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Havenwood / Atlas Architects

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Havenwood House began with a family gift: a block of land in a quiet Brighton cul-de-sac. What followed tested the project at every turn—planning disputes, a drawn-out VCAT process, the collapse of the original builder, and ultimately a complete rethink of the design. From these challenges emerged a light-filled home that reconsiders the suburban backyard, placing nature, community, and long-term living at the forefront of everyday life.

Hotham House / Austin Maynard Architects

Miwa Negoro — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Embedded within lush foliage on an established suburban street just off the National Circuit, with a direct view of the flag over Parliament House, Hotham seeks to slow down and consider Canberra's past, present, and future built environment. Working to demonstrate the importance of responding to, rather than erasing the cultural and architectural fabric of Australia's Capital city - a city which 'embodies the Australian spirit and symbolises Australian life and achievement.'

Melbourne Architecture City Guide: 31 Diverse Projects Shaping One of the World’s Most Liveable Cities

Hana Abdel — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 07:30:00 +0000

For the third year in a row, Melbourne has been selected as one of the top five most liveable cities in the world. The city is widely viewed as the leading architectural hub in Australia for its unique street culture and diverse design expression, with its layers and bold mix of architectural styles. From the very well-restored Victorian era edifices with their intricate ornamentation and detailing to the adjoining Contemporary landmarks, the city seems to achieve a nice balance of all typologies and design movements, while still being very inviting and engaging to its citizens.

Parkside Home / Austin Maynard Architects

Hana Abdel — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 03:00:00 +0000

Parkside is an environmentally adaptable and deeply sustainable home intended for aging-in-place. This compact two-storey house realises the owner's longstanding retirement plan; to downsize into their own backyard.

Kiddy Kitty Court House / Kuzman Architecture

Hana Abdel — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 02:00:00 +0000

Kiddy Kitty Court House is an alteration and additions project to an arts and crafts cottage in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne. The owners, AFL player Ben Brown and marriage celebrant Hester Brown, came to us as excited parents-to-be. They loved their charming 2-bedroom cottage in Moonee Ponds but recognized it would not meet the demands of a growing family. Their brief was to create a family home that was light, bright, and joyous to accommodate their future kiddy, two kitties, and their busy, sport-loving lives.

Lang 靚 House / Austin Maynard Architects

Hana Abdel — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Lang 靚 is a new, double-storey house in South Yarra that reflects the owner's vision for “a wellness-enhancing home that is architectural and inspirational.” The result of exploring “a different sort of mindset,” the design deliberately avoids hallways and corridors and instead maximizes the potential for open space, natural light, and greenery on a relatively small inner-city-sized block.

Slate House / Austin Maynard Architects

Hana Abdel — Fri, 12 May 2023 01:00:00 +0000

Slate House is a new three-level, high-performing, high-end apartment building of 14 spacious homes, in the bayside suburb of Brighton in Melbourne. Responding to the developer's brief to produce beautiful, thoughtful, refined, and efficient homes, we focused on aesthetics, context, and sustainability. Achieving an outstanding NatHERS rating of 8.2 stars, Slate House is Brighton’s first fossil-fuel-free multi-residential apartment building.

tsai Butcher Shop, Office / tsai Design

Hana Abdel — Tue, 02 May 2023 01:00:00 +0000

Tsai butcher shop is our home and office in Geelong. The project is divided into 2 stages, the shopfront and office fit-out are completed as stage 1, with the house renovation to the back as stage 2 to be completed next year. The project got its name as the building was once a local butcher shop, we had a vision to convert it into a shopfront house, with an architects’ office and retail shop to the front, and a residential home to the back, the ultimate work-from-home pad.

The Seat House / Atlas Architects

Hana Abdel — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 22:00:00 +0000

The Seat was not just affected by the global pandemic, it was born of it. Our clients, a semi-retired couple who bought the property on a whim, were seeking a weekender on the coast with room to breathe – a safe place for their grown family to escape, gather and relax. When the pandemic hit, the couple found themselves unexpectedly spending more and more time at their new retreat, and decided they needed a home to match the stunning coastal landscape.

