American firm Olson Kundig has lined the upper floor of this residence next to Sydney's Bilgola Beach with louvred shutters that fold upwards to expose the living spaces to fresh air and sea views. More about Olson Kundig's Bilgola Beach House responds to the weather with operable shutters
A roof terrace and pool with views over Melbourne's skyline feature at the Grange Residence, a marble-clad house by Australian studio Conrad Architects. More about Conrad Architects completes marble-clad home overlooking Melbourne skyline
A scalloped metal roof and brightly coloured accents feature in a renovation and extension of a 1960s home in Melbourne by local architecture studio Wowowa, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Wowowa uses colourful accents to update 60s home in Melbourne
Australian practice Matt Gibson Architecture + Design has restored and extended a historic home in the suburbs of Melbourne, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021. More about Matt Gibson transforms Melbourne home with courtyards and glazed bridge
Australian studio Nielsen Jenkins has used raw timber and concrete blocks to extend a home belonging to an artist and art gallery director. More about Nielsen Jenkins creates backyard extension for K&T’s Place in Brisbane
Local studio Fox Johnston has renovated a heritage-listed modernist home near Sydney, stripping it back to an exposed concrete shell to create bright, open living spaces. More about Fox Johnston refreshes modernist SRG House in suburban Australia
Australian firm Tribe Studio Architects has created a U-shaped, timber-clad dwelling in New South Wales that is meant to serve as an "affordable and sustainable prototype home". More about Tribe Studio founder designs her own Australian weekend beach retreat
Australian studio Nielsen Jenkins has completed a "tough" family home with lush green courtyards protected from extreme bushfires by high blockwork walls. More about Nielsen Jenkins designs Brisbane home to withstand bushfires
Black-pigmented concrete and black timber battens have been used to create this tactile home in the village of Federal, New South Wales by Australian studio Edition Office. More about Edition Office completes black concrete home in rural Australia
Architecture studio Edition Office has completed a house in the town of Kyneton, Australia, featuring angled ceilings and a palette of textural materials chosen to complement its natural surroundings. More about Kyneton House by Edition Office combines brickwork walls with lofted white ceilings
Terracotta tiles and reclaimed bricks clad the walls and roofs of this house in an inner suburb of Melbourne, which Austin Maynard Architects designed for a keen gardener. More about Austin Maynard Architects completes Terracotta House in Melbourne
Fleming Park House is a home in Melbourne designed to have enough room for a family of seven, but to also feel cosy when the children have moved out. More about Cloud Architecture Studio designs "up to five bedroom" house for a family with changing needs
Australian studio Austin Maynard Architects has designed a multi-volume, family home in Melbourne that produces its own energy and has a white-shingled facade. More about Austin Maynard Architects wraps self-powered Garden House in white shingles
Playful accents including an indoor slide and a climbing wall fill Union House, a steel-and-glass home with an original Dutch-gabled facade designed by Austin Maynard Architects in Melbourne, Australia. More about Austin Maynard Architects adds steel-and-glass extension to brick cottage in Melbourne
This garden house in suburban Adelaide was designed by architect-in-training Reuben French-Kennedy as a retirement home for his parents. More about Willunga House is a retirement residence designed around a garden and a view
Andrew Burges Architects created Bismarck House holiday home in the Sydney suburb of Bondi to showcase the work of its landscape architect client. More about Andrew Burges Architects designs Bismarck House to be "continuous garden"
The founder of John Wardle Architects has remodelled Kew Residence, his Melbourne home of 25 years, using Victorian ash and handmade glazed tiles from Japan. More about Architect John Wardle renovates his own house in Australia
CplusC Architectural Workshop has built a house in Sydney with recycled materials, a rooftop vegetable garden and an aquaponics system containing edible fish. More about Welcome to The Jungle House has an aquaponic system connecting a pond for edible fish and rooftop garden
Precast concrete panels punctuated with swooping arches make up this family home in Perth, Australia, designed by architect Nic Brunsdon. More about Arched precast concrete panels form North Perth House by Nic Brunsdon
Australian studio David Boyle Architect has completed this holiday home on the country's east coast featuring a terrace elevated among fig trees, a timber breezeway, and a garden shower for washing off sand. More about Timber-lined walkway allows sea breeze into Australian beach house by David Boyle