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The bricks used for the facade have been repurposed from another local project, adding to the project’s sustainability credentials.

19 Waterloo Street by SJB

Behind an existing terrace in Sydney, a tiny new build defies expectations by creating an apparently spacious yet private home that considers its neighbours and the planet.

Residential
The project reworks a 1980s house, transforming the appearance of the existing brick-veneer structure.

Simple pleasures: Noosa Heads House

In Noosa Heads, a tired suburban house is resourcefully remade into a robust but welcoming retreat that emphasizes the simple pleasures of a holiday home by the coast.

Residential
The building’s upper parapet was replaced by a luminous layer of insulated polycarbonate wall behind which a discreet second floor has been added.

Bohemian legacy: The Hat Factory

In a once bohemian suburb of Sydney, a modest building that became a symbol for squatters’ rights has been sensitively renovated to retain its significance beyond its scale.

Residential
A double-height volume rises over the dining table, filling the depths of the lower level with northern light. Artwork (L-R): Jordy Hewitt; Laura Patterson.

Full bloom: Terrarium House

The maverick move of inserting a lush, tree and fern-filled void in the place of a front verandah distinguishes this unorthodox reworking of the Queensland cottage type.

Stepping down a steep and narrow site, the Left Over Space House has been inserted into the remnant space between old cottage, heritage-listed dance hall, setbacks and easements.

Left Over Space House

Vallance Architects, Cox Rayner Architects

Architects Casey and Rebekah Vallance have devotedly turned a parcel of discarded land into a poetic response to suburban infill.

Residential
A heritage-listed chicory kiln on Phillip Island has been converted into a flexibly planned family residence.

A House for Hermes

A family beach house by Andrew Simpson Architects and Charles Anderson that is small in scale but packed with ideas.

Residential
The character and shape of the original cowshed are kept.

Cowshed House

The bold reworking of a late-nineteenth-century cowshed in Sydney by Carterwilliamson Architects.

Residential
A sky-lit entry has been added on the western edge.

The Barn

A historic stone barn has been sensitively brought back to life by Maria Gigney Architects.

Residential