Urban

Splinter Society Architecture gave a classic Californian bungalow a 21st century reno that reconfigures its spaces for maximum enjoyment.

A couple and their young daughter have a new home, built as a second-storey addition to their parent’s ground floor bungalow. This simple decision has created an intelligent, stacked solution without sacrificing the beautiful garden out back.

An owner-built North Fitzroy renovation by Therefore has transformed a dark, damp ‘mess’ into a quiet gem of light, simplicity and timber craftsmanship with a geometric order creating delightful spatial freedoms.

Built around a veggie garden, Terracotta House flips multi-generational living and ‘house + rear garden’ thinking on its head.

Working within a constrained site and budget, Architect George prioritised outdoor space and personalised details in this Newtown terrace.

Inspired by FMD’s nearby Bustle House, a newish couple with a blended adult family turned to its creators to gracefully transform a dark Victorian share house into a flexible, light-filled home celebrating ornate Victorian detailing and contemporary connection to inner-city life, nature and self.

Built for ageing in place and for a family to gather, this innovative Hobart house soaks up buckets of warm northern light and aptly worships the distant kunanyi.

Brisbane’s Twin Houses by John Ellway are two separate yet identical houses that go to show how building more with less is a fruitful strategy in our cities.

Brick by brick (literally) the owners of this hands-on home carefully uncovered the good bones and century-old flourishes hidden within.

Two very different architects, a trusted builder, a tight budget and an unusual heritage-listed building in Carlton North have combined to create a compact family home.

A family home on the edge of a reserve in Tasmania is a masterful mix of fixed and moving parts that embrace the ebb and flow of daily life.

Quite the package, Ha Ha Haus in Alphington is attracting plenty of media admirers. But like the house itself, the inside story of its creation brims with delightful surprises. The result is a feast for the senses and a shape-shifting paean to nature.