Architecture & Interior Design
Client: Cape Otway Road Holdings Pty Ltd Location: 4285 Cape Otway Road, Birregurra, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Awards 2018 Eat Drink Design Awards, Best Hotel Design 2016 IDEA Sustainability, Highly Commended Architects: Six Degrees Architects Photography: © Trevor Mein Brae Restaurant and Accommodation were conceived and designed to provide a luxury, sustainable rural experience. Set amid […]
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Location: Boneo, Victoria, Australia Site Area: 65 acres Floor Area: 380 sqm New Build 300 sqm Renovation Year: 2017 Sustainability: 6 Star (Residential) Awards Award for Interior Architecture, AIA Victoria 2018 Award for Residential Architecture (Alterations & Additions), AIA Victoria 2018 Habitus House of the Year 2018 Architects: John Wardle Architects Project Team: John Wardle, Diego Bekinschtein, Andrew Wong, Danielle Peck, […]
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Location: Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia Size: 100 m2 Year: 2014 Awards National Architecture Award Victorian Architecture Award Houses Award Architects: Archier Studio Photography: © Ben Hosking We focused our attention away from conventional solutions to investigate highly bespoke and cost effective alternatives. The Sawmill House demonstrates how Australia’s growing hoard of latent building materials can be used […]
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Location: Fleurieu Peninsula, SA, Australia Area: 340 sqm Year: 2017 AWARDS 2018 South Australian Architecture Awards Residential Architecture – Houses (New) Winner, John S Chappel Award 2018 AIA National Architecture Awards Shortlisted Architects: Architects Ink Project Team: Marco Spinelli, Laura Tisato, Carlo Colombo Landscaping: Polgreen Landscaping Photography: © Sam Noonan PR House is a unique beach home to replace the client’s […]
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Location: Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia Award Shortlisted for Habitus House of the Year 2018 Architects: Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects Hill Thalis Team: Philip Thalis, Laura Harding Photography: © Brett Boardman The Horizon House is located on a dramatic coastal headland. The property is a working cattle farm – and is characterized by its extraordinary scenic […]
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Location: Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia Clients: Rebel Property Group and Captil. el Group Year: 2016 AWARD Winner Development Excellence Awards Development of the Year 2016 Interior Design: Koichi Takada Architects Architecture: Andrew Andersons of PTW Architects Photography: © Sharrin Rees The more we looked at the space, the more we knew we had to put the focus on […]
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Location: Woolooware, Sydney, Australia Year: 2018 AWARDS 2018 Houses Awards – Shortlisted Finalist 2018 Australian Timber Design Awards – Shortlisted Finalist Architects: Christopher Polly Architect Landscape: Fig Landscapes Photography: Brett Boardman Photography A crafted volume is carefully connected to the retained and refashioned rear of an original 1960’s yellow brick envelope to enact clear planning, cost and environmental […]
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Location: Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia Year: 2017 Architects: B.E Architecture Photography: © Derek Swalwell As a modern renaissance home, the St Vincents Place Residence is a new archetype developed through reinterpretation of classical references with a modern sensibility. The client, as a patron, put his belief in architecture, artists and artisans to create a nourishing environment that […]
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Location: Spring Hill, Victoria, Australia Area: 120 Sqm Year: 2017 Award 2018 Houses Awards: New House under 200m2 Architects: Lovell Burton Architecture Project Team: Joseph Lovell, Stephanie Burton Photography: © Benjamin Hosking Builder: Nick Andrews Structural Engineer: Meyer Consulting Selected furniture from Great Dane, Cult, KFive & Andelucci Springhill House is a private dwelling designed for an author and artistic […]
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Location: Paddington, Australia Area: 200 sqm Year: 2014 AWARDS 2015 Winner Dulux Colour Award – Single Residential Interior 2015 Shortlisted AIA NSW Chapter Awards – New House 2015 Shortlisted Houses Awards – New House over 200m2 and Outdoor Architects: Aileen Sage Architects Project Team: Amelia Holliday, Isabelle Toland, Sean Akahane-Bryen Landscape Architect: Sue Barnsley Design Heritage Architect: Urbis Photography: © […]
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Location: Bayview, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Year: 2017 AWARDS 2018 The Wilkinson Award for Residential Architecture – AIA NSW 2018 Commendation for Sustainable Architecture – AIA NSW Architects: Peter Stutchbury Architecture Project architect: Emma Trask Photography © Michael Nicholson All images courtesy of Peter Stutchbury Architecture © Michael Nicholson Peter Stutchbury Architecture Peter Stutchbury Architecture is an […]
