terrace house

September 11, 2023

A Sydney home with a stunning stair by Sam Crawford Architects

A home in the city becomes an urban retreat with a very special staircase that reaches to the stars.

August 20, 2023

Mexican Brutalism in Melbourne

Taking inspiration from their client’s Mexican heritage, Splinter Society’s design for Casa Victoria is an exploration of design ideas that sit well within the ideals of traditional Mexican architecture. It also sits well within the aesthetics of contemporary Mexican architecture, where materiality, brutalist form and natural light are paramount.

May 15, 2023

Embracing the slow life

Poetically named the ‘House of Wind’, this terrace house by Chalk Architects embraces light and nature within the living spaces.

March 14, 2023

Brahman Perera’s “legible yet labyrinthine” West Block mixes art and design

Joining two terrace houses together, Brahman Perera’s West Block pulls apart and puts back together the floor plan on this residence, while being unapologetically authentic in the design.

February 6, 2023

From dark to light: A Melbourne terrace gets revitalised for modern living

Bringing beautiful natural light all the way to the interior, this renovation by Bent Architecture is layered and fresh.

January 25, 2023

Space, light and generosity in the terrace house typology

This shortlisted residential project channels the story of a house through decades of ownership by the same client. With sensitive touches and an ambitious overall design vision, Annandale Terrace by Sam Crawford Architects is a delightful home.

October 17, 2022

Small footprint living comes to life in this architect’s North Melbourne home

The lines of the Mike Morris’s 1970s architecture remain clear and defined in this current Foomann renovation.

September 28, 2022

Splinter Society’s vision for Villa Italia is as a second-generation home

Comprising the renovation and extension of a classic single-fronted Victorian terrace located in Brunswick East, Splinter Society has reinvigorated its past for a longer future.

September 12, 2022

Porosity and play

Formwerkz Architects employs a medley of judicious manoeuvres to create a light-filled, interactive terrace house filled with the pleasantries of plants.

August 31, 2022

A heritage terrace is future-proofed for a family

Using timeless and robust materials, this heritage-listed home has been reimagined into a light-filled home to suit a family who didn’t want to leave.

April 26, 2021

Extending A Home With Volume, Voids and Openings

Fabian Tan Architect has adapted a former terrace house in Kuala Lumpur that carves out new spaces to make a calming family home.

October 5, 2020

The Art Of Homemaking

Terrace houses don’t need to be forbidding dark tunnels, as this light- and art-filled continuous space in Sydney’s Paddington demonstrates.