Bijl Architecture

July 14, 2021

Stealth House: Now You See It, Now You Don’t

Bijl Architecture has renovated a family home using deliberate folds and geometric forms, obscuring the addition from the street while strategically opening it up to the back garden.

May 29, 2020

Six Residences That Harmoniously Coexist With Nature

With so much of our time spent inside in the last few months, our yearning for the outdoors keeps growing stronger and stronger.

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.

April 6, 2020

Blackwood Rest Is A Re-Imagined Aussie Bush Shack

A modest cottage in secluded Tasmanian bushland sets the scene for Blackwood Rest, a remote refuge by Bijl Architecture.

December 11, 2019

Bijl Architecture Brings Kitchen And Garden Closer Than Ever

Bijl Architecture harnesses the innate connections between indoors and out, nature and nutrition, socialising and joy, to conceptualise this visionary entertainer’s kitchen.

July 9, 2019

Bijl Architecture Makes A Dream A Reality

Bijl Architecture filled the gap between dream and reality to create a home for this family to enjoy for many years to come.

April 30, 2018

A Semi-Detached In Kirribilli Gets Views Around Every Corner

Elements of a cross-continental lifestyle are pieced together like a living mosaic in the design of a new residence, Doorzien House, by Bijl Architecture.

March 8, 2017

In Conversation With… Melonie Bayl-Smith

Educator, agitator, architect with a social conscience, Melonie Bayl-Smith is the founder and principal of Bijl Architecture and an adjunct professor at the University of Technology, Sydney.