Rather than tear down this red-brick building, its been retrofitted to create a series of sustainable apartments with impressively low energy bills.

This renovated family home hides green accents and an innovative garden wall that's like a 'portal' between the home and the lush backyard!

This new house in Wheelers Hill has an established feel inspired by the owners' heritage and the local character.

Austin Maynard Architects have revitalised a rambling Victorian terrace with a serene new atrium and urban farm.

It only took four years, but this Merricks North home is finally making the most of its stunning location, and panoramic views.

See the richly-detailed new spaces designed by Finespun Architecture and Ohlo Studio.

This modernist '60s house has been cautiously renovated to frame lush garden views, without losing any of its original character.

Perth landscape architects See Design Studio designed this 110-sq m house around its lush Mediterranean-inspired gardens!

Bass Coast Farmhouse by Wardle is exposed to the elements yet harnesses them for its own benefit. See more of this off-grid coastal home.

Robinson Architecture have improved the look and function of this compact 1970s brick unit with carefully reconfigured and updated interiors.

You can now apply to live in this Brunswick apartment building developed especially for Melbourne renters.

The owners of 123 House ran a petrol station at the site for 30 years, before building a personal family home filled with history!

Merricks Farmhouse in the Mornington Peninsula is a bold, contemporary take on the traditional Australian farmhouse, by Michael Lumby Architecture and Nielsen Jenkins.

After unexpectedly falling in love with a 'tired' mid-century home in Orange, NSW, Paddy Williams of PW Architecture Office set about restoring the house to be the marvel it once was!

'Less, but better' was the inspiration behind the renovation of this compact period family home, designed around its gardens!

Evergreen by Clare Cousins Architects is one of the six Nightingale buildings in Brunswick, where leafy balconies and rooftop gardens offer the best of apartment living!

This once well-worn home in St Kilda, Victoria, now sits proudly as a consolidation of old and new thanks to careful design by Edition Office.

This workers' cottage has been transformed with an extension of garden-facing rooms, designed to change with the owner's needs.

Working with Josh Crosbie Architects, Jack Everitt built his dream family home on a steep and dense Lorne block.

Local House by Zen Architects beautifully embraces its surrounds and heritage neighbourhood.

Inspired by the gabled architecture of churches, Off Grid House by Archier is a sustainable, fully electric home with enough room for an extended family sleepover!

Located on the Mornington Peninsula, this humble surf shack stands out amongst a sea of Portsea’s cliffside holiday homes and modern mansions.

Steel House/Stone House by Retallack Thompson makes a heritage sandstone house new again, finding space for two properties on one narrow site in Darlinghurst.

An original 1950s-1960s modernist home has been given a sympathetic makeover by Design Theory in City Beach, Perth.

A new addition by Beauty Bloody Bonza turns the focus of this Cremorne heritage home inwards to its internal courtyard.

Oanh and Justin Harding's sustainable family home is a perfect and peaceful sanctuary, nestled into Melbourne’s outer east.

The owners behind this new farmhouse on the Mornington Peninsula share how the low-energy home harnesses the elements, with views at every turn!

Architect Melanie Beynon extends the space and longevity of her Prahran family home with a hardworking addition and central courtyard.

Leftfield designed by Kennedy Nolan for Nightingale Housing is the new standard of Australian contemporary apartment design.

A 40 square metre addition and reconfigured spaces have transformed this coastal home.

With a brief of building 'better, not more', Cast Studio have created a 73-square-metre addition for a Cottesloe home that's summery and surprisingly spacious.

Little Granite House is a compact 100 square metre rural family home that responds to its High Country environment.

Sunshine yellow details and a serene courtyard ensure this inner-city Melbourne home holds spaces for gathering and retreating.

This renovation in Melbourne's north weaves together old and new to create a 'hard working' family home bathed in sunlight!

Architect William Samuels and Hannah D’Arcy designed and constructed their 42 square metre home on leased land in Nelson, New Zealand.

Carter Williamson Architects introduce light, colour, and greenery into a converted Camperdown warehouse through clever alterations.

Step inside the Melbourne family residence of an architect-turned-artist that's been bought to life with whimsical furniture and colour.

A series of small changes by Curious Practice have transformed this NSW home into a serene refuge filled with dreamy garden views.

Byron St Studio is simple cabin that survived a flood right after it was built – and you can book to stay there!

Suburban House by Sans-Arc Studio blends mid-century influences with passive design principles to create a serene new home.

Years of living in draughty rentals led Katherine Post and Chris Gyngell to build a sustainable forever home, guarded against the elements. See how they did it here.

Step inside a wonderfully warm Melbourne family home by Studio Tom, filled with rich timber and a respectful nod to the past.

A south-facing heritage home in South Hobart is injected with light and warmth by Studio Ilk.

A mid-century inspired kitchen renovation by Studio Barbara takes a Glebe apartment back to its 1960s roots.

A textured brick wall wraps around three pavilions in Fish Creek House, sheltering the home from the ferocious winds.

We tour two unique apartments inside Temple Court, an elegant 1920s building nestled on Melbourne's iconic Collins Street!

The Melbourne house of owner-designer Dan Gayfer is on the market, but this Edwardian's sweeping extension is full of surprises.

This once lacklustre Edwardian cottage has been given new life thanks to a renovation and extension by Architect George Meek, of Studio Meek.

Kitty Lee Architecture revitalise a small Enmore cottage with clever additions and personality.

Butterfly House by Dane Taylor is a sustainable and thoughtful coastal retreat, that blends mid-century design and Japanese architecture.

This old Edwardian in Melbourne has been turned into an entertainer's dream sanctuary with a passively designed extension.

Hidden in Robertson, NSW, this serene family retreat offers an outlook of the enchanting Yarrawa Brush and Kangaroo Valley.

Gloss House is a an equal parts futuristic and retro home designed by Studio Doherty and Enth Degree Architects in Doncaster East, Melbourne.

Gawthorne’s Hut is a sustainable, off-grid 40sqm home located on a working family farm - built for a budget of just $250,000.

Hermon by WOWOWA brilliantly reimagines a Melbourne home's period elements, with rich and colourful interiors!

A sustainably-minded renovation of an old Edwardian home in Preston, Melbourne, respects the old whilst celebrating the new.

A robust Wolveridge Architects home meets stunning new wetlands by Sam Cox Landscape on the Mornington Peninsula.

The 80s are back, baby! Join Tim Ross for his new one-man show, Rosso 88, at the award-winning 1980s Crigan House.

The renovation of architect Anthony Gill's own family home in North Bondi is a compelling case for modest inner-city development.