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House Architecture

The Arthur and Tyrian Apartments Are Fit for Royalty

The idea of living like royalty was a core element in the design of Hallmarc’s Arthur and Tyrian Apartments, with the apartments named after Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and the son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert referencing this.

Modern, Minimalist Architecture Made Sexy

Decades of travel and architecture and 20 years in a mission brown holiday shack held together by silicon convinced architect Robin Williams to be truly adventurous when designing a permanent home with partner Donald Cant at St Andrew’s Beach on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

How do You Design For Isolation?

On a remote island with no roads to mainland Australia and not even a local council, it was prefabricated architecture that was the design solution for Lai Cheong Brown.

Skylights: The More the Merrier

Kew House has stood in Melbourne since the 1970s, posing a unique challenge to InBetween Architecture who were tasked with modernising the double storey brick home.

Inner-City Living

Paddington House is a leafy sanctuary in the midst of Sydney, built on the site of an existing 1970s house by Connor and Solomon Architects, and re-interpreting modern terrace living.

Horizon Habitats: It’s a Winner!

This light saturated Sydney home by Mackenzie Pronk, Kaintoch and Arent & Pyke has won the Master Builders Association of NSW Excellence in Housing Award.

The Joy of Living With Good Design

Kate’s House in St. Kilda, Melbourne, designed by Bower Architecture, demonstrates how a home can be a place of comfort, ease and sheer pleasure. Rebecca Gross writes.

The Great Wall of WA

Luigi Rosselli Architects recently won a TERRA Award for The Great Wall of WA, an ambitious structure featuring 12 musterers’ quarters built into a sand dune in the Pilbara region. Leanne Amodeo reports on the project’s award-winning form.

Building Family Ties

RT+Q Architects bring light, space and a family together in a semi-detached residence that makes the most of its site. Olha Romaniuk writes.

A Little Risqué Retail Design

New Zealand based architect Rufus Alexander Knight created a retail concept for genre defying, Instagram sensation womenswear label Lonely.