We explore Outline Project and Kennedy Nolan’s Kooyong, where cues from the Arts and Crafts architectural style combine in the form of six luxury townhouses.

Housed under an oversized sweeping roof, Barwon Heads House replaces an existing humble timber holiday cabin with a design that approaches the site with a robust responsiveness.

Tamarama House deftly balances the need for privacy and protection in a coastal setting with the desire or full immersion in the site’s natural beauty.

The studied simplicity of these elevations exemplifies the architects’ focus inward to create spaces that cannot be read from the exterior but which must be experienced from within.

Wrapping around a series of integrated landscapes, a sequence of geometric volumes maximise aspect while dismantling the trials of the wedge-shaped site.

Through a muted, timeless palette and a pared-back spatial approach, Heartly’s interiors for the Rose Street Worker’s Cottage respectfully respond to Honto Architecture’s restoration work.

The many-faceted offerings of Willow Urban Retreat define its tranquil presence as a haven that serves as a platform for human connection to self, community and place.

7 Ivy Lane brings a Palm Springs-inspired aesthetic to Launceston in the north of Tasmania, where HONED Architecture + Design play with contrast between light and dark.

Veiled by a series of white perforated screens, Nelson House layers materials, landscape and spaces to create a balance between seclusion and connection to the surrounding urban context.

We explore B.E. Architecture’s Point Nepean Residence in Portsea with views that look at over Portsea Pier and Port Phillip Bay, and sustainable materials that bring the natural setting inside.

Toorak 2 sees Robson Rak pare back the unnecessary embellishments of a 1980s Georgian-style home to reveal and enhance its inherent elegance.

For Portland St Residence Nina Maya Interiors drew inspiration from the impressive panoramic views of Sydney Harbour to create a soft and tranquil home.

Melbourne Design Studios have used biophilic principles to artfully integrate their latest urban residential project, Slate House, to the surrounding natural environment.

We explore Twohill and James Architecture’s QLD Architecture Awards entry Camp Hill House, where the bones of the existing cottage are opened to make way for additional living and integrated garden.

Enclosing its new living, dining and kitchen zones, Randwick Pavilion by MASQ Architecture sits as a small brick-sleeved structural gesture, floating above a glass enclosure below.

As an affront to the typical residential coastal offering, the approach to North Avoca stemmed from a motivation to embrace the site’s many obstacles and create a contextually-responsive architecture.

Subtly interweaving old and new, the St Kilda East House does not seek to transform the stately art deco original, instead enhancing a sense of connection between the contemporary and the existing.

Themes of balance, light and dark underpin a unique union of traditional and contemporary in Tom Mark Henry’s Bischoff Residence, designed together with Unfold Architecture.

Unassuming lines and a modest approach sees a rectilinear expression emerge as a comfortable dwelling for its young family in Byron Bay.

Skinny House sees Japanese principles utilised to carve out internal spaces free from the clutter and noise of the everyday, proposing a true home sanctuary for a considered life.

Set among the mature gums, the Clifton Hill House is a project deeply inspired by client Fleur Glenn’s lifetime of connection to the site and her community.

A structural masterpiece, the intricately designed Woollahra Courtyard House by Co-AP Architects has been shortlisted for several design awards.

We explore Amber Road’s Polychrome House, where a client’s impassioned love of art and bold approach to colour, see the transformation of a small home in Cronulla, into a vibrant celebration of life.

NTF Architecture’s Salisbury Townhouses exemplify a refreshing residential typology that embraces the ideals of affordability through a refined architectural lens.