Coastal

Playful, understated and full of surprises, Courtyard Cottage is no ordinary coastal home.

This concrete house in Torquay uses a procession of spaces to strike the right note between the public and private realms.

Designing an environmentally friendly house on a remote island in New Zealand has been a challenging yet rewarding task for both owner and architect.

Compact, stylish and sustainable, this beach home by ArchiBlox is another reason why prefabs are gaining in popularity across the country.

After purchasing a eucalypt-covered block in a Tasmanian beachside suburb, a couple decided their new home would embrace the trees, rather than see them as an obstacle.

A cave-like retreat on a secluded bay on NZ’s South Island is the stuff dreams are made of. Its architect, Andrew Patterson, is more down to earth about its environmental ambitions.

The humblest forms of shelter and storage – a tent and an implement shed – are the references that sparked the design of this home on the outskirts of Titirangi in West Auckland.

Spared the wrecking ball, a quintessential fibro cottage on Sydney’s southern beaches is preserved and extended for the next generation.

A classic beach house style of the 1950s was the inspiration behind this Neeson Murcutt weekender on Sydney’s north coast.

With an idyllic view but a fiendishly difficult site on NZ’s Waiheke Island, architects Atelier Workshop pushed the envelope on sustainability whilst delivering a high level of beauty.