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When renovating a period home, the treatment of old and new features is an important one – and a consideration that is often dealt with through sensitive materiality. When renovating Farrant House in Adelaide, 

 decided to celebrate the dialogue between old and new through contrast.

“The original house was built in 1890 in a Victorian villa style,” explains architect Adam Cavuoto, director of Think Architects. “We wanted to maintain the original character and charm but modernise with beautiful, hand-crafted products that pay homage to the original home.”

This was achieved through the use of a dynamic palette of materials that share the same warmth and tactility, yet clearly define the existing and new spaces. Tongue & Groove solid European oak floorboards in 

, for example, have been used in the original home and are contrasted to polished concrete flooring in the addition.

“I love the warm feel Freado brings to the interior space,” says Cavuoto. “It has a soft touch and is true to the natural colour and tones of European oak.”

The Tongue & Groove boards are set out in an elegant herringbone pattern that evokes the character of the original dwelling, while the large format of the boards gives it a contemporary edge.

“The herringbone pattern extenuates the width and grandeur of the entry passage and helps to frame the beautiful original arch feature,” says Cavuoto. 

“I love the transition it creates from old to new and the timber helps identify each space as being original compared to the addition.”

Freado

K2 and K3 bring a unique vision to the Brisbane suburb of Chelmer, with their strikingly modern street presence and integration of indoor and outdoor living spaces. Designed by 

, the neighbouring homes are situated on a subdivided block that was once home to an enormous Queenslander.

Sienna

Chelmer, QLD

Chelmer Residence K2 & K3

Modello is a home renovation and expansion designed by 

 that celebrates balance – the historic Queenslander home has been adapted to suit contemporary family life.

Oslo

Bardon, QLD

Modello

Simple elegance is deceptively difficult to achieve, yet Sydney architecture firm 

 makes it look effortless in Armidale House, a residential project defined by a modern farmhouse aesthetic.

Hekke

Paddington, QLD

Amiri House

Located in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill, Black Vespa Home by 

 – so called for the black Vespa that the owners proudly display outside – is defined by the way it embraces and is inspired by the surrounding treescape and glimpses of Sydney’s iconic skyline.

Rose Bay, NSW

Black Vespa Home

Athea House is a creative masterpiece that challenges our preconceptions of what architecture should be, defined by its sweeping curves and delightfully unexpected palette of playful materials and textures. So, it’s no surprise that interior designer Ashley Maddison, founder of 

Camp Hill, QLD

Athea House

A house becomes a home when it evokes the character of its residents. For a couple looking to make their home on Sydney’s south coast, this concept is realised as an homage to their diverse cultural backgrounds – one from Australia and the other from Spain. 

 collaborated to bring to life a scheme that blends relaxed Antipodean vibes and a connection to the surrounding landscape with sophisticated Mid-Century Spanish style.

Penza

Cronulla, NSW

Gunamatta House

 is a complete reimagining of a tired kitchen, dining, and living space in a family home in Stoneyfell, Adelaide, to create a contemporary hub for the residents to gather, cook, and enjoy meals together.

Stoneyfell, SA

OMH Gallery

Transforming an ageing interior is a complex task, and it takes a strong creative vision to bring dated homes into the present. When architect John Deuchrass, Principal Architect at JDA Studio, was faced with a top floor apartment in a 1950’s, yellow-brick block of units in the harbourside suburb of Manly in Sydney, he decided to strip the interior back to a shell and create a crisp, calm, sophisticated space with a sense of warmth to evoke the nearby beach.

Bistre

Manly, NSW

Manly Apartment

 transforms a modest home in Melbourne’s inner city into a country cottage, seamlessly melding old and new.

Malvern, VIC

Malvern Residence

As children grow into teens and young adults, a family’s needs change – and, as a result, family homes are ever evolving. Clover House by 

, set in the verdant Melbourne suburb of Malvern, is a potent example of the power of design to transform an interior to complement its residents. Clover House is home to a family of six, including four young adult children. “We rejuvenated and revitalised the house and brought better amenities to the home for a more adult population,” says Carole Whiting, founder of Studio Whiting.

Clover House

Celebrated Australian architect Nick Tobias, founder of 

, spent his childhood in and around Camp Cove, a seaside suburb that is home to one of Sydney’s prettiest harbour beaches – and when he found a dark and pokey 1970s brick house it didn’t take him long to recognise its potential as a family home.

