Australian Architecture

September 19, 2023

Celebrating architecture of the highest calibre – 25 years of Smart Design Studio

"Along the way, I've had a couple of really strong epiphanies of what direction I wanted to take the practice in. I felt like I was searching for something. I knew what work felt like, but I couldn't see it," shares William Smart at the milestone celebration of 25 years of Smart Design Studio.

March 20, 2023

A sense of place: From Sydney to Switzerland with Leopold Banchini

Leopold Banchini is nothing if not internationally mobile. So how does this architect, whose Marramarra Shack has recently been turning heads in Australia and around the world, build authentic connections to places as far apart as Sydney, Lisbon and Bahrain?

January 27, 2022

A modern reinvention of the California bungalow

Daniel Boddam Studio’s Villa Carlo is a masterful interplay of texture, shadow and restraint.

August 9, 2021

A Monochrome Monolith

Kyneton House offered Moloney Architects the chance to build a modern home without heritage constraints in the historic town.

June 2, 2021

This Home in Hobart is Shelter, Sanctuary and Spectacle All at Once

Designed by Room 11 and located in an extraordinary wilderness setting, this home is a consummate example of designing for place and people.

August 17, 2020

Conscious Architecture

With a big impact yet relatively small footprint, Benn+Penna hope this costal house on Sydney’s North Shore can act as a blueprint for appropriate design on Australia’s coastline.

June 8, 2020

Bespoke Design For A Volume Home Build

To describe Ballarat House by Eldridge Anderson in as few words as possible, there are none more fitting than: “a humble home.”

May 12, 2020

Dialling In With Melonie Bayl Smith

Episode 2 of our podcast, Dialling In With Habitus, features a conversation with Sydney-based architect and business owner Melonie Bayl Smith of Bijl Architecture.

May 12, 2020

Couldrey House Challenges The Conventions Of Queensland Architecture

Architect Peter Besley challenges the way houses have been designed for Brisbane’s sub-tropical climate with Couldrey House.

November 19, 2019

Federation Architecture Meets Mid-Century Modernism

David Barr Architects opens up a heritage-listed Federation house to its spacious, sun-drenched site, transforming it into a modern family residence in the process.

November 6, 2019

The Melbourne Selection: Habitus House Of The Year 2019

Our Melbourne-based architecture writer and editor, Stephen Crafti, shares an overview of what Victoria brought to the 2019 selection for Habitus House of the Year.

July 19, 2019

Sustainable Architecture To Reduce Environmental Impact

These Australian houses are designed to reduce their impact on the earth and provide healthy living environments for residents.