MODERN HOUSE DESIGNS

Australian architects lead by Marcus O’Reilly are behind one of the most unusual modern Australian beachfront houses here in Sorrento, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula in Australia. With its innovative mix of materials, this beach home's facade is eclectic and relaxed, featuring a "low maintenance material palette which was not only intended to stand up to the tests of sandy boogie boards, wet towels and teenage parties but also improve with age," according the the architects. In keeping with a longstanding ... Continue >

This luxury beach home by Villa+Villa Architects in Macmasters Beach, New South Wales, Australia is anything but a sandy shack. Its thoughtfully designed home plan is relaxed, yet elegant – everything a contemporary beach house design overlooking the ocean should be! This oceanfront home boasts lots of windows and outdoor living rooms from which to take in the amazing view of sun, sand and surf. Modern minimalist interiors create a sense of serenity inside this open concept house plan. Outdoors, ... Continue >

The collaboration between contemporary Australian architects Leeton Pointon and Susi Leeton, this cool home on the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia features a flow that’s as easy to look at as it is to walk through. A tour of this riverfront home reveals floors that blend with walls; walls that become ceilings; and ceilings that open to the sky. Interiors boast warm wood ceilings and cool curving concrete and plaster walls. Every corner is naturally lit via a two-storey void. ... Continue >

The dark facade of Somers House with courtyard in the middle was designed to blend into the shadowy background of the Australian outback. Melbourne-based Rowan Opat Architects designed this house with a low, inconspicuous profile, a flat roof and clad it with dark wood and windows, bringing it into its surroundings with subtlety. Inside, this modern house is anything but subtle, understated or humble. Rich wood ceilings and floors finished in radial-sawed timber give interiors a rustic-chic style which is ... Continue >

When the architects at Bayden Goddard Design created this beachfront luxury home located on Australia’s Gold Coast, it’s no doubt that this Albatross Avenue site – with adjoining parkland to the south and breathtaking beachfront to the east – had a deep impact on this nature-infused design. A grand facade of recycled timber, stone and widespread glazing is the perfect complement to the landscape. Sliding-glass walls encircle the ground floor for a luxury “view-through” floor plan offering outside access from ... Continue >

Contemporary Australian architect Sharon Fraser took her job to a new, more-personal level when she designed her own minimalist house in Byron Bay. With the goal of bringing the outdoors into her modern yet livable design, the architect went with a functional U-shaped plan that elongates the home’s perimeter to maximize the amazing view. Wide windows and entries with sliding and pivoting glass doors blur the boundary between indoors and out, while outdoor living areas engage the landscape. The curious ... Continue >

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