Rory Gardiner

August 29, 2022

Embedded into its locale

Sympathetically coalescing the original Victorian architecture with the 1980s renovation by architect Mick Jörgensen, Studio Bright’s contemporary extension on Autumn House is masterful.

August 10, 2020

A weekend retreat nearly 10 years in the making

The clients of Dreamer spent seven years on the design (and building approvals) for the Two Sheds House before engaging Ben Shields and his team to contribute to the interior design scheme.

July 13, 2020

Pandolfini conducts an architectural celebration of music

Reimagining the potential of a compact inner-city site, Concert Hall House by Pandolfini Architects boasts drama and acoustics reminiscent of a great music hall.

May 12, 2020

Couldrey House Challenges The Conventions Of Queensland Architecture

Architect Peter Besley challenges the way houses have been designed for Brisbane’s sub-tropical climate with Couldrey House.

February 25, 2020

A house, a laboratory and a 10-car garage

Ian Moore Architects whitens, brightens and completely re-imagines a 1950’s Redfern warehouse for a family living on Sydney's CBD fringe.

February 11, 2020

A New Lease On Life For Iconic Geelong Arts Centre

Embedded within the heart of Geelong’s energetic Ryrie Street, HASSELL dramatically reveals and reintroduces the new Geelong Arts Centre as the region’s trailblazing creative hub.

December 26, 2019

5 Heritage Houses Made New Again

What was old is new again in these five outstanding examples of heritage restoration projects that respond to residents' modern needs while respecting the history of the site.

May 6, 2019

Barwon Heads House Is The Perfect Playground

Once a holiday home, now a primary residence, Barwon Heads House has been designed with consideration of its outlook and coastal conditions.

April 9, 2019

Gardiner Architects Showcases The Benefits Of A Smaller Footprint

More often than not, the budget drives the building area and design process. In Allan Street House, Gardiner Architects shows us otherwise.

January 24, 2019

Surprises Await In This Port Melbourne House By Pandolfini Architects

You would never know what lies beyond this single-fronted worker’s cottage from looking at its façade. But there are a series of surprises in store.

April 23, 2015

Life And Design Off Grid

The passive architecture of off grid living has never been so well honed, nor so in vogue. Which is just as well, with the rationale for going off grid never more real.