2025 Home Design Renovation of the Year Finalists
We visit the first three finalists in the Home Design Renovation of the Year Awards 2025
About Passive House
Certified Passive House residential or commercial buildings involve a set of very high-performance standards to achieve both thermal…
ArchiPro Launches ‘What I Wish I’d Known’: The Ultimate Guide for Homeowners Starting a Renovation or New Build
ArchiPro has launched What I Wish I’d Known: A Guide for Homeowners Commencing Their Renovation or New Build,…
Nordic Sophistication: A Timeless Blend of Heritage and Modern Living
Located in the heart of Melbourne’s inner eastern suburbs, this extensive renovation seamlessly blends the old with the…
Wave house
An edgy yet serene seaside sanctuary by Studio McGilp. Built on the edge of the Southern Ocean, Wave…
Less is More | Austaron
From Inside to out, this stylish home boasts a cohesive palette of materials. The vision for the design…
Renovation: A fairytale ending
An ‘ugly duckling’ property is transformed into a majestic, beautiful swan
Real revival: A magnificent Victorian Rustic Gothic home
South Lodge, a magnificent Victorian Rustic Gothic home, was built in Melbourne’s early days, and today has been lovingly revived.
Real renovation: Harmonising old and new
Homewares queen Tracie Ellis takes an historic Kyneton property and adds her special touches in its beautiful rejuvenation, now available for all to enjoy
Four innovative structural materials for your home
We all love to admire the exterior of a gorgeous new home but how often do you consider the “bones” of the building: its structural supports? Spantec Systems shares four advances in this most crucial element.
Melbourne renovation: 1920s Californian bungalow
The combination of new and old elements provides an interesting and dynamic chapter in the history of this home and its neighbourhood.
Victorian meets contemporary: Surry Hills townhouse
This Surry Hills stunner has emerged from its bachelor pad status, with a clean and contemporary style that better suits its young family residents.
Glory days: extraordinary home renovation
A case of good things come to those who wait, this dilapidated home was restored to its former glory using the best old materials and work practices — and modern ones where necessary.
Steel framing system from Spantec
Spantec Systems has taken its steel floor framing system to a new level of user-friendliness with its new Smart Bearers, which come with brackets already mounted.
Personalise your roof tile colour scheme
Monier has a new concrete roof-tile colour palette and online tool, ColourTouch, to help you to create a personalised colour scheme for your home.
5 things you didn’t know about drains
Drains may not be the first thing you think about when it comes to designing your bathroom, pool, balcony or driveway, but they’re a crucial part of any successful project. We talk with Stormtech drains to discover five things you didn’t know about your drain system