This blackened timber house in Melbourne curves around an olive tree garden, and was designed by BLOXAS Architecture for a client with a severe sleeping condition. More about Black house in Melbourne provides sanctuary for sleeping-disorder sufferer
Fed up with all the "McMansions" springing up along Australia's Great Ocean Road, Austin Maynard Architects has restored an old beach shack and built a second, elevated building alongside it. More about Glasshouse on stilts by Austin Maynard Architects extends Australian beach shack
Inbetween Architecture's founder John Liu added this gabled extension to his home in suburban Melbourne, creating a new entrance that leads straight through to a garden at the rear. More about Gabled extension improves connection between Melbourne house and its mature garden
Brightly coloured louvres screen the living spaces of this Sydney residence, which are contained in a pair of concrete boxes and set atop a sandstone plinth. More about Multi-coloured sunscreens create stripy exterior for Sydney house by Smart Design Studio
Zinc panels form an undulating roof for this linear courtyard house by Gardiner Architects, which overlooks Melbourne from its hilltop site. More about Gardiner Architects shelters Melbourne house beneath folded zinc roof
Warc Studio has reinterpreted the typical lean-to extensions of many Melbourne houses with this timber and glass addition to a home in the city's Oakleigh suburb. More about Timber fins shade asymmetric glazed gable added to Melbourne home by Warc Studio
The residents of this seaside home in Australia can easily cook inside or out, thanks to a kitchen and dining space that opens onto a sculptural barbecue courtyard. More about Wolveridge Architects builds Courtyard Cottage on Australia's scenic Mornington Peninsula
Stepped skylights twist up to a peak at one side of this extension designed by Nick Bell Design for the rear of a Sydney residence. More about Concertina rooflight illuminates Sydney house extension by Nick Bell Design
ArchiBlox has given this prefabricated beachfront house near Sydney a verdant plant-covered roof to help it blend into its clifftop setting. More about ArchiBlox creates garden roof for house overlooking a beach in Australia
Geometric concrete forms collide to create the sculptural facade of this house for a Sydney art collector, which features numerable windows and skylights that illuminate the gallery-like interior. More about Sculpted concrete facade directs daylight into Smart Design Studio's house for an art collector
Vibe Design Group has reinterpreted the traditional Australian beach house to create a timber and glass residence sheltered beneath a folded metal roof. More about Melbourne's Sorrento House is a modern take on Australian seaside architecture
This single-storey house in the Australian countryside was designed by architect Rob Kennon with a sheltered veranda around the outside and a courtyard at its centre. More about Australian country house by Rob Kennon features a colonnade and a courtyard
This 1960s house in suburban Melbourne has been overhauled by Branch Studio Architects to create a contemporary home for the original owners' granddaughter (+ slideshow). More about Branch Studio Architects revamps 1960s dream house in Melbourne
Angular volumes clad in timber and metal step down the side of a sloping site to form this house near Melbourne with ocean views (+ slideshow). More about Split House by BKK Architects is made up of two angular wooden structures
A large corrugated metal roof is drawn down over the the upper floor of this house in Melbourne, making it appear to have just a single level when seen from the street (+ slideshow). More about OSK Architects hides a second storey beneath Seddon House's angular metal roof
Architects office Studioplusthree has overhauled a traditional house in Sydney for a pair of musicians, adding a recycled-brick extension that features a projecting black steel awning. More about Dark-toned extension added to white Federation house in Sydney by Studioplusthree
The wood-lined terrace walls of this Australian house angle outwards to provide a shady spot for its owners to take in views of their vineyard (+ slideshow). More about Angular terrace maximises winery views at Red Hill Residence by Finnis Architects
Australian architect Matt Gibson used zinc cladding to distinguish this faceted structure from the Edwardian residence it extends (+ movie). More about Matt Gibson's faceted Shadow House extends an Edwardian home in Melbourne
Australian architect Christopher Polly has added an asymmetric extension to an early 20th-century house in Sydney, creating a bright double-height living space filled with Modernist furniture (+ slideshow). More about Wedge-shaped reading and sleeping nooks feature in Christopher Polly's Sydney extension
Expansive glazed surfaces are sandwiched between simple concrete volumes to form the minimal facades of this house in Melbourne by Davidov Partners Architects (+ slideshow). More about Davidov Partners completes concrete and glass house for empty nesters in Melbourne