Habitusliving.com • 13/02/2026

Scale Architecture - Spring Beach House | Habitus Living

‘How thoughtful design can do more with less, while still being generous and considered’: that’s the Scale ethos, and one that found good company in the clients’ vision for their compact beach retreat on the East Coast of Lutruwita / Tasmania.

Habitusliving.com • 06/02/2026

Gawler Crescent - Ben Walker Architects

Soft, tranquil, calm – they’re all words that come to mind when viewing Gawler Crescent by Ben Walker Architects.

Habitusliving.com • 06/02/2026

Merewether Gully House - Anthrosite | Habitus Living

Form and line are accentuated in the Merewether Gully House by Anthrosite, creating a home that embraces its connection to the outdoors, even from within.

Habitusliving.com • 12/11/2025

ADDARC - St Kilda Residence | Habitusliving

Sleek and uniform, yet warm in tone and texture, St Kilda Residence by ADDARC plays with rammed earth and light for a flexible family home.

Habitusliving.com • 06/11/2025

Neometro - 57 Martin St | Habitusliving

On Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country, in Melbourne/Naarm’s inner-city suburb of Thornbury, developer Neometro approached 57 Martin St with a unique position. They were considering the long-term benefit of the environment and the residents through each design decision.

Habitusliving.com • 06/11/2025

TRIAS - Cloaked House | Habitusliving

Located in Mosman on Sydney’s North Shore on Borogegal Country, Cloaked House by TRIAS centres sustainability in a client brief for a family of four with two teenage kids. They wanted a family home that would feel beautiful, timeless, secure and safe with an improved approach to light, air, outlook, as well as connections to the garden and canopy.

Habitusliving.com • 22/10/2025

Merinda Sounds Beach House by Maytree Studios | Habitusliving

On the land of the Ballia, Gurang, Gooreng and Taribelang Bunda people, located deep in the bushland of Agnes Water, Queensland, a charred black timber home steps down a steep site, capturing expansive coastal views. Designed by Maytree Studios, Merinda Sounds Beach House is a holiday home that brings extended family together in a robust, deeply connected-to-nature setting.

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.