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House Architecture

Workers Cottage Turned Designer Home

Marrying the architectural heritage of an old Sydney worker’s cottage with contemporary design principles is no easy task, but for the Hill Cottage, that’s just what Luigi Rosselli Architects did.

Let’s Bring the Church to the 21st Century

As an 18-year-old-boy Josh White walked through a dilapidated old building with no roof and thought, “wow, this would make a great house”. Twenty-two years later, he bought it.

Expanding Melbourne’s Suburban Typology

Architecture firm DKO teamed up with property developer Milieu to create a series of townhouses in Melbourne’s Preston with the aim of creating boutique architecturally designed homes for the growing suburb.

Escaping the Confines of Space for a Family Home

Victoria’s Bayside suburb of Brighton is the host of the Outer Crescent House – a home that now transcends the small confines of its site, creating a large family home with the trappings of space, style and seclusion.

How to Make the Most of a Small Footprint

A young couple expecting to start a family had bought a small plot of land in Melbourne’s busy Prahran, presenting a challenge of how to make the most of an intimate space.

An Environmental Hideaway In the Heart of Sydney

Sydney’s inner west suburb of Newtown plays host to 88 Angel Street, an award winning environmentally sustainable trio of apartments that seamlessly integrate low energy building design with stylish and comfortable aesthetics.