Houses

The stories told in Houses detail the ways that homes have been tailored to meet the demands of contemporary living. Whether it’s a judicious augmentation of an older terrace or bungalow, clever adjustments to an apartment or a carefully designed new

As a typology, the iconic timber-framed Queensland house presents a simple spatial and constructional order from which countless variations have developed over time. The pattern of the traditional worker’s cottage – typically a four-room house with p

The New South Wales Central Coast has long existed in a limbo, caught between a state of suburban sprawl and picturesque coastal setting. Located one-and-a-half-hour’s drive from Sydney, the area’s housing stock is a mixture of fibro cottages and bri

The heritage character of a street is often attributed to the aesthetic value of its built fabric. Mary Street, in the Perth suburb of Highgate, is a dense, tree-lined thoroughfare linking the green space of Hyde Park with the shopfronts of Beaufort

The Classic Series Refrigeration’s iconic stainless steel grille has served as an irrefutable badge of Sub-Zero’s quality for more than six decades. While this distinct symbol of its predecessor’s pioneering performance remains, the Classic Series ha

Find more residential products: selector.com and productnews.com.au Frankie is a timber-turned, oval-shaped pull that is soft to touch and practical to use. It’s available in two lengths and three finishes: ‘Oak,’ ‘Black’ and ‘Walnut.’ Frankie pull

Nestled among a small row of terrace houses overlooking a picturesque Surry Hills streetscape, in one of Sydney’s vibrant centres, Up Down House by Brad Swartz Architects demonstrates the values of clever design solutions in dense urban contexts. Mod

On a busy road in Randwick, a set of two-storey Federation-era houses is a rich confection of brick, shingles, turned posts and ornate chimneys, each one bearing the whim of its idiosyncratic builder from a century ago. One of them – a modest, semi-d

This project refit a masonry double garage into two bedrooms, a living space and a bathroom; really, it is a little house. The plan is subtly split by a bathroom “box” and two back-to-back, U-shaped sleeping spaces that are each defined by a double-l

In the coastal suburbs of Torquay, on the southern edge of Wadawurrung Country, roofs and built forms dominate vistas of Country. Jan Juc house challenges this norm: its roof articulation and proportion address the desire for ocean views with restrai

This is a tiny story about many tiny stories. These narratives may be small, but they are richly felt and intimately understood by their makers and readers. Not all these stories are plainly stated: while some are written down, others are uncovered,

Apartment complexes are often microcosms of cities: places where life unfolds in close quarters that, ironically, perpetuate solitude. Convenient proximity doesn’t always translate to connection, and residents can live side-by-side for years without

If you delve into the portfolios of most architects, you will uncover stories of successful partnerships with a select group of builders. This pattern makes sense: constructing a building can be a complex process, and there is much efficiency (and en

This pint-sized house in the inner-Sydney suburb of Glebe, built in the backyard of a larger residence, was designed to support flexible occupation by the owners and their family. The owners have a place in the Blue Mountains and wanted a city pad th

Houses designed by architects are pleasant spaces. They have strong connections to the outside, the correct amount of light, clever places to store your ugly things and pretty places to store your pretty things, and an obsession with lots of places t

South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula features many fine examples of modern mid-twentieth century coastal residential architecture, whose presence on this rugged stretch of coastline was spurred by the postwar boom years. The optimism of the era ignit

Fifty years ago, at the Aquarius Festival in Nimbin, all manner of alternative lifestyles were debated. Attendees at the counter-cultural festival were unified by their passion for environmental conservation, sustainability, freedom and social equity