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Sustainable Homes

An Off-Grid House Immersed In Enchanting Gardens

This sustainable home in Noosa's hinterland was designed to be engulfed by the owner's beloved gardens.
Architecture

A Family's Renovated '80s Beach House Inspired By Nostalgia

This once-simple holiday house draws inspiration from the owner's childhood memories to create a functional family home surrounded by nature.
Architecture

An Impressive Modern Farmhouse Clad In Corrugated Iron

Inspired by a collection of corrugated sheds, MRTN designed this farmhouse to match its rural surrounds.
Architecture

A Generous Regional Home Designed By + For Family

Architect Richard Wiesebrock designed every detail of this Lara home specifically to suit his parents and sister.
Architecture

Queenslander Meets Farmhouse In This Remarkable Sunshine Coast Home

Kiamba Valley Farmhouse is a project that both reimagines, and pays tribute to, original Queenslander homes.
Architecture

A Humble Cabin Designed To Blend Into The Queensland Bush

This Fouché Architects-designed cabin allows the owner to live among the lush tree canopy of a bushland block.
Architecture

A Minimal Timber Addition For A Heritage Ballarat Home

A thoughtful renovation and extension by Moloney Architects has breathed new life into this Ballarat home.
Sustainable Homes

A Sustainable Strawbale Home With Panoramic Country Views

Huff’n’Puff Haus by Envirotecture is a passively designed home in central Victoria that generates more energy than it uses.
Architecture

A Luscious Clay-Coloured Kitchen For A Family Home In The Dandenongs

The newly-renovated kitchen of Jeremy Wortsman, owner of the The Jacky Winter Group, is inspired by the palette of New Mexico and Memphis design.
Architecture

An Incredible Off-Grid Farmhouse On The Bass Coast, Designed For The Elements

Bass Coast Farmhouse by Wardle is exposed to the elements yet harnesses them for its own benefit. See more of this off-grid coastal home.
Architecture

A Proudly Contemporary Addition To A 1920s Ashgrovian Queenslander

Kin Architects have doubled the size of this Ashgrovian Queenslander with a bright new extension surrounded by greenery.
Architecture

This Breathtaking Modern Farmhouse Brings The Outdoors In

Merricks Farmhouse in the Mornington Peninsula is a bold, contemporary take on the traditional Australian farmhouse, by Michael Lumby Architecture and Nielsen Jenkins.
Architecture

A Family's Off-Grid House That Channels Churches In Its Jaw-Dropping Design

Inspired by the gabled architecture of churches, Off Grid House by Archier is a sustainable, fully electric home with enough room for an extended family sleepover!
Sustainable Homes

Inside A Spectacular Sustainable Farmhouse Made From Rammed Earth

The owners behind this new farmhouse on the Mornington Peninsula share how the low-energy home harnesses the elements, with views at every turn!
Sustainable Homes

An Off-Grid Family Home Settled Into Victoria’s High Country

Little Granite House is a compact 100 square metre rural family home that responds to its High Country environment.
Architecture

Inside An Architect’s Beautifully Renovated 1970s Cottage (That You Can Stay In)

Architect Justin Noxon shares his Mornington Peninsula property spanning three diverse properties on eight acres!
Sustainable Homes

A South Gippsland Home Both Protected From + Inspired By The Elements

A textured brick wall wraps around three pavilions in Fish Creek House, sheltering the home from the ferocious winds.
Architecture

A Contemporary Farmhouse Immersed In Private Wetlands

A robust Wolveridge Architects home meets stunning new wetlands by Sam Cox Landscape on the Mornington Peninsula.
Architecture

A Modern Court House For Yackandandah

Archier director Chris Gilbert returns to his hometown to design Court House, signifying a new era in Yackandandah's residential landscape.
Architecture

A Contemporary Barn-Style Home On A Working West Gippsland Farm

Green Hills Farm owners Neil and Kristy Plumridge share their barn-inspired West Gippsland home designed by Slap Architects.
Sustainable Homes

A Relocated Edwardian Home Gets A Sustainable Second Chance

Developers Melbourne Vernacular relocated and transformed this Melbourne home into a liveable, 7-star abode in Woodend.
Sustainable Homes

An 8.4 Star Home In Australia’s Most Sustainable Housing Development

A South Gippsland home that proves sustainable design can beautiful, clever, and cost effective.
Architecture

A Compact Modern Treehouse In Otford, NSW

A man and his dog's treehouse-inspired home designed by Barnacle Studio.
Sustainable Homes

