home architecture
Articles
The sofa as landscape: How Groundpiece rewrote the rules
In 2001, Antonio Citterio designed a sofa that threw out the rulebook. A quarter-century later, Groundpiece remains Flexform’s longest-running bestseller – and it still looks like the future.
Ideas
Anthony Gill and Jason Gibney on urban density and bushfire resilience
Winners of the 2025 Habitus House of the Year and Editor’s Choice Award respectively, Anthony Gill and Jason Gibney join the podcast to discuss the state of housing in Australia today.
Events
Winners announced for 2025 Habitus House of the Year with Winnings
With 26 shortlisted homes, a 13-member jury and four standout winners, the 2025 Habitus House of the Year program wrapped up last night in Sydney with Winnings.
Articles
Maximising space and light with curtains and blinds
A lighter, roomier feel in your space can start at your window.
Articles
Raw Edges for Established & Sons reimagine parquetry with Tongue & Groove
London-based design duo Raw Edges have joined forces with Established & Sons and Tongue & Groove to introduce Wall to Wall – a hand-stained, “living collection” that transforms parquet flooring into a canvas of colour, pattern, and possibility.
Products
Statement stone: At home with Quartzite’s unimposing opulence
Emerging from millennia of geological force, each exquisite slab tells a singular narrative etched by time and tectonic power. And this luxurious dwelling serves as a masterful recontextualisation of this enduring beauty, highlighting the extraordinary aesthetic and uncompromising strength as the ultimate expressions of residential grandeur.
Events
Exhibitions and installations galore from Milan
Milan Design Week amounts to so much more than product launches, so here are a few installation and exhibition highlights that we stumbled across in 2025.
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Forward-looking immersive design in an adaptive reuse setting
Kokoda House in Richmond, Melbourne, puts immersive design front and centre, culminating in a seven-meter-high curved digital screen.
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A windswept house filled with art
Pippins is an architectural response to the land itself, where the boundaries between built form and natural landscape dissolve into one continuous experience.
Project
Home Truth at NGV: Breathe confronts the elephant in the oversized room
Melbourne-based architects Breathe have constructed an unfinished house at the NGV that puts the question of house sizes in Australia on the agenda.
Project
Socially savvy housing
Baldasso Cortese and his team have ensured that HousingFirst Marlborough Street is inclusive and, most importantly, a wonderful place to live.
Project
An inspiring landscape
Creating an inspired landscape for an exemplar residence, Kiasma Studio has curated the natural world to complement the man-made with exceptional results.
Ideas
Women in construction across India
Women play – and have for centuries played – a central role on construction sites in India. It’s something that western countries such as Australia might take note of and learn from.
Project
Preston Crossing takes on a refreshed identity
The social housing project at Preston Crossing by Hayball provides much-needed homes and arguably establishes a new standard in community-focused, sustainable design.
Events
Sitting down for dinner with Peter Goetz at Gaggenau Sydney
Gaggenau’s Managing Director was recently in Australia, where we had the pleasure of hosting an exclusive dinner at their Sydney showroom.
News
Designing the ‘Missing Middle’ in Newcastle and on the Central Coast
CKDS Architecture are designing the ‘missing middle’ in Newcastle and on the Central Coast.
Workplace
Breaking Ground at DOK Design Aesthetic Experience Center
The DOK Design Aesthetic Experience Center effectively conveys the practice’s capabilities to clients, drawing on both residential and commercial design to provide a tangible, experiential space.
Project
A landmark for gastronomy and design aficionados alike
Walker Street Precinct, designed as a collaboration between Cox Architecture, H&E Architects and Etymon Projects, is a project to satiate your urban palette and palate.
Project
Ribbon-cutting marks official opening of Woods Bagot-designed tower
Designed by Woods Bagot with interior design by Richards Stanisich, AURA is a mixed-use precinct in North Sydney that has just been officially opened.
News
Caring for Country, social housing and sporting facilities at the 2024 NSW Architecture Awards
The 2024 NSW Architecture Awards celebrate First Nations reclamation, social housing, sporting facilities and more.
News
The Dulux Colour Awards celebrate a paradigm-shifting approach to colour usage
At the 28th Dulux Colour Awards, designers were celebrated for their unwavering efforts to use colour to elevate architecture and design.
Events
Nine products to whet your appetite for Milan’s Salone del Mobile 2024
With Milan 2024 only a few weeks away, we sneak a view of some of the most exciting pieces set to go on show – from lighting design to furniture, here are nine preview products.
Project
The Loop by Alexis Dornier redefines Bali’s resort-style living
Who needs a resort getaway when the residents of The Loop is already living in one.
NSW
Space, light and generosity in the terrace house typology
This shortlisted residential project channels the story of a house through decades of ownership by the same client. With sensitive touches and an ambitious overall design vision, Annandale Terrace by Sam Crawford Architects is a delightful home.
Project
Living Grid House uses window boxes and plants as a clever solution to heat and privacy
Designed with a contemporary gridded form, the aptly named Living Grid House by L Architects deals with Singapore’s tropical climate in a clever manner.
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Terrace house with split-levels, skylights and indoor gardens
Formwerkz Architects employs a medley of judicious manoeuvres to create a light-filled, interactive terrace house filled with the pleasantries of plants.
People
The cinematic yet soft design of Carole Whiting
Carole Whiting is an artistic whirlwind of creativity, and the interiors she’s crafted have to be seen to be believed.
People
Conrad Architects: how luxury is changing in the Australian home
Paul Conrad, Conrad Architects founding director, designs premium residential homes and developments in many of Melbourne’s best streets.
Project
MAKK Architects imparts humanistic qualities to the House at Jalan Seruling
The House at Jalan Seruling, described by the owner as a “house that breathes”, is an emotive spatial outcome by MAKK Architects that integrates structure, activity, and the language of architecture.
People
What’s in a rebrand? Studio Johnston weighs in.
Studio Johnston will continue to bring its acclaimed design talent to new residential and commercial projects, with a renewed focus on interiors and the collaborative process.