CO-architecture | The Latest in Australian Home Design

Every homeowner asks the same question before picking up a paintbrush or calling a builder. Will this renovation actually add value, or am I just spending money because I feel like the house needs it? In Australia's property market, where a single percentage point of value can mean tens of thousands of dollars, that question deserves a proper answer rather than a guess based ...

R ARCHITECTURE has spent 15 years elevating the everyday suburbs, bringing the rigour of large-scale commercial projects to the places most Australians actually live. In this edition of Behind the Design, the practice talks through why they...

For Melbourne-based architect Jane Merrylees, the best homes aren't designed around aesthetics, they're designed around people. Founding Merrylees Architecture after years working across healthcare, hospitality and high-end resident...

Every architect eventually meets the same brief: a floor plan with a dark heart. Narrow terraces, semi-detached cottages and deep-set additions all share the same problem. Light that reaches the front rooms rarely makes it to the middle or back of the house. Skylights and roof glazing have become one of the most reliable tools for solving this, pulling daylight down through t...

GROTTO founder Craig brings a background in carpentry, masonry and a stint at Herzog & de Meuron to every project. In this edition of Behind the Design, he talks through why the strongest design decisions start well before drawing begins, how GROTTO Studio str...