Chamoisee

Camp Cove, NSW

Camp Cove

Designed to be experienced from the inside out, this renovated Victorian heritage home in Melbourne’s inner north west by Mitsuori Architects is aptly named ‘Immersion House’. To craft an interior that truly immersed its residents, the architects turned to a palette of natural materials – including Tongue & Groove solid engineered European oak boards in 

 used consistently across various surfaces, such as the floor, ceiling, walls, and joinery.


Argento

Ascot Vale, VIC

Immersion House

A small 1882 worker’s cottage in Sydney’s inner-west suburb of Leichhardt has been transformed into a stunning family home that maximises the site by 

. The typical L-shaped layout of the home has been substantially reimagined, taking advantage of the sloped site to create a cascading arrangement of volumes that steps down from the street level to the rear living area and garden. Skylights flood the interior with natural light, bringing the interior to life.


Leichhardt, NSW

Leichhardt House

When interior designer Ashley Maddison, founder of 

, was approached to design a family home in Brisbane with a sleek, dark interior, the challenge was to avoid an interior that felt oppressive. “The client is particularly fond of concrete paired with black tones,” says Maddison. “We had to find ways to incorporate nature and warmth – and the choice of finishes significantly contributes to softening the concrete structure.”

Norman Park, QLD

Berson House

When renovating a grand home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs built in the early 1840s, interior designer 

 was briefed to “support the original design and to create a European sensibility and authenticity”. Working in close collaboration with architects 

, Kate drew inspiration from the Beaux-Art greats to create a timeless interior.

Sydney, NSW

Yarranabbe House

Armidale, NSW

Armidale House

Located in Carlton, an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Casa Atrio by 

 is a Victorian-era terrace house with a classic Italianate-style exterior that conceals a contemporary Parisian apartment-style interior. At the heart of the home is a soaring, plant-filled atrium that fills the previously dark, two-storey space with natural light.

Otta

Carlton, VIC

Casa Atrio

The QT Museum Hotel in Wellington, New Zealand, by 

 reimagines the much-loved Museum Art Hotel, retaining its eccentric spirit alongside an extraordinary collection of New Zealand artwork and Italian motorbikes. 

The entire building was relocated on railway sleepers from the harbour site of the Te Papa Museum to its present location on the corner of Tory and Cable Streets.

Wellington, NZ

QT Museum Hotel

One of 38 luxury apartments in Sydney’s landmark Griffiths Tea Building, the Griffiths Teas Apartment by 

 artfully balances original heritage features with a distinctly contemporary warehouse conversion.

Griffiths Teas Apartment

Located within a heritage-listed church in Sydney’s Paddington, luxury fashion boutique Parlour X has been transformed by 

 into an atelier-like retail destination designed to inspire and delight.

Paddington, NSW

Parlour X

This monumental home by Nik Karalis and Brandon Yeoh of 

 was designed for Celebrity chef Shannon Bennett, and is a response to the rugged bushland site. Perched on the edge of a hillside on a remote location along Victoria’s iconic Great Ocean Road, the H-shaped form of the home is also a nod to Sidney Nolan’s iconic paintings of Ned Kelly wearing his infamous helmet.

Big Hill, VIC

Great Ocean Road Residence

 is a contemporary, state-of-the-art commercial facility with an innovative Activity Based Working (ABW) fit-out. The three-storey glass building is one of the country’s largest Fire & Rescue bases and it houses a vibrant and flexible workspace that inspires a unified culture with a shared purpose.

Ardesia

Fire & Rescue NSW

This 1980’s beach house in North Bondi, Sydney, has been transformed into a modern four-bedroom family home by 

. The home embraces sweeping views of Bondi Beach and the clients’ eclectic style.

North Bondi Home

 is a stylish city apartment within a former textile factory on Flinders Lane in the heart of Melbourne. Built in 1929 and converted into a luxury residential building in 1998, Sargood House is sought after for its considerably spacious New York-style apartments.

Melbourne, VIC

Apartment 403

An interwar bungalow in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Double Bay has received a fresh and modern update by 

, giving it a new lease on life for a young family.

Sepia

Double Bay House

This two-storey, seven-bedroom Georgian Revival-style mansion in Melbourne sets a sultry mood with its use of bold colours, luxurious finishes, and richly layered textures and patterns – the signature style of renowned interiors and architecture studio 

Raba

Melbourne House

The substantial renovation of a late 1920s apartment in Sydney’s Potts Point by 

 reveals a stunning mix of the old and the new, underpinned by a rich palette of colours, materials and layered textures.

