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Melbourne Houses News in 2024, chronological list:

10 December 2024
House B, Brunswick
Design: Kart Projects

photo : Pier Carthew
House B, Brunswick, Victoria
House B is a thoughtful renovation designed to transform a heritage terrace into a contemporary family home for a young couple and their children. The project is anchored by a striking yet subtle extension featuring a translucent glass wall, which bathes the new living areas in natural light.

9 December 2024
Treeview Terrace, Richmond
Design: tsai Design

photo : Tess Kelly
Treeview Terrace, Richmond property
Treeview Terrace is a thoughtful and sustainable renovation of a single-storey terrace house, originally defined by a long, narrow layout and a dark, unwelcoming atmosphere. A lengthy corridor dominated the design, running nearly two-thirds of the house before opening into the existing living area, amplifying a sense of confinement.

4 December 2024
Contour House
Design: Zen Architects

photo : Derek Swalwell
Contour House, Kew East
Nestled in the lush suburb of Kew, Contour House is an exemplar of architectural ingenuity that elegantly negotiates steep terrain and urban constraints. In a neighborhood dominated by towering three-story homes and sprawling concrete driveways, this residence redefines modern living.

3 December 2024
Shot Tower Terrace, Victoria
Architects: Design by AD

photo : Tatjana Plitt
Shot Tower Terrace
Blending a rich connection to heritage through a warmth in materiality familiar to the area, the Shot Tower Terrace residence has been restored and expanded. Through a contemporary lens, the original proportions of the Victorian-era workers cottage vernacular have been retained, readied for a fresh new chapter and custodianship.

1 December 2024
Elwood Sanctuary House
Design: Minett Studio Architecture & Design

photo : Brent Lukey
Elwood Sanctuary House
The Elwood Sanctuary House project seamlessly marries heritage charm with modern design, creating a light-filled haven that connects the indoors to the garden in a way that feels both timeless and tranquil. The high-pitched vaulted ceiling and expansive windows flood the new open-plan living and dining area with natural light, while offering framed views of a Mediterranean-inspired garden.

26 November 2024
St Kilda Micro Sanctuary
Design: tsai Design

photo : Tess Kelly
St. Kilda Micro Sanctuary
The St Kilda Micro Sanctuary is a 25-square-meter studio apartment reimagined for modern living. The property renovation transforms a simple square floor plan into a functional and visually striking living space.

24 October 2024
Naples Street House
Design: Edition Office

photo : Tasha Tylee
Naples Street House
The Naples Street House is a small footprint house entirely wrapped in brick cladding. From this outer footprint, the house turns inwards, wrapping itself around a central outdoor garden room and utilising the forms of the undulating folded roofline to curate views.

16 October 2024
Fawkner House
Design: Vibe Design Group

photo : Jack Lovel
Fawkner House
On a parcel of land that offers an elevated panorama from Arthurs Seat, across the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron, over to Cameron’s Bight and the Portsea Coastline beyond, the house design could have been an obvious exploiting of the captivating views. But Fawkner House by Vibe Design Group is an exercise in restraint and vantage point strategy that delivers the dynamic bay aspects on its own terms.

14 October 2024
Parkside House, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Design: Austin Maynard Architects

photo : Tess Kelly
Parkside House, Fitzroy
Parkside is an environmentally adaptable, deeply sustainable home designed for aging in place. This compact, two-story house represents the owners’ longstanding retirement plan to downsize within their own backyard.

8 October 2024
Retreat House, Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Design: Aych Architects

photo : Alex Reinders
Retreat House, Mount Eliza
Set within bushland in Mount Eliza on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Retreat House delivers privacy and escape in equal measure. A design collaboration between Latitude 37 and Aych Architects, and built by Latitude 37, the home is a sanctuary with luxury as its cornerstone.

6 October 2024
Oberon House, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
Design: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture

photo : Cieran Murphy
Oberon House, Hawthorn East
Hawthorn East is home to many beautiful examples of Victorian era cottages and terraces. The typology proliferates the suburb and manifests a delightful and nostalgic neighbourhood character.

5 October 2024
Eddie Garden House, Fitzroy
Design: Alexandra Buchanan Architecture

photo : Cieran Murphy
Eddie Garden House, Fitzroy
Eddie is a thoughtful renovation of a terrace home situated on a small 140sqm site in Melbourne’s Fitzroy North. The design brief called for an improved three-bedroom, one-bathroom layout, with a focus on increasing natural light, enhancing airflow, ensuring privacy, and creating a peaceful garden space—a green oasis amidst the dense urban environment.

