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A Danpalon roof is inserted within the existing shell, allowing the shop to be bathed in natural light by day and to glow by night.

Laboratory in a ruin: Grown Alchemist

Herbert and Mason with Grown Alchemist

In its design for a flagship skincare store behind a dilapidated terrace house in Melbourne’s Carlton, Herbert and Mason in collaboration with Grown Alchemist contrasts the pristine with the industrial to enhance both qualities.

Commercial
Coastal House is an exploration of concrete and timber, with each material playing off the other throughout.

An exploration of concrete and timber: Coastal House

Amid the windswept landscape of the Mornington Peninsula’s southern edge, this house meets ecological and bushfire concerns without compromising on enjoyment.

Residential
The overhangs of the polygonal roof have been carefully calculated for passive solar shading.

Power of simplicity: Mt Eliza House

In this residence on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, the dual influences of one client’s Scandinavian heritage and the suburb’s legacy of mid-century design coalesce in an understated house that revels in the beauty of simplicity.

Residential
Siblings rather than twins, the Henry Street Townhouses embody different expressions of the same visual vocabulary.

Compact luxury: Henry Street Townhouses

Two similar yet distinct townhouses in Melbourne, incorporating flexible spaces and fluid transitions, embrace residents with their crisp design and cosy luxury.

Residential
Behind a wall of American oak cabinetry is a four-metre benchtop and bar used for large gatherings.

Dynamic and ever changing: Light House

Designed for the owner of a Melbourne lighting studio, this addition to a Victorian worker’s cottage offers kitchen and bathroom spaces filled with ever-changing light.

Residential
The main cutting space is articulated by a continuous series of sensuous arches along three walls.

Ceremonial sequence: Joey Scandizzo Salon

Kennon

In a 19th-century Italianate building in Melbourne, architecture studio Kennon has redesigned a recognized hair salon into the perfect backdrop for “me time.”

Commercial
A 1960s-era brick house has been altered and extended to accommodate a family of six.

Functional and flamboyant: Pony

Delicious colours of Dolcetto, Iced Vovo and banana Paddle Pop delineate the zones of this hard-working home for a family of six in Melbourne.

Residential
Each of the library’s four facades depicts a different aspect of the character of Springvale.

Social condenser: Springvale Community Hub

In one of Australia’s most culturally diverse locations, Lyons has designed a multipurpose community facility with the kind of attention more often reserved for central-city projects.

Public / cultural
Limestone House meets the rigorous requirements of both Passive House and The Living Building Challenge.

Language of carving: Limestone House

An outstanding exemplar of inner-city sustainable living, this new house in Melbourne also pushes the boundaries of contemporary design.

Residential
Lilydale High School’s Zoology and Administration buildings form the new entry to the school in an outer Melbourne suburb.

A virtue of modesty: Lilydale High School, Zoology and Administration

In executing stage one of a masterplan for Lilydale High School, Harrison and White dignifies the suburban and the modest while also alluding to Melbourne’s broader architectural culture.

Education
Made from the same stone as the benchtops, the large dining table doubles as a prep surface.

Brunswick Apartment by Murray Barker and Esther Stewart

Murray Barker

Skilfully expressing a Melbourne apartment’s distinctive 1960s style with a contemporary redesign, Murray Barker and Esther Stewart deftly select materials to make big statements that suit this small space.

Residential
A circular courtyard is the centrepiece of the extension, bringing light and ventilation to the living spaces.

Living in the round: Elwood Bungalow

In the garden suburb of Elwood, Melbourne, a delicate balance of addition and subtraction gives rise to an elegant home that is intrinsically linked to its site, family and city.

Residential
The sheer facade provides privacy while allowing glimpses of activity to activate the street.

Spirit of modernism: Beaumaris House

Continuing the legacy of mid-century architects, whose designs have shaped the Melbourne suburb of Beaumaris, this monolithic yet sensitive house embodies the modernist spirit.

Residential
Fine perforated steel fixed to the kitchen's black joinery references the construction of the original building.

Dark and stormy: Three Stories North

Embracing the character of its 1890s shell, this family home features an unusual combination of materials that is at once dark, moody and surprisingly warm.

Residential
Carefully considered openings in the glass brick walls promote cross-ventilation and direct engagement with outside activity.

A tough little building with a big civic heart

This office building by Clare Cousins Architects glows as a beacon of utilitarian elegance amidst the industrial lowlands of Collingwood.