A Fijian Resort Meets Australian Barn In The Sunshine Coast Hinterland

The Barn by Sparks Architects is a new off-grid home on the Sunshine Coast inspired by Fijian resorts and country Australian barns.
Sustainable Homes

A Sustainable Retreat In Rural Queensland Inspired By Classic American Glass Houses

Bellbird Retreat by Steendyk is a sustainable rural Queensland project that’s taken the global architecture community by storm.
Architecture

A Breathtaking Coastal Home On The Tasmanian Shoreline

This serene holiday home by Tanner Architects makes the most of its rugged Tasmanian outlook.
Architecture

An Unconventional Country Home In The Southern Highlands

Highlands House by Other Architects turns it back on the quintessential modern Australian country home.
Sustainable Homes

A Transportable, Off-Grid Tiny Home Made From Shipping Containers

Capturing incredible views towards Mount Buller, Victoria, life in this pair of tiny homes is about as close to nature as it gets!
Architecture

A Dreamy Seaside Artist’s Studio On A 19th Century Farm

Watts Studio and Amiconi Architect collaborate on a new artist's studio on historic Spray Farm.
Sustainable Homes

A Game Changing Apartment-Sized, Transportable Tiny Home

The Brook by Small is a tiny house with a difference, reminiscent of a New York City Apartment!
Architecture

A Minimalist Home Where The Landscape Takes Centre Stage

This Mount Mellum, Queensland home is all about its incredible views, taking in the ocean and D'Aguilar Range!
Architecture

A Home Among The Gumtrees, Where Nature Is Everything

This modest but hardworking home in Killora Bay, North Bruny Island prioritises and protects the dense canopy of trees and wildlife that came before.
Architecture

A Refined Country Home That Celebrates The Seasons

A simple floor plan featuring tactile materials captures the changing seasons in Kyneton House by Edition Office.
Architecture

A Bushy Family Home That Brings The Outdoors In

A clever home that shields its occupants from a busy motorway one one side of the house!
Architecture

An LA-Inspired ‘Floating’ Home In The Byron Hinterland

Designed in the style of the mid-century Case Study Houses, the Coolamon House by DFJ Architects melts into its natural surrounds.
Sustainable Homes

A Farmer’s Tiny Copper-Clad Getaway!

Permanent Camping Two by Casey Brown Architecture is a unique countryside retreat.
Architecture

A Multigenerational Family Retreat In A Blue Mountains Valley

It looks like a Swiss Chalet, but 'Stonelea' is a uniquely Australian home by Matthew Woodward Architecture.
Architecture

A Contemporary Reinterpretation Of The Classic Australian Farmhouse

FMD Architects introduce their version of the classic Australian farmhouse in 'Coopworth.'
Architecture

A Striking Cantilevered Extension To A ‘70s Country Home

MRTN Architects design a sculptural addition to a 1977 Kyneton home.
Architecture

A Timeless New Home In Ballarat, With Lake Views + Mid-Century Vibes

This new home in Ballarat by Kennedy Nolan channels mid century design, with a sleek, contemporary edge.
Architecture

A Sensitive Reworking Of An 1872 Country Cottage

An 1872 Daylesford cottage reconfigured for the modern day by architect Murray Barker.
Sustainable Homes

A Shed-Inspired Home, Designed To Age Gracefully

The debut project of Wiesebrock Architecture is a brilliant shed-inspired home, divided into two pavilions.
Architecture

A Family Home That Mirrors Nature

Moving through this sloping Red Hill home is designed to feel like a hike in the bush!
Architecture

The House That Lived

When bushfires ravaged the NSW South Coast this summer, this house by Collins Pennington Architects survived.
Architecture

An Architect’s Own Momentous Home, Buried In The Tasmanian Bushland

This modular, totally moveable home by architecture firm Archier is a feat of local craftsmanship.
Sustainable Homes

An Ultra Energy-Efficient Makeover Of A Victorian Country Home

This extended Victorian country cottage achieves sustainability standards most new homes don’t even dream of!
Architecture

The Complete Restoration Of An 1842 Tasmanian Cottage

An 1842 Georgian sandstone cottage in Oatlands, Tasmania, has been faithfully restored by Taylor and Hinds Architects.
Architecture

An Unconventional 'Tent House' In The Noosa Hinterland

This innovative tent structure above a retractable roof forms the key element of this Noosa Hinterland home.
Architecture

The Epic Contemporary Revival Of A Pre-Federation Homestead

An 1839 Georgian-era mansion in Tasmania undergoes a specialist update and sympathetic extension by Cumulus Studio.
Architecture

