This wood and steel house by Melbourne studio Architects EAT has a huge projecting roof that shelters a first floor barbeque deck. More »

Slideshow: the faceted copper envelope of this house extension near Sydney was designed by architects Innovarchi to resemble a roof. More »

Forked tree branches framing this house in southeast Australia were intended by architect Paul Morgan to resemble the sun-bleached kangaroo and sheep bones scattered around the surrounding woodland. More »

The walls of this house in Australia by architects McBride Charles Ryan have origami-like facets and folds. More »

Residents at this remote Australian lodge can step straight out of bed to the side of a long narrow outdoor pool. More »

Continuing our series of stories about security-conscious and bunker-like residences, here’s an Australian holiday home that can be secured with huge sliding steel shutters. More »

The roof of this extended house in Melbourne sweeps outwards to create an exterior canopy and curves steeply upwards over a double-height dining room. More »

This roof of this sea-facing holiday house in Perth jolts up and down to create four irregular gables. More »

Dezeen archive: as we’ve been bombarded by beautiful Australian houses in recent weeks and our story from last week about a cliff-top house inspired by a Picasso painting (top left) continues to be popular with readers, we’ve grouped together all our stories about houses in Australia. See all the stories »

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A drawbridge-like flap lowers from the steel-plated facade of this Melbourne bunker to reveal a bedroom window. More »

A Picasso painting inspired this cliff-top house near Sydney by architects Durbach Block Jaggers. More »

An oversailing glass roof and steel mesh curtain protect a two-storey extension and terrace at a historic Sydney house. More »

Australian architects Jolson have completed a house in Melbourne where cantilevering concrete slabs appear to balance on top of a bronze garden wall. More »

This extension to a family house with marble brise-soleils on the rear façade in New South Wales, Australia, is by Australian practice Carter Williamson Architects. More »