And let’s not forget upkeep. The more you build, the more you clean. The more you maintain. The more things break. The more you have to heat and cool and power. It's a lot. A smaller, smarter home ...

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There’s something magic about a home that treads gently on the land. Jamison Architects have done just that with Hinterland ...

My wise mother, Wendy, has a saying about big houses, 'it's just more to clean'. And yet Australians now have the largest average house sizes in the world. No wonder we feel like we never have enough ...

Country houses often enjoy stunning views and plenty of land. If your dream is to escape to the country, then you’ll love how these architecturally designed country homes have an easy-going, rustic ...

The lean-to is a classic addition to older homes. Tacked on at some point after it became fashionable (and possible) to have the kitchen, laundry and bathroom part of the house proper, lean-tos were ...

The home has been designed to sit lightly on the ground using a balance of old and new, in exposed timbers, recycled bricks and natural, raw materials. Large sliding glass doors, running the length of ...

Who doesn’t love to escape to the beach? Whether they’re for holidays or full-time living, architecturally designed beach houses have a laid-back, beachy quality that’s hard not to love. Instead of ...

Virtually every year horrific bushfires threaten homes and lives in Australia. Thanks to strict bushfire regulations we are beginning to see a new breed of homes designed to resist bushfire which will ...

Previously the domain of building sites and dodgy fence repairs, plywood has gone domestic. It seems we’re all a bit tired of lifeless white plasterboard. Because if there’s one trend in interior ...

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This two-storey Fitzroy North home uses its laneway boundary to create a lush, private inner-city oasis with a pool at its heart. Why settle for a standard backyard when you can wrap your home around ...