25 September 2024
Big Gore Residence, Fitzroy
Design: Tom Robertson Architects

photo : Tom Ross
Big Gore Residence, Fitzroy
Stepping in from the urban jungle of Fitzroy, this house’s composition reveals spaces of contrast: intimate and social, warm and cool, open to gardens and hidden from the world. The architecture needed to achieve a lot for its modest size.

19 September 2024
Hide House, Venus Bay, Victoria, Australia
Design: MRTN Architects

photo : Dave Kulesza
Hide House, Venus Bay
Venus Bay is located in South Gippsland, a narrow peninsula of land with Bass Strait the southwest and Anderson’s Inlet to the northeast. Hide House in Venus Bay is located on the crest of a sand dune amongst coastal Tea Tree.

11 September 2024
Holland Residence, Ringwood East, Victoria, Australia
Design: David Noordhoff

photo : Jade Cantwell
Holland Residence, Ringwood East
In the heart of Melbourne’s east, Holland stands as a testament to the artful marriage of preservation and innovation. This renovations and additions project, spearheaded by designer David Noordhoff, breathes new life into a single-story home, blending the character of the original dwelling with contemporary elements designed to meet the evolving needs of a growing family.

25 August 2024
Wimmera Residence, St Kilda
Design: Rachcoff Vella Architecture

photo : Jellis Craig Real Estate Agents
Wimmera Residence, St Kilda
If you’re looking for a perfect blend of modern design, functionality, and aesthetic appeal, look no further than Wimmera, a stunning residential project located in the heart of St Kilda, Victoria. This architecturally designed building is a masterclass in contemporary living, featuring three distinct apartments spread across three levels, complete with a basement car park and rooftop terrace.

20 August 2024
Victoria Road Residence, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
Design: Chan Architecture Pty Ltd

photo : Elise Scott
Victoria Road Residence, Hawthorn East
Situated on a heritage-graded street in Hawthorn East, this project seamlessly blends the enduring charm of a double-fronted Victorian terrace with contemporary design to create a multi-generational family home.

10 August 2024
House, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
Design: Chan Architecture Pty Ltd

photo : Tatjana Plitt
Pleasant Road Townhouses, Victoria
Constructing two townhouses on a typical quarter acre suburban block always poses a unique set of challenges. Each townhouse has to read as a single entity so as to fit within the existing streetscape, and yet have its’ own identity.

5 July 2024
Terracotta Home, Mount Waverley, Victoria
Design: R ARCHITECTURE

photo : Matt C Photography
Terracotta house
Terracotta house is an exemplar of typical suburban family home done well. The owners are a young family. They wanted a house that suits their personality and serves their future needs as children grow up and family needs evolve.

10 June 2024
Blairgowrie Residence, Blairgowrie, Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Design: Webster Architecture & Interiors

photo : Dave Kulesza
Blairgowrie House, Mornington Peninsula
The light-filled Blairgowrie Residence makes a case for collaboration, combining the forces of three different design identities. As the family holiday home of landscape architect Nathan Burkett, Nathan worked with Webster Architecture & Interiors and stylist Simone Haag to bring his ‘dream’ project to life. A holistic approach was taken in all aspects of the design process, conjuring a modern Australian beach haven complete with a closely integrated outdoor space.

12 June 2024
The Esplanade, Altona, Victoria, Australia
Design: Chan Architecture Pty Ltd

photo : Elise Scott
The Esplanade House, Altona
Situated on a prime beachfront corner site, The Esplanade project encompasses the development of two upscale townhouses in Altona.

Melbourne Houses News in 2023

Melbourne Houses Designs in 2023, chronological:

5 Dec 2023
The Hütt 01 PassivHaus, Coburg
Architects: Melbourne Design Studios

photo : Marnie Hawson and Matt C Photography
The Hütt 01 PassivHaus, Coburg
The Hütt 01 PassivHaus is a piece of inspiring contemporary architecture with timeless, modernist & nordic touches. It sets a positive example for small-scale urban densification, reconnecting a forgotten piece of land with its environment, providing a super-sustainable oasis for today’s lifestyle in the middle of the inner-urban jungle.

4 Dec 2023
Banksia Bayside Townhouses, Beaumaris
Design: Robert Harwood Architects

photo : Robert Harwood Architects
Banksia Bayside Townhouses, Beaumaris
Banksia Bayside Townhouses are townhouses but not as you know them. One of the principle aims of this design was to raise people’s expectations and broaden the possibilities of what townhouse living can be.

