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 about Trunk House by Paul Morgan Architects
The walls of this house in Australia by architects McBride Charles Ryan have origami-like facets and folds. More about Klein Bottle House by McBride Charles Ryan
Residents at this remote Australian lodge can step straight out of bed to the side of a long narrow outdoor pool. More about Beached House by BKK Architects
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 about Diamond Beach House by Bourne Blue Architecture
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 about Clifton Hill House by Sharif Abraham Architects
This roof of this sea-facing holiday house in Mandurah, south of Perth, jolts up and down to create four irregular gables. More about Florida Beach House by Iredale Pedersen Hook
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 about Law Street House by Muir Mendes
A Picasso painting inspired this cliff-top house near Sydney by architects Durbach Block Jaggers. More about Holman House by Durbach Block Jaggers
An oversailing glass roof and steel mesh curtain protect a two-storey extension and terrace at a historic Sydney house. More about Glass Loggia House by Allen Jack+Cottier, Vladimir Sitta and Belinda Koopman
Australian architects Jolson have completed a house in Melbourne where cantilevering concrete slabs appear to balance on top of a bronze garden wall. More about House 20 by Jolson
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 about Balmain House by Carter Williamson Architects
This wood-clad house perched on rocky terrain in Victoria, Australia, was designed by Australian practice Farnan Findlay Architects and features two separate volumes joined by a central walkway. More about Port Fairy House 2 by Farnan Findlay Architects
This little titanium zinc-clad house in Melbourne is by Australian Studio Architecture Gestalten. More about House by Studio Architecture Gestalten
Round windows in black and red are plugged into the facade of this wood-clad house by Australian firm Judd Lysenko Marshall Architects that sits on the outskirts of Melbourne. More about Ormond Esplanade by Judd Lysenko Marshall Architects
This building by Australian architects Lyons in Melbourne combines a family home with a museum. More about Lyon Housemuseum by Lyons Architects
Australian studio B.E. Architecture have completed a house surrounded by a steel and timber grid in coastal Victoria, Australia. More about Meakins Road by B.E. Architecture
Riddel Architecture of Queensland demolished a house in Brisbane, Australia, and then built a new home out of the salvaged materials. More about Hill End Ecohouse by Riddel Architecture
Australian studio Edwards Moore have renovated and extended an apartment in Fitzroy, Melbourne, featuring fitted furniture made of oriented strand board, concrete floors and reflective surfaces. More about The Cubby House by Edwards Moore
Australian studio B.E. Architecturehave completed a house in Melbourne clad in basalt slabs of varying size and thickness. More about 57 Tivoli Road by B.E. Architecture