A private roof terrace enclosed by greenery features in Hidden Garden House, a Sydney home reconfigured by Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects. More about Sam Crawford Architects tops Sydney home renovation with "garden oasis"
Interiors studio YSG has upgraded a home in Sydney's Mosman suburb to feature "lavish yet tranquil" interiors that are more akin to those of a luxury hotel. More about YSG brings boutique-hotel feel to family home in Sydney
A series of small gardens designed to "encourage play and movement" breaks up Hopscotch House, a cottage in Brisbane with an extension by local studio John Ellway. More about John Ellway updates Brisbane cottage with staggered extension and gardens
Australian architect John Ellway has renovated an early 20th-century cottage in Queensland into an open family home intended to encourage indoor-outdoor living. More about John Ellway staggers series of indoor-outdoor spaces at Cascade House
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a house in Sydney with a "playful and textured" facade made from reclaimed materials and broken bricks. More about "Like Peter Barber on LSD" says commenter
A staggered arrangement of windows and patterned sections of brickwork form the facade of 19 Waterloo Street, a house that Australian studio SJB has added to a small site in Sydney. More about Reclaimed materials form "playful and textured" facade of Sydney house
Australian studio Dean Dyson Architects has used an outer layer of perforated brickwork to create a sense of privacy and calm at this home in Melbourne, which turns inwards to overlook a central swimming pool. More about Dean Dyson Architects uses perforated brickwork to create "private oasis" for Melbourne home
Architecture practice Prior Barraclough has expanded a modest workers' cottage in Melbourne to include an extension panelled entirely in Australian hardwood. More about Australian hardwood lines Melbourne cottage extension by Prior Barraclough
Hollow breeze-block walls were used to blend interior and exterior spaces in Sunday, a reimagining of a typical cottage in Melbourne, Australia, designed by local studio Architecture Architecture. More about Architecture Architecture uses grey breeze blocks for Melbourne extension
An "urban farm" rooftop garden, planted terraces and a fish-pond atrium characterise this renovated house in Melbourne, designed by Austin Maynard Architects. More about Austin Maynard Architects adds five gardens to Melbourne terrace house
Rich hues and curving geometries feature throughout Somers House, an L-shaped coastal home that Australian studio Kennedy Nolan has added to a coastal site in Victoria. More about Kennedy Nolan covers L-shaped coastal home in charred timber
Architecture practice Studio Bright used patterned breeze blocks to wrap Garden Tower House, an extension in Australia, which peeks out from behind the restored frontage of a workers' cottage. More about Studio Bright wraps extension in Australia with pale pink breeze blocks
Australian studio Retallack Thompson has constructed a steel extension for a heritage-listed stone terrace in Sydney and added a second house on the same plot to create a multi-generational family home. More about Plant-filled courtyard connects steel and stone houses in Sydney
A low-slung roof with deep eaves shelters Merricks Farmhouse, a concrete-block home in Australia designed by South African studio Michael Lumby Architecture with Brisbane practice Nielsen Jenkins. More about Low-slung roof shelters blockwork home on Mornington Peninsula
Australian firm PW Architecture Office has revived the fortunes of this mid-century house with a sensitive renovation that respects the original building while taking design cues from its material palette. More about PW Architecture Office brings "a little excitement" back into mid-century Australian home
Australian practice Grotto Studio has added a charred-timber extension named Shadow House to a bright cottage in Perth. More about Grotto Studio references shadows with charred-timber cottage extension in Perth
In the City Beach suburb of Perth in Western Australia, interiors studio Design Theory has updated a tired house from the 1960s while remaining true to the rich palette of natural materials in the original design. More about Design Theory updates mid-century coastal home in Perth
Residential designer Dane Taylor Design has completed Butterfly House, an accessible coastal home in New South Wales that is informed by Japanese aesthetics. More about Wabi-sabi philosophy guides design of accessible coastal home in Australia
Australian interiors studio YSG has updated a holiday home in Sydney's Palm Beach suburb, layering it with a maximalist mix of colours, patterns and textures. More about YSG draws on beach clubs of Ibiza and Cancun for redesign of Sydney coastal home
A strong grid formation defines the structure of 835 High Street, a concrete apartment block that Australian architecture studio Carr has added to a busy street in Melbourne. More about Gridded facade of Melbourne apartment block "presents a rhythm in the streetscape"