Courtyard Tag

New York Style finds a home in Aberfeldie

This sure is one glamorous conversion in the inner Melbourne suburb of Aberfeldie.  The relatively humble street facade has just a few a luxurious hints at what may be found inside.  And what a find it is! Boasting an amazing attention to interior detail that...

22 April, 2013
Keeping up with the neighbours

What once seemed isolated to central Melbourne, residential developments are popping up in suburban neighbourhoods across the entire city.  And let's be honest, some are dreadful and quite rightly met with a degree of community hostility.  But like it or not,  they are here to...

12 February, 2013
Haute housing bought off the rack…?

More often than not, modern mainstream residential architecture is criticised for it's bland, cookie cutter approach.  We've all heard that delightful colloquial term, The McMansion.  Rows of identical houses that seem more suited to a totalitarian regime than a personal expression embodied within a home....

22 November, 2012
A blast from the past that deserves another look!

This blog was meant to be a well researched and informed celebration of Australian residential architecture of the 1980's and 90's.  A time it seemed when the suburbs were graced by a truly unique style that addressed not only the needs of the modern Aussie...

08 October, 2012
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