Houses, December 2023
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Studio: Mast
In Brisbane, this studio is proving that high-quality furniture can be produced and manufactured in Australia to a standard rivalling that of Scandinavia.
OM1 and Mobile Studio by Dimensions X
With traditional construction methods beset by time and cost uncertainties, the time is ripe to explore alternatives. This prefabricated house is assembled in just three weeks.
The passion projects of Alvar and Aino Aalto’s own home
A visit to the Aalto House in Finland, designed in 1936 by a young Alvar and Aino Aalto, is a lesson in experimentation and delighting in the imperfect.
Revisited: The Treehouse by Christine Vadasz Architect
Nestled into the hillside above Wategos Beach in Byron Bay, the home Christine Vadasz designed for her young family in 1977 was a testing ground for a holistic approach to environmental design. Almost 50 years after it was completed, it endures as an unpretentious example of architecture in equilibrium with landscape.
The houses of Bark Architects
For 26 years, this Sunshine Coast studio has been designing lightweight and inventive homes with permeable edges that let in the light, the breeze and the landscape.
Remnant House by Moloney Architects
Encircling the ruins of the site’s past dwellings, lost to fire, this robust and elegant residence in Victoria’s Central Highlands creates a lasting legacy for a multigenerational family.
Deepwater House by AHA Studio
In the Perth suburbs, a new home deploys an efficient plan and varied outlook to forge connections for a close-knit family with their garden, their neighbourhood, and each other.
First House: Avalon Beach House by Sam Crawford and Emili Fox
Abundant enthusiasm outweighed limited experience for Sam Crawford when his sister called with an invitation to renovate a tired 1950s beach shack. Sam reflects on how this house, designed in collaboration with Emili Fox, kickstarted his career in architecture.
The Cottage by Justin Humphrey Architects
Preferring elaboration over eradication, this adaptation of a 1970s house disrupts pervading Gold Coast attitudes toward older housing and revels in its suburban context.
A House for Grandma by Brcar Morony Architecture
As demand for intergenerational living continues to grow, this secondary dwelling offers an enticing model for independent and adaptable occupation that can evolve with the needs of its owners.
Northcote House by MA and Co Architects
Underpinned by a thoughtful balance of pragmatism and craft, this simple but spatially intriguing terrace adaptation responds to the needs of intergenerational living.
Farrier Lane House by MDC Architects
Deploying the activist potential of an architect’s own home, this new house in Western Australia is a testing ground for low-carbon living.
Taroona House by Candour and Archier
A refined modernist aesthetic and speedy design come together in this prefabrication system aimed at producing better buildings for more people.
One to watch: Michael Mckeon Architecture
Embracing the tension between spatial creativity and technical precision, Michael Mckeon Architecture crafts homes of quiet beauty and considered comfort.
Shed House by Breakspear Architects
With an internal courtyard at its core, this new home for a family of five is equal parts ordered and elastic, providing space for living, working and making in the Sydney suburbs.
Moonee Ponds House by Lovell Burton Architecture
On a traditional street in Melbourne’s west, a new house pairs pragmatic planning and cost-effective material use with surprising volume to reframe the dream of a suburban family home.
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