When the owner of a weatherboard in Marrickville, Sydney, wanted to renovate she had to face a tough decision. The house was too frail to add onto, but the block was large, so she decided to team with architect David Boyle to build not just one but two houses.

Nestled in a quiet street in South Yarra, Melbourne, this distinctive house with its warehouse-like exterior recently won the 2013 BDAV Building Design of the Year award and collected an impressive total of eight awards across various categories.

This renovation of a classic Brisbane timber cottage was all about maximising, not necessarily increasing, space – and taking advantage of a precious side block.

A Melbourne renovation adds cosy, family friendly spaces and lots of visible skyline to a weatherboard terrace by using thoughtful glazing and varied volumes pulled together visually and thematically by a “datum line” roof.

This well-thought out addition to an old Melbourne weatherboard celebrates its two core materials while leaving space for unexpected moments of art and craft.

A financial plan to renovate for sale turns into a design challenge as well as a personal rebuttal to the traditional development model.

This new family home on a tight subdivided block in Perth has its priorities right – people and garden over cars and expensive finishes.

It took three essential ingredients to turn this old sweet factory into a spectacular family home: a brave client, a visionary architect, and a building with scrumptious, wholesome bones.

Working to a minimalist brief, Breathe Architecture’s strikingly raw home for two artists finds a beauty in the unfinished space.

With fabulous views both within and without, a statement internal stairwell and refined use of recycled materials, this conversion on the Brisbane River is breathtakingly good.