Queen Street House by Edwards Moore
Steps built into the kitchen counter lead up to a suspended staircase in this Melbourne house by Australian architects Edwards Moore. More
Steps built into the kitchen counter lead up to a suspended staircase in this Melbourne house by Australian architects Edwards Moore. More
The bottom floor and courtyard of this house in Melbourne by Studio Architecture Gestalten are sunk underground (+ slideshow). More
One storey hangs precariously over the other at this isolated hilltop house in Australia by architects Denton Corker Marshall. More
The walls of this house in Sydney by Australian studio Chris Elliott Architects feature curved openings that look like gills. More
The facade of this Melbourne house for an architect and a street artist has built-in graffiti. More
Millions of tiny perforations are dotted across the rusted steel walls of this rural retreat in Victoria by Melbourne architects Inarc. More
The top of this Australian house by architect Michael Ong of MODO is a timber box that sits at an angle on top of the ground floor walls. More
Extra large windows frame the interiors of this shingle-clad cabin in Victoria, Australia. More
This wood and steel house by Melbourne studio Architects EAT has a huge projecting roof that shelters a first floor barbeque deck. More
Slideshow: the faceted copper envelope of this house extension near Sydney was designed by architects Innovarchi to resemble a roof. More
Forked tree branches framing this house in southeast Australia were intended by architect Paul Morgan to resemble the sun-bleached kangaroo and sheep bones scattered around the surrounding woodland. More
The walls of this house in Australia by architects McBride Charles Ryan have origami-like facets and folds. More
Residents at this remote Australian lodge can step straight out of bed to the side of a long narrow outdoor pool. More
Continuing our series of stories about security-conscious and bunker-like residences, here's an Australian holiday home that can be secured with huge sliding steel shutters. More
The roof of this extended house in Melbourne sweeps outwards to create an exterior canopy and curves steeply upwards over a double-height dining room. More
This roof of this sea-facing holiday house in Mandurah, south of Perth, jolts up and down to create four irregular gables. More
Dezeen archive: as we've been bombarded by beautiful Australian houses in recent weeks and our story from last week about a cliff-top house inspired by a Picasso painting (top left) continues to be popular with readers, we've grouped together all our stories about houses in Australia. See all the stories »
A drawbridge-like flap lowers from the steel-plated facade of this Melbourne bunker to reveal a bedroom window. More
A Picasso painting inspired this cliff-top house near Sydney by architects Durbach Block Jaggers. More
An oversailing glass roof and steel mesh curtain protect a two-storey extension and terrace at a historic Sydney house. More