonderful site. It is, after all, the hero,” says the architect.

This inner Melbourne home alludes to growing up on a farm

This inner Melbourne home alludes to growing up on a farm

Glenn Lamont and his family have created a home that is uniquely their own, inspired by early childhood memories of growing up on a farm.

An architect painstakingly rebuilds after the Black Summer fires

An architect painstakingly rebuilds after the Black Summer fires

Architect Nick Turner was able to save his house during the devastating Black Summer fires in 2020, but he lost the garden he had worked on for years.

More than a country mile

More than a country mile

Crafted to connect to the expansive countryside views, Merindah Park House by Richard Cole Architecture warms from the inside out.

An architect designs a forever home for his parents

An architect designs a forever home for his parents

Architect Chris Haddad, a director of Archier, had to wear both a professional and personal hat to create a home for his parents.

Letting the light shine in

Letting the light shine in

At a time when houses appear to be becoming larger, it’s refreshing to see the latest design from Molecule – a modest house coming in just under 150 square metres in area.

Timber shroud

Timber shroud

Working with a challenging triangular-shaped site, this home in Elwood, Melbourne, is a contemporary house that responds to both the majestic gum trees and locals who pass by on a daily basis.

Value add

Value add

As the cost of land continues to grow, each square metre of dirt needs to work harder. These multi-use additions show how clever, agnostic spaces can add value.

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