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House Architecture

Family Business

Out of the ashes of Victoria’s horrific Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 new homes have been built as part of an architect-based scheme. Mark Scruby visits one such house based on a model designed by Jackson Clements Burrows with interiors by Doherty Lynch.

Mullum Creek

A development in Melbourne’s suburb of Donvale promises the tranquility of a natural setting, the convenience of inner city living and the latest in environmentally friendly architecture and design.

No Compromise

Indian architects, Studio Mumbai, are attracting international attention for the integrity and imagination of their projects. Here, Kerstin Rose is taken through a recent project and introduced to how the practice thinks.

Urban Oasis

Poised on the edge of Bangalore’s buzzing city centre, a scientist’s suburban sanctuary emerges as a succession of inside and outside spaces, accentuated by lively punctuations of landscape. Adele Chong reports.

Melvista House

A Perth renovation celebrates heritage qualities while enhancing them with contemporary flourishes. Carly Barrett reports.

Texture and Purity

A Singapore home designed for flexibility demonstrates sensitivity to its environment and a beautiful pairing of coarse and refined textures.

Tropical Corner

Rolling Stone Landscapes have created a lush and relaxing outdoor area to accompany a modern home.

Sense of Place

Referencing the textures of history and circumstance, a beautifully renovated family home ensures comfort and flexibility for current and future generations.

Oasis, Gallery, Milestone

Beautiful, welcoming and environmentally friendly, this Malaysian home demonstrates how architectural mastery can satisfy seemingly disparate requirements without compromise.

Sunshine Living

A polished and generous family home graces a quintessential Queensland landscape.

Room for Thought

Starting with a large plot of land in Chiangmai, Thailand and filling only part of it with a home has created a meditative private space amidst a communal, recreational one.

Brooklyn, Brisbane

The tried and tested warehouse-to-apartment conversion finds its Queensland incarnation.