Potts Point Apartment

Set on a windswept hillside on Victoria’s Phillip Island overlooking the Bass Strait, Ventnor Beach House by 

 is a retreat that allows the untamed coastline to be experienced in all its many states. The form and materiality of the modular house are driven by the challenges of this extreme landscape, with the home acting as a barrier to protect an external courtyard.

Graupa

Phillip Island, VIC

Ventnor Beach House

Situated in Melbourne’s iconic Rialto Tower, the headquarters of law firm Hall & Wilcox by 

 disrupts industry norms in the highly competitive legal services market to create a vibrant, agile, and tech-savvy workplace.

Hall & Wilcox Workplace

The elegant, century-old Victorian facade of this terrace house in Prahan, Melbourne, conceals a surprisingly contemporary renovation by 

Prahran, VIC

Prahran Residence

Located in the small town of Bangalow in Byron Bay, The Cloud is a colourful residential renovation designed by 

 in collaboration with mother-daughter interior design duo, 

. The inspiring project transforms a dilapidated 1980s brick house into a fresh family home resplendent in bold colour and texture.

Byron Bay, NSW

The Cloud

Designed for an art collector, Blue Moon House by 

 is a celebration of craftsmanship characterised by a rich layering of colours and textures. The refurbishment creates a careful balance between old with new, stripping back the interior of the historic South Yarra home to transform it into a contemporary, light-filled space.

South Yarra, VIC

Blue Moon House

Merging old and new, Charles Street Residence by 

 transforms a double-fronted heritage Victorian dwelling in Richmond. The existing facade has been restored, while a contemporary double-storey rear addition sits in marked contrast.

Alpacca

Richmond, VIC

Charles Street Residence

The Rebecca Vallance flagship boutique in Armadale, Victoria, brings the leading Australian fashion brand’s unique vision of modern luxury to life.

Armadale, VIC

Rebecca Vallance Boutique

Set above Sydney’s Balmoral Beach and adjacent to a nature reserve, this three-level home by 

 is designed to take advantage of breathtaking water views from every level.

Mosman, NSW

Balmoral House

The bold transformation of a Tuscan-style townhouse in Brisbane by 

 completely reimagines the dated interior and exterior to meet the needs of a growing family – and does so through a strikingly restrained palette brought to life with the warmth of Tongue & Groove floorboards in the 

Brisbane, QLD

Barlow Street House

The Transurban Headquarters in Docklands, Melbourne, by 

 is a vibrant, social, and flexible workplace that evokes the urban environment, directly referencing the work the company does building and operating transport infrastructure across Australia and the US.

Nueve

Transurban Headquarters

Hidden behind the narrow 4.5-metre-wide facade of a historic Victorian terrace sits Villa Italia – a visionary extension by 

 to a second-generation family home in Brunswick East. 

Brunswick, VIC

Villa Italia

Set in the exclusive Melbourne suburb of Brighton, The International is a development by 

 that redefines luxury residential living. The architecture celebrates and responds to the spectacular setting with expansive glazing that frames the iconic views over the bay, dissolving the boundaries between interior and exterior.

Brighton, VIC

The International Suite

A connection to the landscape is the driving force behind the interior design of the Park Penthouse in Kew, Melbourne, by 

Kew, VIC

Park Penthouse

Elevated above Sydney’s cityscape on the 56th and 57th levels of a city skyscraper on Pitt Street in the CBD, this penthouse renovation by 

 is an elegant medley of monochrome tones.

City Penthouse

A once-derelict cottage in the Sydney suburb of Marrickville has been given new life as an inviting retreat for two musicians through a highly commended renovation and extension by 

Marrickville, NSW

Llewellyn House

 – for Linda Habak and her family – the renovation and extension of this Hunters Hill home is a careful balance between the preservation of the cottage and the introduction of modern elements.

Hunters Hill Home

, is set on the harbour’s edge at Point Seymour in Sydney’s exclusive Vaucluse. Designed to embrace the harbour views while creating a sense of sanctuary for the inhabitants, it features a sculptural form and precise detailing informed by a neighbouring Art Deco house.

Vaucluse, NSW

Peninsula House

Perched on Ben Buckler Point in Sydney’s iconic North Bondi, Deepwater House by 

 is both a spectacular platform for entertaining and a cherished family home.

North Bondi, NSW

Deepwater House

The award-winning renovation of Mosman House II by 

 transforms a three-storey house into an elegant home that balances strikingly sculptural expression with a sophisticated and minimal style that responds to the exclusive coastal suburban surroundings.

Mosman House II

The calm and relaxed vibes of Sydney’s beachside suburb of Warriewood define this spacious family home by 