Commercial
The Chancellery’s colonnade contains seven columns designed by different local and international artists. Columns visible (left to right): Mil ŋ urr- Ŋ aymil by Gunybi Ganambarr; Out of Order by Angela Brennan; The Chancellery Column Seat by Kathy Temin; Luk Nimit Column by Vipoo Srivilasa.

‘Messy vitality’: Monash University Chancellery

ARM’s Chancellery acts as a portal between Monash University and the community, celebrating campus history while providing a contemporary facility.

Education
The new kitchen and dining space takes the shape of a glazed volume sandwiched between two off-form concrete slabs.

Secret sanctuary: Malvern Garden House

A ‘modernist relic’ of concrete and glass forms the heart of this renovated 1930s heritage home, where sanctuary means lush gardens and open, airy spaces secreted away in a busy Melbourne suburb.

Residential
Nightingale 1 includes a “summer deck” and a “winter deck,” enabling residents to use the shared rooftop space year-round.

Nightingale Housing five years on

Jacqui Alexander traces the evolution of Nightingale Housing and reflects on two of the built developments.

Residential
A series of abstract cut-outs punctures the concrete facade – a touch of Scarpa-esque playfulness that helps avoid any sense of bureaucratic severity.

Civic presence: Housing Choices Australia Dandenong

This community project is a testament to the genuine value and design innovation that architects can bring regardless of income, status or tenure.

Residential
As a crucial campus node, the building encourages occupation via small, human-scaled edges and protective corners.

A memorable civic impact: The University of Melbourne End-of-Trip Facilities

Showing sensitivity to urban context and university campus identity, a clever practice has incorporated a heritage garage into a simple yet striking amenities block that contributes significantly to the public realm.

Education
An atypical design response provides this home with layered, open spaces.

An abstracted terrace: Fitzroy North House 02

In a quiet street in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North, this curious family home, appearing as an abstracted worker’s cottage from the street, conceals an open design shaped by two verdant garden courtyards.

Residential
MPavilion 2019 by Glenn Murcutt.

Glenn Murcutt, the ‘pavilion architect,’ on his MPavilion

Linda Cheng interviewed Murcutt at his MPavilion to discuss what a pavilion means to him and how this space creates serenity in central Melbourne.

Public / cultural
Located in the sculptural rear addition, the living spaces at Ruckers Hill House give material form to family customs.

A lyrical family home: Ruckers Hill House

With civic ambition and a highly personal attention to detail, this ‘house of many rooms’ is a considered new layer in the cultural palimpsest of inner Melbourne.

Residential
At the urban and interior scale, the Link can be read like an arcade, the retail typology celebrated in the early twentieth century.

A contemporary colonnade: The Link at Chadstone

Make Architects

The Link by Make Architects (design architects) and Cera Stribley (delivery architects) is an elegant walkway that connects the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere with an office tower and a hotel.

Commercial, Interiors
Floor area has been carved out of the house wherever possible and given over to the courtyard.

Suburban tranquility: Park Life

Architecture Architecture has created a tranquil home for an artist and a curator on this slice of Melbourne suburbia.

Residential
Despite a restrained use of colour and geometry, Fowler and Ward’s careful composition makes for a striking streetscape.

Transgenerational living: Thornbury Townhouses

Fowler and Ward

Behind what appears to be a single house in suburban Melbourne, two homes offer enough flexibility for both households to enjoy their different stages of life.

Residential
The large, curving coffee bar features “Golden Cappuccino” marble, brass trim and fluted timber panelling.

Mediterranean connection: Via Porta

Studio Esteta has channelled Italian heritage and urban experiences to transform a nondescript suburban Melbourne shopfront into a welcoming deli and eatery.

Hospitality, Interiors
Surrounded by lush planting, the kitchen and dining space feels as though it’s nestled within the garden.

Domestic joy: Harry House

Wrapped in charred timber cladding and hugged tightly by a lush suburban garden, this discreet addition to an inner Melbourne cottage expertly balances function and folly.

Residential
The strip lighting in the Quad cuts across the ceilng’s original reinforced concrete bars, highlighting the older structure.

Architectural tapestry: State Library of Victoria Vision 2020

Architectus and Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s design for the redevelopment of the State Library of Victoria weaves together the idiosyncrasies and episodes of one of Australia’s oldest public libraries.

Public / cultural
Built-in timber bookshelves that edge the living and dining room are accented by exposed chalk-toned brick.

‘A cascading series of salon spaces’: Garden House

Soft boundaries create multipurpose spaces that reflect a young couple’s character while generous windows connect interiors with “domesticated wilds” around this fluid, functional Melbourne home.

Residential