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Frosted Windows at This Australian Home Hide the Interiors Just Enough

Frosted Windows at This Australian Home Hide the Interiors Just Enough

Iwan Iwanoff Designed Some of Australia’s Most Ambitious Homes. This One Just Got an Update

Iwan Iwanoff Designed Some of Australia’s Most Ambitious Homes. This One Just Got an Update

Sliders, Skylights, and a Clerestory: This Family’s New Addition Is Suffused With Light

Sliders, Skylights, and a Clerestory: This Family’s New Addition Is Suffused With Light

Terra-Cotta Shingles Cover a Multigenerational Home in Melbourne

Terra-Cotta Shingles Cover a Multigenerational Home in Melbourne

A Curving Addition Takes a Family’s Melbourne Home in a New Direction

A Curving Addition Takes a Family’s Melbourne Home in a New Direction

A Bunker-Esque Home in Western Australia Is a Fortress Against Whipping Winds

A Bunker-Esque Home in Western Australia Is a Fortress Against Whipping Winds

Recycled-Denim Doors Might Be the Most Normal Thing About This 215-Square-Foot Flat

Recycled-Denim Doors Might Be the Most Normal Thing About This 215-Square-Foot Flat

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Narrow Sydney Terrace House Into an Inner-City Oasis for $397k

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Narrow Sydney Terrace House Into an Inner-City Oasis for $397k

This Melbourne Apartment Has the Coolest Solution for Exposed Pipes

This Melbourne Apartment Has the Coolest Solution for Exposed Pipes

Fresh Indoor Air and Healthy Materials: These Tiny Prefabs Pack In Passive House Principles

Fresh Indoor Air and Healthy Materials: These Tiny Prefabs Pack In Passive House Principles

Budget Breakdown: He Remixed His Janky Shed Into a Design Studio for $6K

Budget Breakdown: He Remixed His Janky Shed Into a Design Studio for $6K

A Mother and Daughter Share an Expanded Weatherboard Cottage That’s Still Just 807 Square Feet

A Mother and Daughter Share an Expanded Weatherboard Cottage That’s Still Just 807 Square Feet

Termites and Mold Brought Down the Original Home, But Its Fireplace Still Stands

Termites and Mold Brought Down the Original Home, But Its Fireplace Still Stands

This Landscape Architect Disguised His Backyard Addition in Sydney With a Green Roof

This Landscape Architect Disguised His Backyard Addition in Sydney With a Green Roof

This Suburban Australian Home Isn’t Afraid of a Little (More Like a Lot of) Plywood

This Suburban Australian Home Isn’t Afraid of a Little (More Like a Lot of) Plywood

This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

This Sydney Home’s Dining Area Is Basically the Backyard

“Weeties” Still Marks the Building, But Inside the Former Factory Is a Luxe, Lofted Home

“Weeties” Still Marks the Building, But Inside the Former Factory Is a Luxe, Lofted Home

Budget Breakdown: Near Melbourne, Former Bandmates Make a Modest House Sing for $290K

Budget Breakdown: Near Melbourne, Former Bandmates Make a Modest House Sing for $290K

A Pair of Backyard Cabins Are Worlds Removed From Their Main Residence—But Only Steps Away

A Pair of Backyard Cabins Are Worlds Removed From Their Main Residence—But Only Steps Away

Before & After: To Revive Their Dated Bungalow, First They Chopped It in Half

Before & After: To Revive Their Dated Bungalow, First They Chopped It in Half

Mix-and-Match Windows Are Only the Start of the Fun at This Warehouse-Turned-Residence in Sydney

Mix-and-Match Windows Are Only the Start of the Fun at This Warehouse-Turned-Residence in Sydney

They Built Their Japanese-Inspired Home So That Their Children Could Inherit It

They Built Their Japanese-Inspired Home So That Their Children Could Inherit It

Even James Bond Would Be Impressed With This Super Secret Garage Door

Even James Bond Would Be Impressed With This Super Secret Garage Door

This Brick Backyard House Doubles as a Sunken Living Room for the Garden

This Brick Backyard House Doubles as a Sunken Living Room for the Garden

She Built a Family Home Just Like the One She Grew Up In—But It Was Pure Coincidence

She Built a Family Home Just Like the One She Grew Up In—But It Was Pure Coincidence

Rental Revamp: The Maximalist Magic of Josh & Matt’s Melbourne Home

Rental Revamp: The Maximalist Magic of Josh & Matt’s Melbourne Home

Before & After: In Australia, a Tumbledown Midcentury Is Leveled Up With a Sculptural Stair

Before & After: In Australia, a Tumbledown Midcentury Is Leveled Up With a Sculptural Stair

This Unassuming Edwardian-Era Home in Australia Conceals a Crisp, Airy Extension

This Unassuming Edwardian-Era Home in Australia Conceals a Crisp, Airy Extension

The Site Was Long and Narrow, so They Cut the Home in Half

The Site Was Long and Narrow, so They Cut the Home in Half

Walls of Windows—and More Telescoping From the Roof—Define This One-Bed Australian Retreat

Walls of Windows—and More Telescoping From the Roof—Define This One-Bed Australian Retreat

This Narrow Lot in Australia Holds Two Homes—But One’s Stone, and the Other’s Steel

This Narrow Lot in Australia Holds Two Homes—But One’s Stone, and the Other’s Steel

Exposed Rafters Bridge This Australian Home With Its Lushly Landscaped Yard

Exposed Rafters Bridge This Australian Home With Its Lushly Landscaped Yard

Dimensions X Is Building Prefab Cabins Made Almost Entirely From Recyclable Materials

Dimensions X Is Building Prefab Cabins Made Almost Entirely From Recyclable Materials

A Bunker-Like Typography Studio Springs Up Beside a New Zealand Home

A Bunker-Like Typography Studio Springs Up Beside a New Zealand Home

Dark Timber Cladding Hides a Soaring Extension at the Rear of This Australian Cottage

Dark Timber Cladding Hides a Soaring Extension at the Rear of This Australian Cottage

Breeze Block Lovers, This Cottage Renovation in Australia Is for You

Breeze Block Lovers, This Cottage Renovation in Australia Is for You

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