Soak In the Greatness of This Gorgeous Melbourne AdditionPandolfini Architects melds steel, concrete, and oak in an elegant, double-height rear addition to a 100-year-old residence.
A Run-Down Melbourne Bungalow's Makeover Embraces Light and Family LifeBeyond its "stately facade," the interior of this California-style bungalow was forlorn and neglected when the new homeowners...
Exploring Melbourne, AustraliaNo opera house. No Bondi Beach. No sunning celebs. This is Melbourne, home of Australia’s most thriving design scene.
Renovation: A Breezy Modern Addition Opens Up a Historic Melbourne HomeA family with three young sons asked Mitsuori Architects to renovate and expand their venerable Victorian house to accommodate...
Two Architects Build a Chalet-Style Getaway Near Lake TahoeSherry Scott and John Kosich create a weather-ready retreat in the mountains of California.
A New Hip Roof Rejuvenates a California-Style Bungalow in MelbourneThis Melbourne house inspired by California bungalows was renovated and extended without neglecting its original form or...
A Remodel Turns a Dark and Choppy House in Melbourne Into a Bright, Flexible Family HomeA 1970s double-brick family home in Doncaster, Melbourne, was dramatically remodeled to take full advantage of scenic views of...
A Cool Melbourne Cottage Riffs Off of its Victorian NeighborsUsing the same roof form and materials as the houses surrounding it, this Australian residence reinterprets the pitched-roof...
Old Meets New in This Modern Extension to an Edwardian House in MelbourneNinety-nine years after this 1915 Edwardian-era house was built, Australian firm Preston Lane transformed the interior via a...
A 1960s Melbourne Warehouse Is Upcycled and Transformed Into an Energy-Efficient Family HomeA family's dream of living in a converted warehouse becomes a reality when Zen Architects successfully transforms a leaky...
An Australian Architect’s Dazzling Interpretation of Prairie Style Lists for the First TimeBuilt in the 1960s and now asking $4.2M, the Frank Lloyd Wright–inspired Mirrabooka House sits on five acres of magnificent...
A Progressive Melbourne Development Company Helps Facilitate an Exquisite Home RenovationThe BuildHer Collective, a development company whose aim is to empower women to tackle their own construction projects, teams up...
An Art Deco Warehouse in Melbourne Is Converted Into a Shared Office SpaceA dynamic warehouse conversion in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, allows two creative businesses to share a boardroom and break...
2 New Gable Roofs Brighten Up an Edwardian Cottage in MelbourneThe Melbourne beachside suburb of Sandringham is filled with period houses such as this Edwardian timber home—but this one has...
This Australian Home Is a Study in Simplicity and StyleCareful detailing and attention to scale ensure that this dwelling in Ballarat, Victoria, is elegant and fuss-free.
An Australian Architect Builds a Rammed Earth-and-Steel Home For His FamilyBush House by architect Paul O’Reilly takes a page from California’s Case Study houses, and is inspired by the family’s love of...
A Glass House on Australia’s Sunshine CoastEach week, we tap into Dwell's Instagram community to bring you the most captivating design and architecture shots of the week.
Tropical Passionfruit Vines Obscure Twin Houses Near Brisbane, AustraliaWhile this pair of lushly planted residences was originally built as a development opportunity, the client was so taken with them...
The Brick Weave House in ChicagoBorn as a horse stable, the Brick Weave House in Chicago is all about transportation and transparency.
A Creative Brick Extension That’s Designed to Adapt With a Growing Family’s NeedsThis compact extension at the rear of a suburban house in Melbourne, Australia, includes a ground-level garage on its...
An Architect’s Gable-Roofed House Near Munich Fits Five Levels InsideIn his own family residence, architect Kai Binnewies carves out a multilevel interior to put a modern twist on tradition.
Vaulted Skylights and Concrete Columns Connect This Melbourne Home With the SunConcrete, aluminum, and skylights create architectural alchemy in this breezy residence in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.
Budget Breakdown: An Architect Builds a 14-Foot-Wide House in Atlanta For $332KThe skinny house, which resides on an “unbuildable” lot, stretches three stories high in the gabled rear.
Reclaimed Brick Ties Together a Sustainable Australian HomeTRIAS Studio follows a “less but better” mindset for a couple seeking to downsize to a modest and eco-friendly home.
It Took a Whole Family to Build This HouseIn upstate New York, two families unite to design a vacation house that will suit all their needs for years to come.
A Simple PlanA Marmol Radziner–designed prefab house, trucked onto a remote Northern California site, takes the pain out of the construction...
What Looks Like a Single Dwelling in Melbourne Actually Holds Six Walk-Up ApartmentsLocated in the suburb of Richmond in Melbourne, Australia, Coppin Street Apartments consists of five one-bedroom units and one...
An Australian Renovation Gives New Life to Midcentury StyleTake a second look at Nest Architects, an Australian firm featured in our September 2016 renovation issue with this MCM update.
Near Montreal, a House Connects With Its SurroundingsIn Boucherville, Quebec, Blouin Tardif Architecture-Environnement designs a single-family house that opens onto a veranda.
This Transformed Melbourne House Resembles a Quirky VillageA playful renovation in Melbourne creates a series of gabled structures.
Near Boston, a Red House Designed to be GreenA teardown renovation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, comes with a mandate for maximum efficiency.
An Australian Architect's Simple Brick House With Impressive Green RoofWith a simple brick house on a tiny lot, an Australian architect shows that style needn't be fussy or expensive.
An Australian Home's Brick Addition Creates a Private Backyard HavenInspired by the surrounding industrial neighborhood, a brick addition to a heritage cottage outside Melbourne creates a private...
A Curvaceous Brick Home Follows the Edge of a Forest Near Mexico CityLANZA Atelier’s Forest House is a triumph of artisanal expertise and sensitivity toward nature.
A Layered Home in Coastal Australia That Merges With the Limestone TerrainLocated in Victoria, Australia, on a site that's lined with limestone shelves and underground caves, this house was designed as a...
11 Amazing Australian HomesToday, architecture and design in Australia is more vibrant and exciting than ever.