Picket House / Austin Maynard Architects

Hana Abdel — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:00:00 +0000

Picket House is a two-storey addition to a freestanding Edwardian timber house, on a corner block, at the top of a hill in Northcote. The old part of the house has been re-roofed and internally upgraded and now forms the sleeping quarters. The new addition has a kitchen, dining, and living, with a pantry, powder room, and laundry along the southern side. The living area is double-height to maximize light and volume. The first floor has a multi-functional open space and access to an external deck.

Hawthorn Studio / Wallis Design

Hana Abdel — Sun, 29 May 2022 19:00:00 +0000

The Brief - The brief was to create a collaborative design studio for Wallis Design, ZD Construction, and JPM Bathrooms that could be flexible and accommodate the needs of everyone. The studio needed to incorporate semi-private workstations, as well as a collaborative meeting zone, a trading library, and a kitchenette area. We wanted to restore some of the existing features within the space like the exposed Brickwork, lofty ceilings, and archway to create a sense of calm amongst the hustle of Burwood Road.

Seascape Residence / Atlas Architects

Hana Abdel — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0000

The clients first approached our office looking to build a small sustainable home on a vacant property in Balnarring. Their initial idea was to build a one-bedroom courtyard home, which could be extended under stage two works to include two additional bedrooms. As concept design commenced the clients decided to carry out all building works under one contact.

Green Walls, Trellises, Flower Displays and Plant Pots: Integrating Vegetation Indoors

Antonia Piñeiro — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:30:00 +0000

Not every architectural project can incorporate a landscaping project, consider a garden or access to ample green space. Smaller spaces need more creative strategies to incorporate vegetation. Regardless of the context, plants offer benefits in all types of spaces, such as indoor temperature regulation, an option for sustainable production on a smaller scale than a greenhouse, in addition to their aesthetic qualities. In this article, we present 4 simple strategies and a selection of examples for incorporating plants in small-scale spaces, all of which can be found in Architonic's Planting section.

Coburg Freeboard House / WALA

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:00:00 +0000

The homeowners purchased this old weatherboard bungalow in a quiet neighborhood with the idea of completely renovating it as a family home to settle down with their young children. The extensive brief included partial restoration and repair to the front of the house and a new double-story extension to the rear. A generously sized site allowed for the creation of different zones within the main footprint of the house, punctuated by pockets of greenery in the form of courtyards to “bring the outdoors in”.

RMIT New Academic Street / Lyons

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 23:00:00 +0000

RMIT’s New Academic Street (NAS) is a major project that completely transformed the ‘heart’ of RMIT University’s city campus, and radically redefined its education and student experience. The project brief included over 30,000m² of refurbished space in four existing buildings, together with three new buildings totaling approximately 6,000m². The project design is a collaboration between Lyons, MvS Architects, NMBW Architecture Studio, Harrison & White, and Maddison Architects, all of whom are university alumni.

Brickface House / Austin Maynard Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Sat, 09 May 2020 17:00:00 +0000

Brickface is a compact building situated at the rear of an existing house in Richmond, Melbourne. It consists of a garage at ground level, studio living/guest bedroom at first floor, and a roof deck. A new pool and entertaining deck extends the home’s entertaining area, while the roof terrace becomes the missing productive garden. The main living area of the existing house faces south and opens up onto the new terrace and pool. The backdrop to this view is the rising high wall of Brickface.

Newry House / Austin Maynard Architects

Paula Pintos — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:00:00 +0000

The owners of Newry, a family of four, wanted to renovate their single-fronted terrace home in inner-city Melbourne, on a tight budget. Though the house had already been renovated in the 90s, the two storey addition at the back failed to address the primary issue, a lack of light. The owners asked Austin Maynard Architects to reconfigure their living zone to allow in sunlight and make better use of their limited space.

8 Design Solutions Creating Comfortable Interiors

Paula Pintos — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Interior design within architecture has become extremely relevant as architects and designers are responsible for creating pleasant spaces for people. Have you ever wondered why there are spaces in which we could stay for hours and others that generate instant rejection? These sensations are achieved through the correct management of various parameters that guarantee comfort in interior spaces.