Local studio Kister Architects has turned a former 1910 corner shop in Melbourne into a family home with a lush internal courtyard entrance designed to bring greenery to the urban site. More about Century-old Melbourne corner shop transformed into family home
Australian studio MRTN Architects has completed Laneway House in Melbourne, extending a Victorian terrace with a "collage" of forms in red-toned brick, metal and timber. More about MRTN Architects extends Melbourne home with cluster of red-brick volumes
Car-borne urban sprawl justifiably draws a lot of criticism, but as this roundup of Australian houses with plenty of living space and leafy gardens shows, the appeal of the suburbs can be hard to deny. More about Ten Australian houses ideal for living out the suburban dream
Australian studio Ian Moore Architects has transformed a 19th-century pub in Sydney into The Corner House, a home with a rear wing clad in glass bricks. More about Ian Moore Architects transforms Sydney pub into house with "wall of light"
The director of interior design firm Care Of Studio has renovated a Victorian terrace in Sydney to form her own family home, choosing to keep much of its original structural fabric. More about Care of Studio preserves character in overhaul of 19th-century home in Sydney
Australian architecture studio Splinter Society has completed Coastal House, a minimalist home in Victoria finished in a palette of concrete, limestone, copper and hardwood designed to "age beautifully" in the harsh coastal weather. More about Splinter Society uses "warm, natural palette" for coastal home in Australia
Neutral tones and glimpses of garden spaces define this extension to a 1870s cottage in Albany, Western Australia, revealed here exclusively by Australian studio Castley McCrimmon Architects. More about Castley McCrimmon Architects adds "respectful and measured" extension to Gilbert's Cottage
Interiors studio YSG used glossy tiles, saturated colours and plenty of patterned wallpaper to create the interior of Plantasia, a colourful holiday home in a 1990s building. More about YSG creates "welcome to the funhouse" feeling in Australian holiday home
For our latest roundup, we look at seven homes across the UK and Australia, ranging from new builds to extensions, that are finished with shiny, metal exteriors. More about Seven homes characterised by shiny metal exteriors
The Fremantle cargo port informed the corrugated metal cladding and steel-framed awnings of Henville Street House, a family home in Perth, Australia, by local studio Philip Stejskal Architecture. More about Industrial port informs metal exterior of home in Perth by Philip Stejskal
Sweeping arches define this all-white house in Sydney, designed by Australian practice James Garvan Architecture to reference nearby neoclassical and Federation-style properties. More about Moon House in Sydney takes design cues from neighbouring period properties
Mirrored surfaces create the illusion of additional space inside this renovated terraced house in Sydney, Australia, which local studio Alcami Architecture designed around a completely openable courtyard. More about Terrace Mirage House "seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor areas"
Translucent polycarbonate screens and metal louvres create a play of light and shadow throughout this minimalist house in Sydney, Australia, designed by local studio Nick Kent Design. More about Nick Kent Design designs Bondi House as steel-framed "kit of parts"
Australian studio Sam Crawford Architects has renovated and extended Waverley House in Sydney, reorganising the home around a timber staircase with nooks for sitting and relaxing. More about Sam Crawford reorganises 1950s Sydney home around multifunctional staircase
Australian studio Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors has completed Howqua River Lodge, a house in the Victorian Alps that functions off-grid and has interiors wrapped in spotted gum timber. More about Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors nestles off-grid home in Australia's Victorian Alps
Interior designer Jillian Dinkel has transformed an Arts and Crafts house in Sydney, Australia, into a dedicated space for entertaining that combines traditional details with contemporary finishes. More about Jillian Dinkel turns Arts and Crafts home into "dynamic entertainer's retreat"
Frameless expanses of glazing break up the monolithic, angular volumes of Temple House, a family home in Australia designed by local studio J Kidman Architecture with interior design practices Golden and Studio Tali Roth. More about "Quiet but powerful" home in Melbourne references temple architecture
A curved, timber-lined ceiling shelters the fully-glazed living spaces of Harvest House, the extension and renovation of a worker's cottage in Australia by architecture studio Cera Stribley for its founder. More about Cera Stribley shelters cottage extension with curved timber ceiling
Architecture studio MGAO has overhauled a mid-century beach house in Victoria, Australia, enhancing the connection with its courtyard garden planted with native trees. More about MGAO centres 1950s Anglesea beach house around courtyard garden
Living spaces richly finished with varieties of Italian marble lie behind the opaque facade of this house in Victoria, Australia, conceived by designer David Hicks. More about Windowless facade conceals "quiet grandeur" of Woodend bungalow in Victoria