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This Narrow Lot in Australia Holds Two Homes—But One’s Stone, and the Other’s Steel

This Narrow Lot in Australia Holds Two Homes—But One’s Stone, and the Other’s Steel

Exposed Rafters Bridge This Australian Home With Its Lushly Landscaped Yard

Exposed Rafters Bridge This Australian Home With Its Lushly Landscaped Yard

Dimensions X Is Building Prefab Cabins Made Almost Entirely From Recyclable Materials

Dimensions X Is Building Prefab Cabins Made Almost Entirely From Recyclable Materials

A Bunker-Like Typography Studio Springs Up Beside a New Zealand Home

A Bunker-Like Typography Studio Springs Up Beside a New Zealand Home

Dark Timber Cladding Hides a Soaring Extension at the Rear of This Australian Cottage

Dark Timber Cladding Hides a Soaring Extension at the Rear of This Australian Cottage

Breeze Block Lovers, This Cottage Renovation in Australia Is for You

Breeze Block Lovers, This Cottage Renovation in Australia Is for You

They Made a New Life in Australia, and Built a Family Home That Merges Past and Present

They Made a New Life in Australia, and Built a Family Home That Merges Past and Present

Budget Breakdown: It Took $8,400 and Four Hours to Build This Tiny Cabin in the Australian Bush

Budget Breakdown: It Took $8,400 and Four Hours to Build This Tiny Cabin in the Australian Bush

A Brick Facade Is About All This Australian Home Shares With Its Neighbors

A Brick Facade Is About All This Australian Home Shares With Its Neighbors

Curves and a Courtyard Transport This Australian Weatherboard Cottage From Its Suburban Setting

Curves and a Courtyard Transport This Australian Weatherboard Cottage From Its Suburban Setting

Overflowing Greenery Will Eventually Hide This Coastal Australian Home From the Street

Overflowing Greenery Will Eventually Hide This Coastal Australian Home From the Street

Corrugated Steel Gives This Off-Grid Home in Australia the Feel of a Farm Building

Corrugated Steel Gives This Off-Grid Home in Australia the Feel of a Farm Building

A Breeze Block Courtyard Is the Only Way to Access This Australian Home’s Bedroom

A Breeze Block Courtyard Is the Only Way to Access This Australian Home’s Bedroom

This Guest Suite Built in the Trees Looks Like Something From a Galaxy Far, Far Away

This Guest Suite Built in the Trees Looks Like Something From a Galaxy Far, Far Away

This Heavenly Add-On Gives One Sydney Family All the Breathing Room They Need

This Heavenly Add-On Gives One Sydney Family All the Breathing Room They Need

A Family Turns the Town “Castle” Into Their Kingdom With a Striking Expansion

A Family Turns the Town “Castle” Into Their Kingdom With a Striking Expansion

Gabion Walls Made of Volcanic Rock Flank a Flat-Roofed Farmhouse in Australia

Gabion Walls Made of Volcanic Rock Flank a Flat-Roofed Farmhouse in Australia

A Modest Brick Home’s Curving Entry Inspires a Sinuous Steel Extension at the Rear

A Modest Brick Home’s Curving Entry Inspires a Sinuous Steel Extension at the Rear

Ready for Retirement, a Couple Create an Understated En Suite in Their Own Backyard

Ready for Retirement, a Couple Create an Understated En Suite in Their Own Backyard

You’ll Never Guess the House Attached to This Concrete Extension

You’ll Never Guess the House Attached to This Concrete Extension

Mismatched Brick Bond Is the Best Part of This Cottage Renovation in Australia

Mismatched Brick Bond Is the Best Part of This Cottage Renovation in Australia

Metal Screens Form a “Skin” Around This Revived ’80s-Built Home in Australia

Metal Screens Form a “Skin” Around This Revived ’80s-Built Home in Australia

Statement-Making Louvers Keep This Renovated Australian Home Cool and Secluded

Statement-Making Louvers Keep This Renovated Australian Home Cool and Secluded

A Corrugated Steel Shell Gives Way to Warm Timber Interiors at This Cabin Retreat in Tasmania

A Corrugated Steel Shell Gives Way to Warm Timber Interiors at This Cabin Retreat in Tasmania

In Tasmania, a Backyard House Built Into the Hillside Provides Space for Visiting Grandparents

In Tasmania, a Backyard House Built Into the Hillside Provides Space for Visiting Grandparents

A Sydney Couple Polish Up Their Heirloom Midcentury With Industrial Details

A Sydney Couple Polish Up Their Heirloom Midcentury With Industrial Details

Steel Cladding and a Roller Door Forge a Melbourne Home With Its Industrial Setting

Steel Cladding and a Roller Door Forge a Melbourne Home With Its Industrial Setting

Pistachio Cabinets, Chunky Terrazzo, and Red Marble Amp Up a 1960s Apartment

Pistachio Cabinets, Chunky Terrazzo, and Red Marble Amp Up a 1960s Apartment

The Neighborhood Was Great. But the House Needed Help to Become a Family Home

The Neighborhood Was Great. But the House Needed Help to Become a Family Home

A Crisp White One-Bed Addition Is Parked Atop a Two-Car Garage in Tasmania

A Crisp White One-Bed Addition Is Parked Atop a Two-Car Garage in Tasmania

This Black-Timber-and-Brick Home in Suburban Australia Looks Like It’s in Stealth Mode

This Black-Timber-and-Brick Home in Suburban Australia Looks Like It’s in Stealth Mode

A Black Steel Stair Anchors the Addition of This Raw Concrete Home in Melbourne

A Black Steel Stair Anchors the Addition of This Raw Concrete Home in Melbourne

A Sawtooth Roofline Meets Deco-Inspired Curves at This Family Home in Australia

A Sawtooth Roofline Meets Deco-Inspired Curves at This Family Home in Australia

Smart Design Saved This Backyard House From a Devastating Flood

Smart Design Saved This Backyard House From a Devastating Flood

A Compact Home in Suburban Australia Lives Large With a Garden and Outdoor Bath

A Compact Home in Suburban Australia Lives Large With a Garden and Outdoor Bath

After Weathering 40 Years, a Wooden Family Home in Australia Is Renovated for What’s Next

After Weathering 40 Years, a Wooden Family Home in Australia Is Renovated for What’s Next

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