The cylindrical St Andrews Beach House in Victoria, Australia, designed by Austin Maynard Architects does away with unnecessary circulation space to create a laid-back communal atmosphere. More about Austin Maynard Architects creates cylindrical holiday house on Australian beach
An abstract mural is just one of the vivid features that Amber Road and Lymesmith have incorporated in the extensive overhaul of this Sydney home, which has been finished in a variety of "joyful" colours. More about Sydney's Polychrome House has pops of colour in every room
Grimshaw has designed a 35-metre-square micro home to raise money for Kids Under Cover, which supports homeless youth in Australia. More about Grimshaw designs tiny homes for Australian charity
Melbourne-based architecture collective Studio Four placed a garden at the centre of this all-white family home located in the city's suburb of Glen Iris. More about All-white house by Studio Four blends indoor and outdoor spaces
Local architecture studio Wowowa has renovated a Victorian house in Melbourne and added an extension with a scalloped brick facade that contains an open-plan living space. More about Wowowa adds fluted-brick extension to refurbished Melbourne house
Local architecture studio Panovscott has modernised a cottage in Sydney by introducing a courtyard that the living spaces and bedrooms all open directly onto. More about Panovscott rearranges Sydney cottage around central courtyard garden
Austin Maynard Architects has created a "forever home" for a family of four, by overhauling a dilapidated horse stable, building a curved extension and planting a new garden. More about Converted stable and "pocket park" feature in revamped Melbourne house by Austin Maynard Architects
Carter Williamson Architects has combined textured black surfaces with large panels of glazing to bring light into the previously dark interiors of this family home in Sydney, Australia. More about Carter Williamson Architects expand and brighten Sydney home
A vaulted brick extension is amongst a host of features that Renato D'Ettorre has introduced to this Sydney home during a renovation that takes note of traditional Italian villas. More about Renato D'Ettorre Architects references Italian villas for overhaul of Sydney home
Melbourne studio B.E. Architecture has renovated and extended a Victorian property in the city for an avid art collector, adding a varied palette of materials that help distinguish the old and new parts of the building. More about B.E. Architecture "rejects stark minimalism" with eclectic interior for Melbourne house
Timber screens can be pulled aside to provide uninterrupted views towards the ocean from this house near the Australian resort of Noosa. More about Sliding eucalyptus-wood screens wrap house on Australia's Sunshine Coast
A series of extruded volumes face specific views of the coastline and farmland surrounding this house in New South Wales, Australia. More about Coastal house by Atelier Andy Carson features cantilevered rooms looking out to sea
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 about Giant steel "paperclips" support living spaces and ocean-facing balcony at New South Wales house
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 about Dominic Pandolfini updates his century-old Melbourne home with huge zinc-clad extension
Foomann Architects has renovated a single-storey house in Melbourne, exposing wooden beams that span the entirety of the property. More about Foomann Architects exposes timber framework in Melbourne bungalow renovation
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 about Garage House by Foomann Architects can be used for car parking or adaptable accommodation
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 about Core Collective designs Sunnybanks House to withstand wild weather in rural Tasmania
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 about B.E Architecture combines different textures of granite at monolithic Melbourne 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 about Tato Architects and Phorm Architecture combine Japanese and Australian design for Brisbane house
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 about Glenn Murcutt covers bushland home in zinc panels to protect it against wildfires