Habitusliving.com • 13/10/2025

Lara Maeseele - Nebraska House | Habitus Living

A clean, refined and minimalist shell, gently perched on the rugged landscape of Bruny Island, Tasmania, on the lands of the Nuenonne People, Nebraska House by Lara Maeseele is a place to retreat. This project is a family holiday home that can expand and adapt to accommodate extended loved ones.

Habitusliving.com • 19/09/2025

Anthrosite - Maryville Heirloom House | Habitusliving

Deciding to preserve the historic 1905 brick miners’ cottage on the site, Anthrosite focused on demolishing the 1980s lean-to and outbuildings on the site.

Habitusliving.com • 17/09/2025

Josephine Hurley Architecture - Dragon Tree Terrace

Dragon Tree Terrace clients are a young professional couple who were drawn to the urban charm of this inner-city suburb.

Habitusliving.com • 17/09/2025

Andrew Donaldson Architecture & Design - Middle Dural House

Middle Dural House is an experimental venture by Andrew Donaldson Architects in collaboration with the clients and builders, Mallinger Constructions. They needed a home that could flex and grow for the expanding family and ageing parents in mind.

Habitusliving.com • 09/09/2025

Raspberry Jam - MYMYMY & NWE. Interior Design

Working in collaboration, NWE. Interior Design and MYMYMY Architecture drew inspiration from diverse influences — their bold and expressive art, furniture and book collection, plus the client’s wardrobe.

Habitusliving.com • 29/08/2025

Hotham - Austin Maynard Architects

The leafy inner-Canberra suburb of Deakin is located within the iconic Parliamentary Triangle envisioned by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. Their goal was to create a capital city that follows the natural contours of the land with concentric circles (Circuits) and radiating tree-lined avenues (Crescents) to invite nature into the urban landscape. In Deakin today, this vision is still being preserved through the Deakin Residents Association (DRA), which is united in keeping the a...

Habitusliving.com • 29/08/2025

Alexandra Buchanan Architecture - Kent | Habitus Living

As both client and the architect, Alexandra Buchanan had an opportunity to experiment and test out ideas in her family home – a home shared with her husband, their two sons, two cats, a golden retriever puppy and a large extended family that visits from all over the world. Located in Teneriffe, a Brisbane suburb on the river, the site is closely bordered by the neighbours, with the rear sloping down a steep hill to the west.

The design followed two interlocking concepts: to restore and maximise...

Habitusliving.com • 28/08/2025

DunnHillam - Copper Ribbon House | Habitus Living

Copper Ribbon House by DunnHillam celebrates the heritage of building. Fundamentally, it’s not a big structure, yet its design maximises space for family and friends to come together. It’s been built in harmonious agreement between the architects, the builders and the clients who saw the same vision for a simple beach house that represents longevity.

Habitusliving.com • 06/08/2025

Batten House by Ben Walker | Habitus Living

Located in Curtin, ACT, adjacent to the Yarralumla Creek, Batten House by Ben Walker Architects, engages the surrounding landscape while creating an intimate family home to welcome visitors.

Habitusliving.com • 06/06/2025

Pac Studio - Verdant House | Habitus Living

Designed by Pac Studio in collaboration with Steven Lloyd Architecture, Verdant House is a home for an artist, centred on colour and connection to the garden.

Habitusliving.com • 22/05/2025

Yukari House - Tanev Muir Architects | Habitus Living

Tapping into the tempo of the surrounding landscape, Yukari House by Tanev Muir Architects sits at the edge of the Arakwal National Park in Byron Bay.

Habitusliving.com • 21/05/2025

Kieron Gait Architects - Balmoral Hillside House | Habitus Living

Nestled under the original house, Balmoral Hillside House by Kieron Gait Architects connects with the landscape through an immersive design methodology.

Habitusliving.com • 07/05/2025

Anthony Gill Architects - Clifton House | Habitus Living

With typically understated class and a restricted material palette, Anthony Gill Architects has filled this private home in Sydney’s North Bondi with a rich garden presence.

Habitusliving.com • 22/04/2025

Morgan by Shaun Lockyer Architects

Through a series of courtyards and the repeated use of concrete, this home by Shaun Lockyer Architects becomes a retreat-like compound for a Brisbane family.

Habitusliving.com • 20/04/2025

Farmhouse Fields - Studio Hallihan

Located on Victoria’s Surf Coast, Farmhouse Fields by Studio Hallihan allows the expansive landscape feature with soft and textural materiality for a tranquil retreat.

Habitusliving.com • 18/04/2025

Marianne House - Victoria Merrett Architect | Habitus Living

Designed by Victoria Merrett Architects, Marianne House sees a mid-century modern cabin sensitively renovated into a spacious residence for a family of four. Located in Rye, a coastal suburb on the Mornington Peninsula an hour out of Melbourne, the area is immersed by Moonah trees (Melaleucas) and coastal grasses.

Habitusliving.com • 16/04/2025

Brahminy House by HGA Architects

Inviting the landscape in through a series of thoughtfully framed openings, Brahminy House by HGA Studio is connected to nature in peaceful and sculptural architecture.

Habitusliving.com • 15/04/2025

Scout by Strutt Studios

Defined by the Lichen corrugated metal hue, “sometimes green, sometimes grey”, Scout by Strutt Studios and collaborators is anchored in its environment.

Habitusliving.com • 17/03/2025

Three Peaks House - Ha Architecture | Habitus Living

Designed for Ha Architecture’s extended family, Three Peaks House sees the firm apply its design ethos to an addition that complements a heritage home in Preston, Melbourne. The brief was to extend the living areas for the family while engaging the north-facing garden.

“The clients are passionate about design and were keen to improve their charming family home for the next phase of their lives,” says Ha Principal, Nick Harding.

Habitusliving.com • 03/03/2025

Olaver Architecture - Dennis House | Habitus Living

Family life and innovative materials are at the heart of this sustainable home in Northcote, Melbourne.

Habitusliving.com • 15/01/2025

Soft light, simple materials: Quarry House by ARLO

Designed by ARLO, Quarry House is a shared vision between the architects and their creative clients in Melbourne’s village-like inner city suburb of Northcote.

Habitusliving.com • 20/12/2024

Breathe Architecture - Hideout House

Found down a quiet Brunswick street in inner city Melbourne, Hideout House by Breathe Architecture creates a refuge and retreat from everyday life.

Habitusliving.com • 12/12/2024

Honeysuckle House - Planned Living Architects | Habitus Living

Enveloped by abundant nature, Honeysuckle House by Planned Living Architects is located on a semi-rural property in the small coastal town of Shoreham, on the coast of Westernport Bay, Victoria.

Habitusliving.com • 09/09/2024

Blackwattle House - Hayley Pryor Architect | Habitus Living

A sanctuary and retreat from the street, Blackwattle House by Hayley Pryor Architect elevates everyday living.