21 Aug 2023
Fenwick St, Kew
Architects: Edition Office

photo © Rory Gardiner
Fenwick St Residence Kew
Edition Office presents Fenwick St, a project located in Kew, Australia on a remarkable edge of the Birrarung/Yarra River, adjacent to Yarra Bend Park, with northern vistas to the valley beyond. Perched on the edge of the escarpment, with immediate views along the river as potent as the expansive horizon which unfolds to the north, the site allows unencumbered connections to landscapes which are rare this close to the city.

15 Aug 2023
New Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia
Design: Ben & Ben Architects

photo : Dylan James
New Street House, Brighton
New Street is a contemporary alteration and addition to the existing single-storey Edwardian residence in Brighton, proposes a new Living, Kitchen, Bathroom, additional two Bedrooms, and Ensuite amongst the extensive refurbishment works. The form sensitively responds to the low set heritage streetscape while providing enhanced contemporary amenity to its occupants.

31 July 2023
Roofscape House, Carlton
Design: Antarctica Architects

photo : Derek Swalwell
Roofscape House, Carlton
The Roofscape House project extends an existing single front terrace to provide a young family with room in which to live, work and grow. A previous alteration had renovated the kitchen and provided a new living and dining area; this new addition adds a study/guest room, two bedrooms upstairs and provides a ground floor family room.

28 July 2023
Bike House, southeast Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Architecture: FMD Architects

photo : John Gollings
Bike House, southeast Melbourne, Victoria
The Bike House site is a small 300 sqm suburban block in southeast Melbourne. The brief was to design a new dwelling to accommodate a family of 4 while also including flexible spaces which can change as the children grow and the needs change. A collection of bikes also needed to be accommodated internally and externally as these are a major form of transport for the family.

27 July 2023
Old Be-al
Design: FMD Architects

photo : John Gollings
Old Be-al House
Old Be-al is the loving nick-name given to the beautifully old, gnarled Mallee river redgum at the rear of this classic, single story brick veneer home from the inter-war period in Melbourne’s inner-east.

Sunny House, Melbourne, Victoria

22 Jan 2023
Christmas House, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Architecture: Taouk Architects

photo : Emily Bartlett
Christmas House, Northcote
The form of Christmas House was inspired by the sloping site and how we could create a bold point of difference on a site that sat far beneath the street level. We aimed to perch the building within the landscape, like a rock juxtaposed in nature and creating a monolithic street presence.

New Melbourne Houses 2022

Melbourne Properties, chronological list:

22 Dec 2022
Armadale Victorian Villa, Armadale, Victoria, Australia
Design: Kirby Architects

photo : Jacqui Henshaw
Armadale Victorian Villa
All successful projects have a unique quality that is often hard to put into words. Architects know this is because the space, building, precinct, or landscape provokes an emotional connection.

25 Nov 2022
Clifton Hill Courtyard House
Design: studio mkn & Eliza Blair Architecture

photo : Shannon McGrath
Clifton Hill Courtyard House, Victoria
This brick and glass extension fits snugly onto the back of a double fronted weatherboard worker’s cottage in Clifton Hill. The Clifton Hill Courtyard House was designed to capture light from the north, as well as views of an existing bottle brush tree to the south, the layout responds to both the site and the family’s desire for future flexibility.

25 Nov 2022
Hampton House Extension, Hampton
Architects: Architecture Works

photo : Timothy Kaye
Hampton House Extension, Victoria
The Hampton House Extension client originally bought the property with a view to demolishing the original weatherboard Edwardian, however post purchase the house was then the Heritage listed, meaning we were compelled to retain the facade.

18 Oct 2022
Richardson St House, Middle Park
Architects: Chan Architecture Pty Ltd

photo : Tatjana Plitt
Richardson St House, Middle Park, Victoria
Located on a long and narrow site in the bayside suburb of Middle Park, the Richardson St House project sought to renovate and restore a single fronted Victorian terrace and provide a spacious, light filled modern extension to the rear. Due to the heritage grading of the existing building and its’ streetscape, the new works were designed to minimise it’s visibility from the front by setting the rear extension well back from the street.

17 Oct 2022
Bournian, Strathmore, Melbourne, Victoria
Architects: FGR Architects

photo : Peter Bennetts
Bournian Court Yard Residence, Strathmore
Bournian – the Courtyard Residence resembles a rectangular origami of concrete and glass. The project’s ambition is a design of calm expression, heightened experience and seamless function.

