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“Quiet but powerful” home in Melbourne references temple architecture

November 16, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Frameless expanses of glazing break up the monolithic, angular volumes of Temple House, a family home in Australia designed by local studio J Kidman Architecture with interior design practices Golden and Studio Tali Roth. Named Temple House, the single-storey home was designed by J Kidman Architecture for a family of five on a deep and

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Besley & Spresser clads Sydney Harbour pavilion with oyster shell terrazzo

November 15, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Bespoke terrazzo tiles made using the shells of local rock oysters clad this collonaded pavilion on Sydney’s waterfront, designed by local architecture studio Besley & Spresser. Named Pier Pavilion, the structure forms part of the regeneration of the western edge of Sydney’s harbour in Bangaroo, addressing a lack of non-commercial, sheltered public spaces in the

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Cera Stribley shelters cottage extension with curved timber ceiling

November 13, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A curved, timber-lined ceiling shelters the fully-glazed living spaces of Harvest House, the extension and renovation of a worker’s cottage in Australia by architecture studio Cera Stribley for its founder. The extension, which was recently been shortlisted in the house extension category of Dezeen Awards 2025, was designed for Cera Stribley founder Chris Stribley, who

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MGAO centres 1950s Anglesea beach house around courtyard garden

November 6, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

Architecture studio MGAO has overhauled a mid-century beach house in Victoria, Australia, enhancing the connection with its courtyard garden planted with native trees. Situated on Australia’s Surf Coast, MGAO renovated the 1950s home for a young family, creating a light, open space with large expanses of glass and a strong connection to the garden. Designed

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RSHP transforms “Sydney’s back door into a new front door” with Barangaroo masterplan

October 31, 2025 Amy Peacock 0

British studio RSHP has completed the Barangaroo South masterplan in Sydney, transforming an abandoned container port into a harbourside commercial and residential district. Working with developer Lendlease, RSHP designed Barangaroo South as an extension of Sydney’s central business district, aiming to connect the surrounding city with the disused waterfront location. “With the greatest respect for all people

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Windowless facade conceals “quiet grandeur” of Woodend bungalow in Victoria

October 20, 2025 Natasha Levy 0

Living spaces richly finished with varieties of Italian marble lie behind the opaque facade of this house in Victoria, Australia, conceived by designer David Hicks. Woodend house is located in Macedon Ranges, a region of Victoria characterised by sprawling forests and rolling hillsides. Inspiration for the home’s design, however, stems from European vernacular architecture, in

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Mark Jeavons and Ohlo Studio restore 1970s home in Australia

November 8, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Australian architect Mark Jeavons worked with interior design practice Ohlo Studio to restore Tomich House, a heritage-listed 1970s house in City Beach, Perth. Originally designed by brutalist Bulgarian architect Iwan Iwanoff in 1971, the home features a landscaped garden and sculptural curved walls built from white-painted concrete blocks. Tomich House had recently been acquired by

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LLDS Architects tops self-designed home in Melbourne with curved plywood roof

November 4, 2024 Amy Peacock 0

A curved roof and textured concrete walls characterise Northcote House in Melbourne, designed by local studio LLDS Architects for its founder partners. Slotted into the site of a former car park measuring 4.6 metres in width and 22 metres in length, the project by LLDS Architects aims to showcase how narrow urban plots can be

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Splinter Society prioritises connection to garden in Australian house renovation

November 2, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Pockets of outdoor space surround Gardener’s House, a suburban home in Melbourne extended and renovated by Australian studio Splinter Society. Gardener’s House is designed for a pair of avid gardeners who had a desire to “recreate the experience of their former property”, which was located an hour from Melbourne and surrounded by rolling hills. To

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BVN tops Sydney’s brutalist Sirius building with copper-pod extensions

October 16, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Architecture studio BVN has retrofitted the 1970s brutalist Sirius building in Sydney, Australia, and extended it with a series of copper-clad pods. The studio renovated the distinctive, brutalist housing project located near Sydney Harbour, which was designed  in 1979 by Dutch architect Tao Gofers. BVN a competition to redesign the building in 2019 following a campaign

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