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Picture Perfect: 45 Epic Homes That Celebrate Australia

From beach and bush to the back of Bourke, these amazing homes are just another reason why we're proud to call Australia home

Grace Chamia
Grace ChamiaJanuary 25, 2017
Houzz Contributor. I'm an experienced lifestyle journalist with a penchant for open houses that I have no intention of buying...
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To help celebrate Australia Day – and remind us why we love this wide brown land – we’ve pulled together a collection of 45 fine homes from across the country to demonstrate the splendour and diversity of our natural landscape, as well as the unique style of Australian design. From modern marvels teetering on the water’s edge to classic Queenslanders nestled in the rolling hills, take a look around our Great Southern Land through the world of design below.
Watershed Design
1. Avalon 01 by Watershed Design. Pittwater, Sydney, NSW
Archier
2. Sawmill House by Archier. Yackandandah, Victoria
Archier
FGR Architects
3. Skyline Drive by FGR Architects. Maribyrnong, Victoria
Bark Design Architects
4. Spoonbill House by Bark Design Architects. Peregian Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Nicholas Bray Landscapes
5. Pool pavilion by Nicholas Bray Landscapes. Sydney, NSW
Zaher Architects
6. Wategos Project by Zaher Architects. Byron Bay, NSW
Zaher Architects
Michelle Jarni
7. Jude’s Home by Shelton Architects. Christmas Hill, Victoria
David Boyle Architect
8. Marrickville House 2 by David Boyle Architect. Marrickville, Sydney, NSW
Sarah Davison Interior Design
9. Art House by Sarah Davison Interior Design. Balmoral, NSW
Matt Elkan Architect
10. Ozone House by Matt Elkan Architect. Freshwater, Sydney, NSW
Bourne Blue Architecture
11. Elizabeth Beach House by Bourne Blue Architecture. Elizabeth Beach, NSW
Dion Photography
12. Gresley Monk House by Gresley Abas Architects. Perth, WA
Weststyle
13. Bellevue by Weststyle. Perth, WA
Jason McNamara Photography
14. Lakemba - Ipswich Queensland by George Brockwell Gill. Ipswich, Queensland
Reddog Architects
15. Elliott Residence by Reddog Architects. Brisbane, Queensland
Michael Downes - UA Creative
16. Narrabundah Residence by Michael Downes - UA Creative. Narrabundah, ACT
Blue Horizon Interiors Pty Ltd
17. Pole House by Blue Horizon Interiors Pty Ltd. Geelong, Victoria
Jasmin Latona Photography
18. Highway House by Room 11. Hobart, Tasmania
MGA
19. Battery Point House by MGA. Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania
MGA
20. South Arm House by MGA. Hobart, Tasmania
MRTN Architects
21. Fairfield Hacienda by MRTN Architects. Melbourne, Victoria
Tim Ditchfield Architects
22. White boxes by Tim Ditchfield Architects. Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Tim Ditchfield Architects
Urban Angles
23. Fingal Residence by Urban Angles. Melbourne, Victoria
Six Degrees Architects
24. Hanging Rock House by Six Degrees Architects. Melbourne, Victoria
Bark Design Architects
25. Tinbeerwah House by Bark Design Architects. Noosa, Queensland
Dean Herald-Rolling Stone Landscapes
26. Infinity Blue by Dean Herald-Rolling Stone Landscapes. Sydney, NSW
Verandah House
27. Sorrento Residence by Verandah House. Gold Coast, Queensland
MAKE Architecture
28. Local House by MAKE Architecture. St Kilda, Victoria
Suzanne Hunt Architect
29. Bedfordale House by Suzanne Hunt Architect. Subiaco, WA
Zaher Architects
30. Coorabell Residence by Zaher Architects. Byron Bay, NSW
Zaher Architects
Acacia Joinery Pty Ltd
31. Foxground Valley House by Fergus Scott Architects. Foxground, Kiama, NSW
Ian Moore Architects
32. Rose House by Ian Moore Architects. Saddleback Mountain, NSW
Penman Brown Interior Design
33. Eastern Residence by Penman Brown Interior Design. Sydney, NSW
AILDM
34. Federal Garden by Secret Gardens. Byron Bay, NSW
Jack Lovel Photographer
35. Origami House by Ariane Prevost Architect. Perth, WA
Inspire Your Space
36. Wembley Renovation by Inspire Your Space. Perth, WA
Viridian Glass
37. Austinmer Beach House by Alexander Symes Architects + GV Architecture. Austinmer, Wollongong, NSW
Acacia Joinery Pty Ltd
38. South Coast House by Fergus Scott Architects. Wollongong, NSW
Noxon Giffen
39. Orrong Farmhouse by Noxon Giffen. Melbourne, Victoria
Wolveridge Architects
40. Eltham South, Blairgowrie by Wolveridge Architects. Eltham South, Blairgowrie, Victoria
Samara Greenwood Architecture
41. Pavilion by Samara Greenwood Architecture. Melbourne, Victoria
Australian Interior Design Awards
42. Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett Architect. Cairns, Queensland
Auhaus Architecture
43. Bluff House by Auhaus Architecture. Barwon Heads, Victoria
Ultraspace by Mark Gacesa
44. Luxe Lodge by Mark Gacesa of Ultraspace. Central Highlands, Queensland
Ultraspace by Mark Gacesa
Brett Mickan Interior Design
45. Pearl Beach by Brett Mickan Interior Design. Pearl Beach, Gosford, NSW


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