Houses, August 2017
HousesThe best contemporary residential architecture, with inspirational ideas from leading architects and designers.
The best contemporary residential architecture, with inspirational ideas from leading architects and designers.
Introduction to Houses 117.
Auchenflower House by Vokes and Peters
Balnarring Retreat by Branch Studio Architects
Fish Creek House by Edition Office
Auchenflower House by Vokes and Peters
A Pavilion Between Trees by Branch Studio Architects
Burleigh Street House by ME
Bobhubski by March Studio
Waterloo House by Anthony Gill Architects with Budwise Garden Design
Fish Creek House by Edition Office
Garden Pavilion by BLOXAS
Jac by Panov Scott
Sixteen projects and three emerging practices have been commended in the 2017 Houses Awards.
Taking aesthetic cues from Nordic modernism and conceptual inspiration from the Antarctic, this family home by Breathe Architecture eschews polarization in favour of a consistent design language.
With offices in Hobart and Melbourne, Preston Lane Architects has developed a signature design process that focuses on the way people interact with buildings.
A compact and sustainable house by Coda Studio that prioritizes connection to family and community encapsulates the progressive ideals of the architects who call it home.
Replacing a 1940s weatherboard cottage, this pragmatic new beach house by Polly Harbison Design responds sensitively to its environment while resisting the temptation to hide.
Make Architecture’s addition to a two-bedroom house in Abbotsford reflects the area’s industrial aesthetic while working hard to offer sanctuary and suburban amenity.
Completed in 1956, this house encapsulates Robin Boyd’s fascination with “the conflict between the opposed desires of privacy and freedom” and stands as a testament to his forward-thinking ideas.
Transforming the humble Australian backyard into a place of learning, M3 Architecture has created a whimsical and functional music studio that takes its inspiration from Finnish modernism.