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This renovation/expansion project achieves the neat trick of evoking the home's Mid-century origins in the additions without actually aping the architecture

Faced with a variously occupied neighbourhood this home stands out in its black livery and presents as a series of stacked metal-clad boxes 

This villa celebrates a fusion of artefacts, artworks, atmosphere, and nature to encourage a poetic life, loosening up in mind and body

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This home's street face is pretty low key apart from an artistic horizontal slash of red metal fascia that signals the location of the front door

The redesign of this home preserves the existing structure but transforms it into an open, daylit home – rethinking the windows played a big part

Recycled timber elements and hints of vintage textures like handmade tiles add authenticity to this farmhouse-style kitchen's simple layout

The architect built this seaside home with sustainability in mind – as part of this, rainwater is stored and then used to top up the accompanying pool

Operating as a fire surround on the other side, this dark-stained cedar blade wall doubles as a space divider between living area and kitchen

New entertaining spaces and kitchen are tied to the cladding and character of the original home in the application of face brick and brise soleil walls

This family home comprises two buildings unified by an internal courtyard so, during the day, most interior spaces benefit from the northern sun