ArchiBlox creates garden roof for house overlooking a beach in Australia
ArchiBlox has given this prefabricated beachfront house near Sydney a verdant plant-covered roof to help it blend into its clifftop setting. More
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Sculpted concrete facade directs daylight into Smart Design Studio's house for an art collector
Geometric concrete forms collide to create the sculptural facade of this house for a Sydney art collector, which features numerable windows and skylights that illuminate the gallery-like interior. More
Adriana Hanna designs Sottsass-inspired interior for Melbourne hair salon
The bold colours and geometric shapes used throughout this hair salon in Melbourne are based on the works of postmodernist designer Ettore Sottsass. More
Woods Bagot's zinc-clad apartments echo industrial context in Melbourne
Balconies and windows with deep black frames project from these zinc-clad apartment blocks in Melbourne, designed by Woods Bagot to reference the area's industrial architecture. More
Winners of Australian National Architecture Awards 2016 revealed
The Australian Institute of Architects has announced 32 winners of its annual architecture awards, including an observation point made from shipping containers at a Tasmanian winery and a packing shed converted into a contemporary art gallery. More
Collective workspace in Melbourne features plank-covered walls and bespoke furniture
A group of Melbourne creatives pooled their skills to create this co-working space, which features wood-lined walls, concrete floors and furniture designed by the studios that occupy it. More
CHROFI wins Australian conservatory contest with "hovering cube" design
Sydney studio CHROFI has won a competition to create a new conservatory at the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra with plans for a raised cube dressed in curtain-like glazing. More
Australian country house by Rob Kennon features a colonnade and a courtyard
This single-storey house in the Australian countryside was designed by architect Rob Kennon with a sheltered veranda around the outside and a courtyard at its centre. More
Kerstin Thompson adds intimate underground tasting room to Australian winery
A doorway discreetly set into a circular stone wall leads into this moody subterranean wine cellar that architect Kerstin Thompson has created at Australia's TarraWarra vineyard. More
Studio Mumbai presents MPavilion 2016 built using seven kilometres of bamboo
Studio Mumbai founder Bijoy Jain has unveiled his completed MPavilion in Melbourne – a square structure built from bamboo and wood, but not the cow dung originally planned. More
DesignOffice converts disused power station into restaurant in Melbourne
Australian architecture studio DesignOffice has converted a former power station in Melbourne into a cafe and restaurant with exposed brickwork and abundant planting. More
Branch Studio Architects revamps 1960s dream house in Melbourne
This 1960s house in suburban Melbourne has been overhauled by Branch Studio Architects to create a contemporary home for the original owners' granddaughter (+ slideshow). More
Unions ban construction workers from demolishing Sydney's brutalist Sirius building
Australian trade unions have banned construction workers from demolishing one of Sydney's only brutalist buildings, which failed in its bid for heritage listing earlier this summer. More
Split House by BKK Architects is made up of two angular wooden structures
Angular volumes clad in timber and metal step down the side of a sloping site to form this house near Melbourne with ocean views (+ slideshow). More
OSK Architects hides a second storey beneath Seddon House's angular metal roof
A large corrugated metal roof is drawn down over the the upper floor of this house in Melbourne, making it appear to have just a single level when seen from the street (+ slideshow). More
Murray Barker and Laith McGregor create concrete ping pong tables
Architect Murray Barker and artist Laith McGregor have designed two outdoor table tennis tables from monolithic concrete slabs (+ slideshow). More
Dark-toned extension added to white Federation house in Sydney by Studioplusthree
Architects office Studioplusthree has overhauled a traditional house in Sydney for a pair of musicians, adding a recycled-brick extension that features a projecting black steel awning. More
BoardGrove Architects designs Melbourne apartment to look like a gallery
The kitchen inside this Melbourne apartment is designed to look more like a gallery, where furniture and fittings appear as art objects. More
Woods Bagot designs its own Melbourne architecture office to encourage staff to socialise
A cookbook by El Bulli chef Ferran Adrià played a key role in determining architecture firm Woods Bagot's design for its new Melbourne studio. More
Heritage listing denied for rare brutalist building in Sydney
New South Wales officials have rejected recommendations to heritage list the Sirius apartment building – leaving one of Sydney's only examples of brutalist architecture at risk of demolition. More