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Zen and the art of suburban infill: Engawa House
There’s a distinct style to the streets of Melbourne’s North Fitzroy. With an eclectic mix of light-industrial architecture and early colonial dwellings, this inner-urban pocket has a history of social...
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Polished gem: Jewel House
There undoubtedly comes a time in many people’s lives when the family sanctuary, once so beautifully full and refreshingly familiar, becomes strangely unbefitting. The endless noise of children’s chaos...
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To the letter: M House
When Anna and Lloyd, the owners of M House, first laid eyes on their Northcote property, it was admittedly not love at first sight. The exterior of the Victorian bungalow had become bland and failed to...
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Lingering redoubt: Wolseley House
On approaching Wolseley House, it is the unique solidity of concrete that first catches your eye. Positioned among the conservative homes of Melbourne’s Brighton on a typically quiet street, a series...
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The house and the city: Housing Futures 2015
A house could simply be defined as “a building for human habitation”; but a house is also a home, with all the associations that carries with place, people and culture. Whatever it’s meaning, the house...
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Suburban enigma: May Grove
One could be forgiven for assuming that the residents of May Grove house like their privacy. Sweeping in off the corner of a busy residential street in the Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, the dwelling...
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Surprise package: Hoddle House
A dark form rises discreetly behind the white rendered facade of a 1930s Elsternwick house. The addition to the single-storey dwelling becomes known only as you walk down the driveway toward the front...
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Through the looking glass: Garth House
When Jesse and Vanessa first bought their house in Melbourne’s Westgarth, it was in need of attention. Built in the late 1800s, the home was rich in history but showing its age. After living in the...
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Train of thought: Rail House
The site for Rail House by Clare Cousins Architects, a fifty-metre-long, north–south block, might have appeared at first to be a relatively blank canvas. The 586-square-metre wedge of land had no...
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Artichoke Night School No. 20: Talking shop
The world of retail is evolving and reaching new heights. As our desire to be fulfilled as consumers grows alongside our increasing demand for purchaser satisfaction, retailers are exploring new ways...
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Oasis of greenery: Courtyard House
It was perhaps the first on-site meeting that gave Courtyard House its direction. On a cold, wet Melbourne day, the cleared site in the north-eastern suburb of Templestowe Lower held few secrets about...
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Sensitive yet striking: East Melbourne Terrace
When the clients for East Melbourne Terrace decided to relocate from their home in the suburb of Canterbury, they had specific requirements in mind: a smaller house, with little-to-no upkeep, and...
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Alluring and bold: Mixed Use House
There is an alluring boldness to the street facade of Mixed Use House. Designed by Matt Gibson Architecture and Design with DDB Design, it sits on a busy through-route for traffic between St Kilda’s...
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Floating boxes: Carlton House
The challenge in renovating can sometimes present in the form of latent conditions; unknown, unexpected and often challenging elements of an existing structure that go unnoticed until walls, ceilings...
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