This Lorne Home Is A Dream Collaboration Between Two Architects

Architect Roger Nelson teams up with Ben Shields of Dreamer to design this serene family holiday home, on the Great Ocean Road.
Architecture

A Breathtaking Lake House Completely Open To Its Natural Surrounds

Enter this robust regional dwelling surrounded by acres of native bushland, by Matthew Woodward Architecture.
Architecture

A Modern Addition To A Heritage Home In Daylesford

A glass pavilion extension marks a new era for this 1863 Daylesford home.
Sustainable Homes

An Eco-Friendly Home For Tree Changers In Victoria's Dandenong Ranges

Bent Architecture embraces energy efficiency and built poetry in the Olinda House.
Architecture

A Very Contemporary Country Escape

Telha Clarke design a semi-rural weekender for a busy city family.
Architecture

A Multigenerational, Modern Farmhouse

Two houses are better than one, in this beach house for two families by Tom Robertson Architects.
Sustainable Homes

The Perfect Prefab Home in South Gippsland

Prefabricated construction is behind this sustainable Prebuilt home in Bena, South Gippsland.
Architecture

A Sleek, Shed-Style Home In Rural Victoria

Inside Lovell Burton's refined Macedon Ranges home.
Modernist Australia

A Bohemian Blue Mountains Modernist Beauty On The Market!

A breathtaking Blue Mountains home, with real Australian Modern flair.
Architecture

A Sculptural Home Inspired By The Hepburn Landscape

A distinctive Corten-clad house located just outside Hepburn, Victoria.
Architecture

An American-Style Barn Meets The Iconic Australian Shed, In Queensland

Paul Uhlmann Architects put an Australian spin on the American barn in Pullenvale, Queensland.
Sustainable Homes

An Off-Grid Rural House, Designed For The Future

A shed and house in rural Victoria, designed with future expansion in mind, by MRTN Architects.
Kitchens

A Light And Lofty Rural Masterpiece

‘The Barn’ in South Gippsland takes contemporary, regional accommodation to a new level!
Interiors

An Old Dairy Farm, Transformed Into One Of Victoria’s Coolest Boutique Accommodations

A designer getaway in South Gippsland, designed and owned by father-daughter team Andrea and Lindsay Moore.
Architecture

The Perfect Red Hill Retreat

Templeton Architecture connect a collection of buildings on a rural site into a contemporary country dream home.
Architecture

An Adaptable Retreat On The Mornington Peninsula

The Balnarring Retreat by Branch Studio Architects is a blank canvas that transforms for different functions and configurations.
Architecture

A Modern Country Home Inspired By The Aussie Shed

The Wensleydale by Byrne Architects is the epitome of luxe, contemporary country living - and you can stay here!
Architecture

Utility Meets Luxury In These Tiny Tasmanian Shacks

The Denison Rivulet project in Tasmania is an exploration of interiors and materiality by Taylor and Hinds architects.
Sustainable Homes

A Whole World, All Under One Roof

Farming, cooking and living, all under a 110 metre long roof in Daylesford, designed by architect Timothy Hill.
Architecture

The Apple Crate Shack On The Apple Isle!

A $60,000 budget goes a long way in this ambitious project in Flowerpot, Tasmania.
Architecture

The Ultimate Heritage Restoration Project, On Remote Bruny Island

John Wardle Architects masterfully restore Captain James Kelly's 175-year-old cottage off Tasmania's South Coast.
Modernist Australia

An Unrivalled Bushland Bonanza For Sale In Mount Eliza

Mint-condition in a covetable location – the Merchant Builders / Graeme Gunn beach house of our dreams.
Sustainable Homes

A Modern And Sustainable Spin On The Aussie Shed

Eco meets lux in The Fish Creek House by ArchiBlox.
Architecture

A Loo With A View – This Bathroom Is Like No Other!

The one-way mirrored outhouse by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects disappears into nature.
Sustainable Homes

Get Off-Grid With CABN

Escape the world, without having to go too far!
Architecture

An East Ballarat Home Inspired By Iconic Australian Architecture

Explore the self-designed vernacular house of architect Nathan Porter.
Architecture

This Is No Ordinary Shed!

Exploring new forms in Australian vernacular architecture, with Atelier Andy Carson.
Architecture

The Modern Australian Homestead

Explore the equine elegance of the Ceres Gable House.
Sustainable Homes

A Country Cottage That Makes A Real Splash

Off-the-grid luxury at Hill Plains Cottage Pool House by Wolveridge Architects.
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