ArchitectureAu • 31/01/2026

Burringbar House by Fouché Architects

Set amongst the lowland rainforest on Bundjalung Country in Northern New South Wales, Burringbar House by Fouché Architects employs a strategy of careful modification, working with the fabric of the original 1970s home.

ArchitectureAu • 26/11/2025

Ricotta House by Sarah Gibson, Paul Tilse Architects and Vanessa Hawes (Interiors)

Set inside a Spanish Revival House, one of the oldest in Canberra on Ngunnawal Country, Ricotta House is a fun interplay of heritage and contemporary architecture. It asks critical questions on what a new addition can explore without competing with history.

ArchitectureAu • 18/11/2025

Chromatica by Arent and Pyke

Using rich, velvety tones and materiality, Arent and Pyke creates a soft cocoon in the heart of Sydney for Chromatica, an immersive sanctuary, inherently connected to its surroundings and vistas over Sydney Harbour.

ArchitectureAu • 23/09/2025

Australia Post Support Centre by Hassell

Channelling the fun excitement of receiving a parcel in the post, Hassell designed the new Australia Post Support Centre to invite surprise and visual interest on every level. With a place for everyone, the design is centred on the concept of “connecting the network” set against the backdrop of sustainability, championing design circularity.

ArchitectureAu • 28/08/2025

Meet the maker: Maryam Moghadam

There is something so evocative in the designs of Naarm/Melbourne-based Maryam Moghadam Studio: a call to touch, engage and be with their quirky and eclectic presence. The idiosyncrasies of the Bangladeshi-Greek designer interplay with the needs of modern design, yet also provide a juxtaposition to the fundamental requirements. Minimalist, they are not.

Houses Magazine • 18/08/2025

Cal Somni

In the backyard of a beach shack in Fingal Head, this garden pavilion is an adaptable space for living in the landscape.

ArchitectureAu • 23/07/2025

Fairmont Tokyo by Bar Studio

A hotel in the sky, Fairmont Tokyo designed by Bar Studio, is the debut Japanese offering from the international hoteliers. Located next to the waterfront in Shibaura on Tokyo Bay, the Melbourne and Madrid-based designers incorporated Japanese materiality and a vast art collection to complement and enhance the sparkling cityscape beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.

ArchitectureAu • 10/07/2025

Longboard House by Those Architects

This home in Byron Bay enjoys a flexible, family-focused design that embraces outdoor living, low-impact materials, and the coast's laid-back, surf-loving lifestyle.

ArchitectureAu • 30/06/2025

New Line House by Studio Prineas

A sensitive adaptation by Studio Prineas has transformed a late 1970s Pettit and Sevitt Lowline house, creating a sentimental family home that preserves a legacy of memories.

ArchitectureAu • 25/06/2025

Green Cup Canteen Chadstone by Hecker Guthrie

In a clean, minimal shell, Green Cup by Hecker Guthrie celebrates a raw philosophy with a material palette of simple aesthetics and hard-working functionality. This sentiment was at the heart of the brief, one that should echo the honest food being served, with ‘no hidden surprises.’

ArchitectureAu • 28/05/2025

Metal, memory and the maker’s hand: The work of Ella Saddington

Ella Saddington’s design studio Cordon Salon, launched in 2018, is the result of a deep investigation into pre-industrial crafts through research, collaboration and experimentation.

ArchitectureAu • 18/05/2025

Deloitte Adelaide by Woods Bagot

Deloitte Adelaide by Woods Bagot is a layered workplace bringing people together through connection to people and place, while imprinting Adelaide’s DNA into the design. Designing a site to welcome clients, graduates and workers, Woods Bagot approached the project as a curation of innovation, sustainability and celebration of local artists and makers.

ArchitectureAu • 10/04/2025

In conversation with Martino Gamper

Martino Gamper aims to connect people through his designs — spanning object, meals, books, and ideas — that blend the boundaries of art and design.

ArchitectureAu • 07/04/2025

In conversation with Max Lamb

Growing up in the rugged landscapes of Cornwall and Yorkshire, British designer and artist Max Lamb reveals an expression of nature and raw materiality through his work.

ArchitectureAu • 05/03/2025

The Eve Hotel and Bar Julius by SJB

The Eve Hotel Sydney and Bar Julius by SJB transports its guests a world away from the busy city streets for a tactile retreat. Located in the heart of Sydney on Wunderlich Lane at the Surry Hills/Redfern border, the hotel and lobby bar evoke timelessness with a contemporary edge for an enduring legacy.

ArchitectureAu • 26/02/2025

Material & Culture: Exploring craft and identity at the Rotterdam Design Biennale

Australian-based designer Bolaji Teniola has curated a group exhibition for the inaugural Rotterdam Design Biennale in which eight Adelaide designers are asked, ‘What does your choice of material say about you?’

ArchitectureAu • 29/01/2025

Cox Architecture Adelaide Studio by Cox Architecture

Focusing on maximizing every square metre with sustainability, Cox Architecture’s Adelaide studio is an example of how innovative and beautiful design with eco credentials can serve and inform one another.

ArchitectureAu • 15/01/2025

Architectural forms from nature: Nicholas Aylward's designs

Juxtaposing the raw, natural finish of fallen timber, Nicholas Aylward uses geometry and architectural forms to craft minimalist objects with organic maximalist flair.

ArchitectureAu • 28/11/2024

Celebrating alchemy: Studio Kaytar

Employing a richly textured materiality, the objects of Studio Kaytar’s design practice are an experimental approach to form and function.

ArchitectureAu • 30/10/2024

Balancing opposing qualities: Locki Humphrey's furniture designs

Locki Humphrey's work explores the dynamic balance between opposing qualities. The interplay between hard and soft, form and texture is a central theme in Locki's designs and is evident in their new work for an upcoming exhibition at Craft Victoria.

ArchitectureAU • 03/09/2024

Michael Gittings: Hovering between art and design

Exploring the ephemeral, transient nature of life, Melbourne-based artist and designer Michael Gittings captures fleeting moments through the permanence of metal.

ArchitectureAu • 03/09/2024

Hotel Marvell by Harley Graham Architects

In Byron Bay, Hotel Marvell presents a minimalist touch and a robust materiality without fuss.

ArchitectureAU • 05/06/2024

The Rubinstein Group by Esoteriko

When you step inside, it’s hard to tell if this is a spa or an office. The Rubinstein Group’s new headquarters designed by Esoteriko demands another look to be sure. From the clean and textural rendered walls to the plush materiality, hidden booths and boucle lounges, all is not as it seems inside this luxury real estate agency’s new Sydney office.

ArchitectureAu • 01/05/2024

A different beat for Houses: Kitchens and Bathrooms issue 19

A challenging site in Brisbane called for unconventional thinking for the Same Same but Different House by Maytree Studios, which anchors living spaces around a decadent purple kitchen.