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Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Area: 129 m2 Year: 2017 AWARDS 2018 | Commendation| AIA VAA : Residential. [Houses. Alt & Add.] 2018 | Shortlisted | Houses Magazine : House Alt & Add. [Under 200m2] Architects: FMD Architects Project Team: Fiona Dunin, Alice Edmonds, Jayme Collins, Robert Kolak Photography © John Gollings ‘Old Be-al’ is the loving nick-name […]
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Location: Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Area: 190 sqm Year: 2018 Architect: Akin Atelier Interior Design: Kelvin Ho Landscape Designer: Dangar Barin Smith Photography: © Murray Fredericks Cloud House is a private home located at Bondi Beach. The concept was to maximise the opportunity for light to interact with the surfaces of the house, like the facets of a cloud. Cloud […]
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Location: Tasmania, Australia Year: 2017 Architects: Taylor and Hinds Architects Builder: 2H Pty Ltd. Engineer: JSA Consulting Engineers Landscape: Playstreet Urban Design Photography: © Jordan Davis This project seeks to understand the ways in which a house can act to mediate and orchestrate an encounter with a powerful view. Recalling earlier experiences of landscapes, and […]
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Location: Franklin, Tasmania, Australia Year: 2016 AWARDS 2017 AIA Esmond Dorney Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (New) Architects:Taylor and Hinds Architects Design architect: Mat Hinds Photography: © Adam Gibson The approach to the design of this house revolves around its small scale. Situated on a dramatic site, overlooking Franklin and the Huon River, the project takes in […]
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Location: Middle Cove, New South Wales, Australia Interior design: Arent&Pyke Photography: © Felix Forest Set on a cliff overlooking Middle Cove, the home, featuring the signature boat like curves of Walter Barda’s architecture, presides on the steep slope as a series of layers, each boasting magnificent harbour views. Charged with the decoration of the home’s minimal and highly […]
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Location: Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Site area: 678 m2 Building area: 198 m2 Year: 2016 Awards 2016 HIA Tasmanian House of the Year 2017 AIA Tasmanian Chapter Award Residential Houses – New Architects: Stuart Tanner Architects Builder: Cordwell Lane Builders Engineer: Gandy and Roberts Consulting Engineers Lighting: Casa Monde Lighting Specialists, Stuart Tanner Photography: © […]
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Location: Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Area: 490 m² Year: 2017 Awards NSW AIA Architecture Awards 2018 Commendation Houses Alterations + Additions Houses Awards 2018 Commendation House Alterations + Additions over 200m2 Trends International Design Awards 2018 Highly Commended Kitchens Architects: Renato D’Ettorre Architects Photography © Simone Bossi The concept for this modern home was to translate an existing 1990s office […]
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Location: Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Year: 2016 Architects: Kieron Gait Architects Project Team: Kieron Gait, Anna O’Gorman, Samantha Taylor Contractor: A. H. Done Builders Photography © Christopher Frederick Jones Awards 2017 AIA | Queensland Architecture Awards | Residential Architecture- Houses (Alterations and Additions) | Brisbane Regional Commendation 2017 AIA | Queensland Architecture Awards | Residential Architecture- Houses (Alterations and Additions) | […]
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Location: Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia Area: 300 Sqm Year: 2017 Architects: Lovell Burton Architecture Photography: © Rory Gardiner Builder: Project Group Structural Engineer: Meyer Consulting ESD Consultant: Ark Resources Planting: Sophie Maclean Selected furniture from Luke Furniture Nestled within swaths of Moonah and tea tree is a new home for a professional couple seeking a seaside […]
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Location: Bellevue Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Built area: 500 m² Year: 2017 Architects: Popov Bass Architects Project Team: Farnam Ghazizadeh, Brian Bass, Paul Brace, Allison Hair, Anthony Zonaga, Alex Popov Landscape: Myles Baldwin Design Photography © Michael Nicholson All images courtesy of Popov Bass Architects | © Michael Nicholson Popov Bass Architects […]
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Category: Residential Alterations, Residential Interiors Location: Melbourne, Australia Year: 2013 AWARDS 2014 | Shortlisted | AIA VAA 2014 | Shortlisted | IDEA Awards 2014 | Shortlisted | Houses Magazine : House of the Year [Res. Alt & Add.] Architects: FMD Architects Project Team: Fiona Dunin, Andrew Carija, Robert Kolak Photography © Peter Bennetts The site is a […]
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Location: Paddington, Queensland, Australia Area: 350 m2 Year: 2017 Architects: Hogg and Lamb Architects Project team: Michael Hogg, Greg Lamb Landscape Architects: LARC Collective Photography © Christopher Frederick Jones/CFJPhotography This project re-invigorates the life of an existing Queenslander cottage in inner city Paddington. A new extension is carefully considered to mitigate the issues of a steep site and overlooking neighbours, […]
