Sliding eucalyptus-wood screens wrap house on Australia's Sunshine Coast
Timber screens can be pulled aside to provide uninterrupted views towards the ocean from this house near the Australian resort of Noosa. More
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Coastal house by Atelier Andy Carson features cantilevered rooms looking out to sea
A series of extruded volumes face specific views of the coastline and farmland surrounding this house in New South Wales, Australia. More
Giant steel "paperclips" support living spaces and ocean-facing balcony at New South Wales house
Austin Maynard Architects has completed a house in a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, featuring curved tubular-steel supports that prop up a first floor that faces out towards the ocean and the city's skyline. More
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Dominic Pandolfini updates his century-old Melbourne home with huge zinc-clad extension
Architect Dominic Pandolfini has more than tripled the size of his once run-down home in Melbourne, by adding a contemporary extension clad with zinc. More
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Foomann Architects exposes timber framework in Melbourne bungalow renovation
Foomann Architects has renovated a single-storey house in Melbourne, exposing wooden beams that span the entirety of the property. More
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Garage House by Foomann Architects can be used for car parking or adaptable accommodation
Corrugated-metal cladding contrasts with an angled white-painted brick wall at this robust and economical house in Melbourne, which features a ground-floor living area that can be used alternatively as a garage. More
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Core Collective designs Sunnybanks House to withstand wild weather in rural Tasmania
Architecture practice Core Collective has completed a house in Tasmania featuring a robust material palette of concrete, steel, masonry and timber that complements its rural seaside setting. More
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B.E Architecture combines different textures of granite at monolithic Melbourne house
Granite is used throughout the exterior and interior of this house in Melbourne, where local studio B.E Architecture even had a bespoke bath and basin for the master ensuite carved out of the grey stone. More
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Tato Architects and Phorm Architecture combine Japanese and Australian design for Brisbane house
This hillside house in Brisbane, designed by Japanese studio Tato Architects and Australian office Phorm Architecture, features outdoor living spaces raised up on stilts. More
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Glenn Murcutt covers bushland home in zinc panels to protect it against wildfires
Set in a patch of dense coastal bushland on the Palm Beach peninsula just north of Sydney, this weekend residence by architect Glenn Murcutt is armoured in blackened zinc panels to defend it from wildfires. More
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Clare Cousins Architects creates first carbon-positive home in Australia's Victoria
This timber-clad residence designed by Australian firms Clare Cousins Architects and The Sociable Weaver is the first home in the Australian state of Victoria to achieve a "10 Star" energy rating. More
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Austin Maynard Architects builds recycled-brick house on top of former Melbourne garage
Small red- and blue-glazed bricks pattern the exterior of this house by Austin Maynard Architects, which replaces a garage in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. More
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Huge porthole windows bathe Melbourne apartments with natural light
Circular windows dominate the staggered brick facades of this apartment block designed by Australian practice BKK Architects for the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe East. More
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Branch Studio uses rammed earth to build Melbourne house extension
This moody Melbourne house extension by local studio Branch Studio Architects features dark rammed-charcoal walls, window nooks and an outdoor bathtub. More
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Woven metal-mesh curtain wraps Melbourne house extension designed by Matt Gibson
Australian architect Matt Gibson and his studio have renovated and extended a traditional villa in Melbourne, adding deep verandahs that can be protected from harsh sunlight using woven steel-mesh curtains. More
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Andrew Maynard drenches home and studio in natural light to help combat mental health issues
In a bid to improve his mental health and vitamin D levels, architect Andrew Maynard has renovated his Melbourne home and studio to make it so brightly lit that he has to wear sunglasses inside. More
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Welsh + Major slots lightwell between Sydney cottage and its brick extension
A tree grows up through a lightwell that Australian studio Welsh + Major has added to this house in Sydney, and topped with an opening glass roof. More
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Perimeter House encloses private courtyard and plunge pool in Melbourne
Australian studio Make Architecture has added a brick extension to a Victorian cottage in Melbourne that bounds the street on one side and curves around a secluded courtyard on the other. More
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Tandem's Melbourne house features folded cladding interrupted by rusty steel window frames
The curving corrugated-metal exterior of this house in Melbourne by local studio Tandem forms a continuous surface that encloses small pocket gardens. More
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Kennedy Nolan completes Arts and Crafts-inspired home in Melbourne
Arched doorways, sculptural chimneys and a pyramid-shaped roof are among the quirky details that architecture studio Kennedy Nolan has used to add character to this east Melbourne home. More
