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How can architecture go beyond just dictating the building form and materiality to co-exist with nature? The architect of this home takes a more holistic approach.

Black is matched with white and classic with contemporary in this bathroom, which also finds a mid point between masculine lines and a softer ambience

Tweaked original plans result in a hall running right through this 1940s home, providing a glimpse of the new light-filled extension at the rear

Solar passive home also has extremely functional layout

Sharp lines, light forms and the lush integration of nature all combine to connect this home to its phenomenal beachside site

A run down Victorian-style home was restored with complementary modern elements and open plan living to achieve better flow and more light

Modern revamp opens up 1960s Sydney harbour-side apartment connects it to its surroundings

Architect Stefan Antoni turns a 1970s horror of a master suite into an open-plan space that’s become an everyday pleasure to use

The raw, fair-face concrete wall experienced on the approach to this home belies the openness and transparency found on the other side of the home

Flooded with natural light, this glamour-meets-semi-industrial kitchen opens up to its outdoor setting – however, there are subtle demarcations of oper...

Modern elements combine with an old world-look wall finish to tie to both original and new parts in a renovated and expanded home

The primary structure of this new home consists of parallel precast concrete walls, fully glazed at each end and topped with a gabled roof