Originally a bank in 1905, now a designer family home. The Bowmont, Tasmania

Originally built as a bank in 1905, The Bowmont is known as ‘Federation Free Style’ in its design. An architectural term used to describe commercial buildings that adapted the Federation style of residential homes to larger buildings, without being constrained…

Moor | Whiting Architects

Moor designed by Whiting Architects is the epitome of easy modern living. This uncomplicated home which used to be an outdated single-fronted and single-bedroom terrace in the heritage streetscape of Fitzroy was overdue for a much-needed renovation. The refurbishment of…

Bustle House | FMD Architects

Who wouldn’t fall in love with an old home that has a rich history, value, and overall character? The renovation of an old nineteenth-century Victorian terrace in inner-Melbourne has paved the way to a deep realisation about how our constantly…

Morningside Residence | Kieron Gait Architects

This 1920s Queenslander is a beautiful reminder that some heritage homes can feel as though they haven’t aged a day. With a growing family, the residents have decided to build new functional spaces as a new form of embellishment to…

Jac | Panovscott

Located in an inner western suburb of Sydney, Jac is an incredible transformation of a home via the insertion of a new structure between two that already exist. The first being a federation era four-room cottage, whilst the second is an astoundingly…

DDM Residence | Mim Design + Tecture

A mid-century Caufield North home in the leafy parts of Melbourne’s east has been given a much-needed restoration by interior designers Mim Design and architect Ben Robertson, Director of Tecture. With a new lease on life, this once gloomy and cramped home…

Little Parndon | Templeton Architecture

I hope you’re hungry, cause this house is a visual feast you’re going to want to indulge. Nothing short of spectacular, this delightful East Melbourne home is the perfect marriage of classic and contemporary. Better known as Little Pardon House, architect…

Barcom Terrace | Arent & Pyke

Converting a Grande Dame of heritage architecture into a family home was both an inspiration and a challenge for Arent & Pyke. Their design process was guided by their determination to retain and enhance the elements they loved about the house, whilst changing up…

Waterloo House | Anthony Gill Architects with Budwise Garden Design

Sandwiched between its neighbours as part of a row of terraces sat Waterloo House, a modest heritage-listed terrace that lacked light and pined for a much-needed nature-infused facelift. Anthony Gill Architects, together with the Budwise Garden Design successfully altered the then-confined and dim house…

Perimeter House | Make Architecture

Once an industrial wasteland, the suburb of Abbotsford, Melbourne is now a hip neighborhood full of creatives, upbeat families, converted warehouses and cool bars. In this inner-city hotspot stands a whitewashed Victorian weatherboard cottage which has been given a once-over by Make Architecture.…