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Houses Awards showcase the best new homes from down under

Houses Awards showcase the best new homes from down under
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
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Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
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Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
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Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
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The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
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The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
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The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below 
Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
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Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
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The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
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The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
Inside the Morningside Residence, which earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
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Inside the Morningside Residence, which earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
The Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
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The Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
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Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
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A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
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A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
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The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
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The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
Exterior of the Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
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Exterior of the Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
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The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
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The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
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The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
Inside the Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture
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Inside the Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture
The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
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The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
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The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The stunning Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
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The cave-like interior of the Cabbage Tree House, by by Peter Stutchbury Architecture
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
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The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
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Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
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The Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture, which sits on an unused agricultural paddock in the Australian countryside
Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
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Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture took out the award for best new house under 200 sq m
Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
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Inside the Springhill House by Lovell Burton Architecture
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
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The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
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The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
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Terrarium House by John Ellway was a joint winner of the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 square meters
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
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Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
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The Terrarium House by John Ellway was designed to make the most of its sub-tropical climate in northern Australia
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below
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Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below 
Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
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Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
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The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
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The Morningside Residence earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
Inside the Morningside Residence, which earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
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Inside the Morningside Residence, which earned an ward for best House Alteration and Addition over 200 square meters
The Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
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The Morningside Residence by Kieron Gait Architects
Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
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Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
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A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
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A sliding timber screen changes the functionality of the spaces inside the Boneca Apartment
The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
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The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
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The 24-square meter Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects won an award for Apartment or Unit in the 2018 Houses Awards
Exterior of the Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
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Exterior of the Boneca Apartment by Brad Swartz Architects
The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
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The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
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The Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees is designed to be engulfed by its garden
The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The landscaping at the Coastal Garden House by Neeson Murcut Architects with 360 Degrees, earned the team the award for Garden or Landscape at the 2018 Houses Awards
Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
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The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
Inside the Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture
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Inside the Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture
The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
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The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Nightingale 1 by Breathe Architecture took out the Sustainability award at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
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The Nightingale 1 apartment complex by Breathe Architecture fosters sustainable living with communal laundry spaces and veggie gardens
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects
Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Bolt Hole by Panov Scott Architects earned the award for "House in a Heritage Context" at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
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The Monash Road House, by firm Zuzana & Nicholas, who earned the award for Emerging Architecture Practice at the 2018 Houses Awards
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Australia's Houses Awards, as the name might suggest, is an annual award program that showcases the best new builds in the realm of residential architecture. The 2018 edition has seen a spectacular cave-like home built into a rock shelf claim top honors, while a host of smaller dwellings, gardens and extensions were also celebrated for their ingenuity and charm.

The Houses Awards are held by Houses magazine, an Australian publication dedicated to, well, houses. Entries are assessed by a jury of architects and designers and are sorted into nine different categories, with the very best of the bunch earning the coveted Australian House of the Year Award.

The Cabbage Tree House by Peter Stutchbury Architects took out the category for best New House Over 200 square meters (2,100 sq ft), in addition to the top gong. It is a magnificent multi-level home set into the hills of northern Sydney, anchored into the rocky landscape.

The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches
The magnificent Cabbage Tree House, Australian House of the Year, is anchored in a rock shelf near Sydney's northern beaches

This theme continues indoors where the interior has been crafted to resemble the cavernous landscape, with large windows and doors opening to ample outdoor spaces and offering plenty of opportunity to take in the surroundings.

Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below
Hole in the Roof House by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille is named so for the frangipani tree that pokes out beyond its roof from the courtyard below 

Another interesting winner from the event is the Hole in the Roof House, in Bronte, New South Wales, which took out the award for House Alteration and Addition Under 200 Square Meters. Designed by Rachel Neeson and Stephen Neille, this suburban bungalow has a section cut out of its roof to allow a frangipani tree to poke out of the top from a courtyard below.

Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway
Inside the Terrarium House by John Ellway

Among the other winners are a flexible micro-apartment that uses a sliding timber screen to change the functionality of the space, a worker's cottage turned into a luscious "Terrarium House" in sub-tropical Queensland and sustainable apartment complex in Melbourne.

To see these beautiful homes from all angles, have a flick through the gallery.

Source: Houses Awards

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3 comments
3 comments
kristoferly
Really? Is this *really* the best that new Australian architecture can offer? Oh dear, this selection really does demonstrate how far we are behind the rest of the world.
Johannes
Don't worry too much kristoferly, as this is only a selection of the houses that were entered into the Houses Awards competition. Look a little further and you'll find some interesting, innovative and important Australian houses that weren't involved. NewAtlas features these occasionally.
ljaques
I think architects conspire globally to decadence. I almost like the Bolt Hole, but would have to solid-color stain the concrete to fix it.