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Location: Victoria, Australia Year: 2013 Architects: Tony Hobba Architects Photography © Rory Gardiner Over looking Bass Straight, this large residential project sits quietly in the landscape, barely visible. The landscape was the driver for the design, with a stand of iron bark trees defining the form, scale, views, vista’s and materialality. Six years in the […]
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Location: Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia Year: 2015 Architects: FMD Architects Project Team: Fiona Dunin, Katherine Peasley, Andrew Carija, Robert Kolak, Alex Peck, Owen Castley Photography © Fraser Marsden The residence is a weekend beach house for a semi retired couple with a large family and extensive corporate guests. The house was designed to entertain large amounts […]
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Location: Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Year: 2015 Architects: Brcar Morony Architecture Photography © Justin Alexander The project involved the transformation of a 1960s two bedroom apartment which was lacking natural daylight into an elegant and light filled space with refined, timeless finishes. The apartment was designed to be flexible for a sole executive owner […]
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Location: Perth, Western Australia. Australia Year: 2016 AWARDS 2017 ARCHITECTURE AWARD, RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (NEW), AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS WA Architects: Gresley Abas Architects Builder: McCombie Constructions Photography: © Dion Robeson Our design response for this Coogee beach house was to detach the housing module from the row of townhouses and push it to the […]
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Location: North Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia Floor area: 249 sqm Year: 2015 Architects: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture Design Team: Hive Engineering, Nathan Burkett Landscape Design Construction Team: Eco Edge Homes Photography: © Debra McFadzean, Marvelle Photography This bold contemporary home perches high above the Yarra River at North Warrandyte on a raised plateau nestled amongst dense native bushland. Restricted access, treacherous topography and […]
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Residential – Alteration and Addition Location: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Area: 143 m2 Year: 2015 Awards Architeam Awards 2015 – Finalist Houses Award 2016 – Shortlisted Architect: MODO Builder: Seventy7 Projects Furniture design: Ajar design & furniture Photography © Peter Bennetts The client approach us with a brief to renovate their double fronted cottage in hawthorn, […]
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Location: Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Year: 2014 Architects: Architect Prineas Photography © Chris Warnes ‘House. Koller’ is a renovation and extension for a Swiss couple and their two children. For them, the choice of timber was a nostalgic one. The new timber pavilion plays with traditional Swiss building methods. It serves as a little reminder of the […]
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Localisation: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Interior Design: Madeleine Blanchfield Architects Photography: © Robert Walsh This project was to remodel the interiors of a large art deco house. The existing planning was convoluted so we created vistas through various rooms and a circular vestibule to tie together unconnected spaces. Simple materials in keeping with the existing […]
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Location: Park Orchards, Victoria, Australia Year: 2014 Architects: Pleysier Perkins Architects Builder: Spence Thomson Photography: © Brendan Finn This large L-shaped house wraps an existing pool and features rammed earth with contrasting dark coloured walls. Extensive glazing opens the interior to the terrace and maximizes the sweeping rural views. A dramatic central hall, fully glazed at […]
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Location: Park Orchards, Victoria, Australia Year: 2015 Architects: Matyas Architects Builder: Tucker Construction Group Photography: @ Tatjana Plitt All images courtesy of Matyas Architects | © Tatjana Plitt MATYAS ARCHITECTS Matyas Architects (formerly John Matyas Architects) is a medium size architecture and interior design practice based in Middle Park, Melbourne. The practice was established by John Matyas […]
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Location: Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Architects: Matyas Architects Furniture and Styling: Nina Provan Builder: LBA Constructions Windows: T H E R M E C O Photography @ Derek Swalwell All images courtesy of Matyas Architects | © Derek Swalwell MATYAS ARCHITECTS John Matyas Matyas Architects (formerly John Matyas Architects) is a medium size architecture and interior design practice based […]