27 Sep 2022
Wakanui Trail House, Northcote
Architecture: Ben Callery Architects

photo : Jack Lovel Photography
Wakanui Trail House, Northcote
Wakanui Trail House is a home for a family of avid campers that embodies their affinity for the outdoors, while offering a deep connection with our natural environment and fostering connections between family members within the house. The site backs onto Northcote’s All Nations Park with a meandering trail through native bush and mature eucalypts.

14 Aug 2022
Washington Avenue House, East Malvern
Architecture: Chan Architecture Pty Ltd

photo : Tatjana Plitt
Washington Avenue House, Malvern East Melbourne
Washington Avenue House is located on a typical quarter-acre site in the leafy suburb of Malvern East, this project sought to renovate and restore a double fronted Edwardian residence with a new modern extension added to the rear.

New Melbourne Houses 2021

Contemporary Melbourne Property Designs, chronological list:

18 Aug 2021
Narrandjeri House, Fitzroy North
Design: Public Realm Lab

photo : Tom Ross
Narrandjeri House, Fitzroy, North Melbourne
Narrandjeri House is a heritage factory repurposed to create a flexible contemporary workplace that celebrates Aboriginal culture and creates a culturally safe space for staff and clients. Aboriginal Housing Victoria had long outgrown their heritage warehouse in Fitzroy and had started leasing surrounding spaces to house their over-flow teams.

18 May 2022
Ivanhoe Gardens, Ivanhoe, Victoria
Architects: CHT Architects

photo : Shannon McGrath
Ivanhoe Gardens
Named in recognition of its extensive central garden, Ivanhoe Gardens is a contemporary neighbourhood with 52 stunningly designed apartment homes. An array of on-site amenities such as a hammam spa, private dining room and residents’ cinema imbue the residence with a sense of everyday luxury.

25 Apr 2022
Ceres House, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Design Studio: Dan Gayfer Design

photo : Dean Bradley
Ceres House, Geelong, Victoria
Ceres House is Dan Gayfer Design’s largest project completed to date. Located within the rolling hills of Ceres – a rural hamlet of Geelong – the project was virtually a new build and involved the simultaneous design of the residence, its interior and immediate exterior spaces.

13 Apr 2022
Ascot Vale
Architects: Taylor Knights

photo : Derek Swalwell
Mt Eliza House
Built by hand by the original owner, this 1940s period home in Ascot Vale is a labour of love. With all the grandeur to be expected of an art deco dwelling, the former building itself was quite modest in its construction, with just two bedrooms in the efficient arrangement.

14 Apr 2022
Xavier, Hawthorn,
Design: Bryant Alsop

photo : Emily Bartlett
Xavier House, Hawthorn Property
Located at the end of a dead-end street, Xavier breaks away from its neighbourhood context by eliminating a front fence – a simple gesture that allows the site to spatially appropriate well beyond its title boundaries. The house then, in this context, becomes the physical barrier between the public and private realms – a layered, folding screen.

10 Feb 2022
Mt Eliza House
Architects and Interiors: BENT Architecture

photo : Tatjana Plitt
Mt Eliza House
Australians are living longer and enjoying health and fitness long into their retirement, so isn’t it time we created homes to support and enable this growing demographic? One of our passions here at Bent Architecture is designing for ageing in place.

7 Feb 2022
Malvern House, Malvern
Architects: Mckimm

photo : Timothy Kaye
Malvern House
A feature round window is situated at the end of the breezeway, it is an unexpected focal point that captures your eye when you enter the Malvern House. Formed in concrete, it is a solid mass; weighted and bold. The frameless glass aperture punctuates the richness of the space.

31 January 2022
Brighton East House
Design: Ansari Architects

photo : Michelle Williams
Brighton East House
There were a number of obstacles to overcome with the Brighton East House project, a unique Tudor Revival style residence, which had both beautiful original brickwork and out-of-character features like a red marble fireplace. Originally, the owner’s wanted a complete renovation of the property, but this wasn’t possible due to time and budget restraints.

27 Jan 2022
Shadow House
Design: Thomas Winwood Architecture and Kontista & Co

photo : Emily Bartlett
Shadow House
Extending the existing Victorian house on a corner site the project reinterprets the bay windows and scale and arrangement of internal spaces to create a new contemporary kitchen and living spaces at the rear of the existing house.

25 Jan 2022
Station House, Hawthorn East
Architects: Bryant Alsop

photo : Dylan James
Station House, Hawthorn East
The refurbishment and extension of Station House for a young family of 4 was driven by the desire to create space and light on a restricted, inner-east site. Carefully balancing heritage, council and building reg requirements the completed design is light-filled, voluminous and provides successful family zoning.