Sydney terrace

Because she lives in a single level unrenovated Victorian terrace, architect Julie Firkin has indulged in much idle redesigning in her imagination.

Noho Architecture maximized space and natural light to revamp this cramped dwelling on a 14-foot-wide lot in Sydney. Tagged: Exterior, House Building Type, Flat RoofLine, and Brick Siding Material.

Breathe Architecture create a 'restorative fortress' home for two introverts in Surry Hills, Sydney.

This magnificent, four-storey property is the last remaining private residence in the historic Pamela Terrace row.

Terrace House, Paddington, Sydney

The semi-detached home on a 203-square-metre block surpassed Erskineville's previous record, and traded for more than double its 2021 sale price.

OWNERS don’t usually declare they really love their home before deciding to go ahead with a renovation project. More often, they talk of a lack of functionality or a dated interior prior to signing up for a revamp.

The design of the Italianate House by Renato D'Ettorre Architects generates a sense of wonder and awe both inside and out, encouraging the owners to explore and enjoy the various spaces with multiple sensory experiences and emotions. Renato D’Ettorre has successfully converted the original home, which was built in the 1860s, to a residence paying homage to silence and contemplation through the use of calming and restrained aesthetics and materials.

In the Paddington home of Nadia Fairfax-Wayne, designer and friend Tamsin Johnson ushered in lush textures and a courageous palette with an unbridled sense of fun. Photographed by Anson Smart

Through form, materiality, light and volume, Nobbs Radford has created varied and surprising places of habitation, often focusing on the place “in-between”.