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Location: Sorrento, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Architects: Matyas Architects Builder: LBA Constructions Windows: T H E R M E C O Photography: @ Tatjana Plitt All images courtesy of Matyas Architects | © Tatjana Plitt Matyas Architects Matyas Architects (formerly John Matyas Architects) is a medium size architecture and interior design practice based in Middle Park, Melbourne. […]
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Location: Richmond, Victoria, Australia Area: 225 sqm Year: 2013 AVARDS 2014 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards Shortlist Residential Alterations and Additions 2014 Houses Awards Shortlist House in a Heritage Context 2014 Houses Awards Shortlist House Alteration and Addition over 200 m² Architects: Rob Kennon Architects Landscape Architect Robyn Barlow Photography © Derek Swalwell This house, on a deep site near the top of […]
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Location: Prahran, Victoria, Australia Area: 315 sqm Year: 2017 Architects: Rob Kennon Architects Photography © Derek Swalwell This project explores a new typology for open connected living. Terraced floor plates and shifting ceiling profiles adjust to the sites topography to achieve spatial qualities appropriate to the program. Large doors retract into wall cavities allowing the spaces to extend […]
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Location: Hampton, Victoria, Australia Year: 2017 Architects: mckimm Photography by © Derek Swalwell the mills #project343 encompasses a pair of rectilinear volumes stacked atop one another, giving the home the identity of contemporary design. offering naturally illuminated spaces that provide functionality and carefully considered zoning, the mills project provides an introspective aspect and a welcoming home to […]
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Location: Merricks, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia Year: 2009 Architects: Wood Marsh Architects Photographer: Jean Luc Laloux While the opportunities inherent in a semi-rural, seaside context have been exploited to their fullest in this peninsula house, lessons learned from the effects of an often harsh coastal environment have necessitated a balanced response. Rather than orientate the house […]
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Location: Barwon Heads, Victoria, Australia Year: 2013 Awards: 2014 Houses Award Shortlist 2014 Idea Awards Shortlist Architects: Auhaus Architecture Builder: Ashley Crowe Builders Photography: Trevor Mein & Auhaus Architecture Bluff House is a three level house designed for a steeply sloping site backing onto the Barwon Heads golf course. The house is designed as a series […]
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Location: Aberfeldie, Victoria, Australia Area: 295m2 Year: 2017 Architects: Jamison Architects Design team: Mark Jamison, Angela Jamison Photography: © Derek Swalwell A departure from the repetitious ‘garage and driveway – build to the boundaries – feeling of confined living’ scenario, Jamison Architects were successful in negotiating with local council a duplex design that challenged the town planning […]
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Location: Armadale, Melbourne, Australia Year: 2017 Architects: B.E Architecture Architects in Charge: Broderick Ely, Andrew Piva, Jon Boucher Photographer: Peter Clarke The overall feeling of the three-storey residence in Armadale is lightness – almost an ethereal floating quality created by the sun refracting over the granite façade. This is a contradiction to the reality of the 260 […]
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Location: Malvern, Victoria, Australia Area: 236 SQM Year: 2017 Architects: Rob Kennon Architects Photography: © Derek Swalwell All images courtesy of Rob Kennon Architects ROB KENNON ARCHITECTS Rob Kennon M.Arch B.PD AIA Rob established the practice, Rob Kennon Architects, in 2011 after years of experiences working with two of Melbourne’s most influential and respected design practices, Bates Smart […]
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Location: Malvern East, Victoria, Australia Area: 290 sqm Year: 2017 Architects: Rob Kennon Architects Photography: © Derek Swalwell All images courtesy of Rob Kennon Architects Rob Kennon Architects Rob established the practice, Rob Kennon Architects, in 2011 after years of experiences working with two of Melbourne’s most influential and respected design practices, Bates Smart and […]
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Location: Mornington Peninsula, Sorrento, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Awards Architects: AM Architecture Photography: © Dianna Snape Sorrento Beach house is comprised of a raw concrete internal shell, wrapped in a timber exterior. The thermal mass provided by the concrete is insulated externally providing stable internal temperatures, and the timber exterior shades the concrete, further eliminating heat loads in summer. The building […]
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Location: Brighton, Victoria, Australia Architects: mckimm Photography: © Derek Swalwell The wolseley #project328 is a unique property, designed to cater to the needs of a young family of five. the desired aesthetic for the client was one of honest material clarity and expression, allowing for intrinsic rawness within the selected materials of glass, concrete, steel and natural timber. […]
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