Emma-Kate Wilson

With minimalist charm, the Albert Park extension by Modscape highlights the architectural possibilities of prefabricated construction, creating a tranquil retreat for its inhabitants. Modscape was brought on board to reinvent the original ageing Victorian-era house and its dated, clunky extension, located in the Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. The client’s brief was to provide a home that was a quiet, relaxing place to come return to, away from the busy, frantic pace of the surrounding city.

Adam Kane Architects designed Yandoit Cabin as an eco-home for an artist to live and work within the surrounding gumtrees.

From a conceptual point of view, the architects wanted the whole project to integrate both architecture and landscape, in everything from the perspective on the street to elements throughout the house. Having native and endemic flora and fauna was essential to the clients, and inspired the name of the house, “Red Zephyr Blue”, from the red and blue dragonflies that appeared during the build.

A former ‘chook’ farm in Red Hill on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is reinvented by Templeton Architecture as a family getaway using raw materials to blend and highlight the architecture’s stunning vista views.