Renowned for his clever apartment designs, architect Brad Swartz has transformed his own two-bedroom apartment into a light and spacious family home.

A series of high-impact design interventions have transformed this terrace, making use of every millimetre.

A long, skinny, single-storey Edwardian weatherboard disconnected from light and garden has shape-shifted with a 10-fold butterfly roof.

A once dark and disconnected Sydney California bungalow has been turned into a joyous, convivial place with the problem solving of architect, Downie North.