Australian design sings a different tune. Sun-drenched verandas shade homes, while open plans breathe easy. Natural light floods in, timber warms spaces, and connection to the outdoors reigns supreme. Sustainability takes center stage, with eco-conscious features whispering of a greener future. est living’s stories feature projects with a harmonious blend of comfort, climate, and connection, uniquely Australian.
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First Light: Inside Hollie Bowden’s North London Victorian Terrace
A from-the-ground-up rethink of a 1980s New South Wales property, where the land informed every decision.
First Light: Super Nova Sky Villa by State of Craft
A Sydney Harbour penthouse by State of Craft — twelve years in the making, furnished with custom and commissioned pieces, rare finds and curated art.
LANDE Designs Two Adaptable All-Brick Townhouses
Two all-brick Melbourne townhouses by LANDE show how a few deft manoeuvres of light and scale can make a small footprint feel far more generous.
First Light: Boulevard House by Studio Doherty
At Boulevard House, a once inward-oriented Melbourne home is opened towards garden and sky—colour and texture threaded throughout to modulate every space.
“I don’t want to create sterile homes. I want to create homes with warmth and charm that make people feel good and that they can enjoy when they’re alone.”
Paul Hecker, Hecker Guthrie
First Light: Inside Seafarm by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
A from-the-ground-up rethink of a 1980s New South Wales property, where the land informed every decision.
Georgina Jeffries Brings European Hospitality to a Melbourne Heritage Home
Georgina Jeffries reconciles an Edwardian home's heritage and modern addition with European hospitality and Italian design influences.
Studio Gorman and Sarah Johnson Studio Reinvent a Melbourne CBD Penthouse
In one of Melbourne’s oldest CBD penthouses, two studios find that the most considered interventions often leave the most alone.
Studio May Reimagines a Melbourne Apartment for Light and City Views
A dark, convoluted East Melbourne apartment becomes something else entirely in the hands of its designers.
State of Kin Lets a 1914 Perth Home Reveal Its Own Additions
A discovery made mid-construction reshaped the heart of this Federation home, adding volume, light and a story more layered than the brief first suggested.
Lisa Buxton Designs a Contemporary Alpine Chalet in Mount Buller
Designed by Lisa Buxton, a long-term family chalet on Victoria's Mount Buller needed no structural changes—just a rethink of how its spaces worked.
An Expressive Sydney Home Set in Stone by Smac Studio
Variations of stone set the scene for this Sydney duplex, a family home and seventh-time collaboration between Smac Studio and the homeowner.
Inside a Sydney Home That Bridges the Gap Between Architecture and Joinery
Sydney-based joinery practice VICELLO explains how conviction and detailed precision shaped this Mosman home by EMK Architects.
At Lillelund, Madeleine Blanchfield Balances Precision with Eclecticism
When a costume designer engages an architect who draws with light, the prize is an uplifting home that expertly balances precision with eclecticism.
Mim Design Merges a Historic Sydney Home and Sculptural Extension
High above Sydney’s Mosman, two architectural styles are brought together as a captivating tribute to traditional craft and a home’s glassmaking past.
Explore A Coastal Home Framed by Concrete and Greenery by Reece Keil Design
A Burleigh Heads home framed by concrete and greenery makes the case that coastal living is best experienced from the inside out.
Arent&Pyke Designs a Melbourne Home for Multi-Generational Living
A Sydney design studio delivers multi-generational living with the right balance of classic and contemporary, texture and colour.
An Eclectic Sydney Workspace by YSG Studio Defies Expectation
YSG Studio have transformed an inner-city warehouse into an extraordinary workspace through an eclectic use of texture, pattern and colour.
Erin Lambrecht’s Armadale House Unfolds One Threshold at a Time
In a home that contains multitudes, Erin Lambrecht links distinctly characterful spaces through architectural thresholds and a mid-century palette.
Inside a Mornington Peninsula Home That Invites You to Linger
Deliberate contradictions and disciplined nuances are at the core of this coastal home on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula by Pasquale Cook and Templeton Architecture.
Kennedy Nolan Reconsiders a 1967 Graeme Gunn House
On a hillside that reveals park and riverbend views, this home in Melbourne's inner south is established in place and filled with local history.
A Sydney Terrace Built Around a Hidden Garden by Madeleine Blanchfield
On one of Potts Point’s most recognisable Victorian streets, Grove by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects reveals very little of what lies beyond its heritage façade.
