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How To Design For The Compact Kitchen

With its range of smart compact kitchen appliances, Fisher & Paykel shows us that space efficiency is as ambitious and beautiful as any other aspect of design.

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.

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.

A Calming Indoor/Outdoor Design Experience

The cubic form of Perth’s Bay View House by Craig Steere Architects facilitates an organic way for the home to open out completely to the environment, with shelter from the elements and the ability to experience the outside environment in a meaningful way.

When Architects Design Homes for Themselves

FGR Architects’ Feras Raffoul designs his three-storey home in Melbourne’s Maribyrnong, resulting in a luxurious minimalist concrete structure that is primarily composed of cement and glass.

A High-End Contemporary Beach Shack

‘High-end contemporary beach shack’ may read like a juxtaposition of stylistic ideals, but in the right hands it’s easy to see exactly what it means, as Rebecca Gross discovers.