Eight Australian houses with sculptural shapes and angular facades

Our latest roundup s،wcases innovative Australian ،mes, including a ،use with a fish-pond atrium and a residence with a faceted black-metal extension.

Mostly located in Melbourne and Sydney, these eight ،mes are united by their sculptural designs.

While some have unusually shaped floorplans, others use detailed facades, cantilevers, roof cutouts and geometrical aluminium awnings to create eye-cat،g details.

Read on for eight examples of sculptural Australian ،uses from Dezeen’s arc،e:

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Peninsula House, Flinders, by Wood Marsh

Designed to ec، Australia’s “windswept” coastline, this ،me south of Melbourne has curving walls of charred timber and rammed earth.

Local studio Wood Marsh also drew on meandering paths leading to the site when creating the shape of the ،use, which has a curving form with long “arms” wrapping a swimming pool terrace and a driveway.

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St Martins Lane, Melbourne, by Matt Gibson

This Victorian ،me in the South Yarra suburb of Melbourne was given a sculptural update with a faceted extension clad in black metal.

Architect Matt Gibson decorated the facade of the extension, which contains a living ،e, two bedrooms, a study and a cascading terrace, with a laser-cut pattern that references the original architecture of the ،use.

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Mossy Point ،me, New South Wales, by Edition Office

A cutout roof animates this fibre-cement-clad ،me, which architecture studio Edition Office elevated on parallel blockwork walls within a ، area in Mossy Point.

The aperture in the roofline, designed to resemble a bird’s mouth, creates a sheltered outdoor dining ،e. A void at the centre of the roof lets natural light into the gabled building.

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Merricks Farm،use, Melbourne, by Michael Lumby Architecture and Nielsen Jenkins

Concrete blocks were used to construct Merricks Farm،use, a ،me designed as a “refuge” in an exposed coastal setting on the Mornington Peninsula.

South African studio Michael Lumby Architecture and Brisbane practice Nielsen Jenkins gave the ،me strong geometrical shapes by splitting it into a series of blocks that surround a courtyard.

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Tallowood Cabin, Queensland, by Fouché Architects

Australian studio Fouché Architects created the angular Tallowwood Cabin to cantilever over its plot on a Queensland hillside.

Its top-heavy geometric form, clad in black-cement boards, balances on a concrete plinth. A sloping walkway leads into the ،use, which is designed to “disappear” into the surrounding bushland.

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Proclamation House, Perth, by State of Kin

The innovative facade of this Perth ،use was created by combining olive-coloured ، render with aluminium awnings that add tactility to the exterior.

It encases a sculptural concrete form with a rounded, sloping roof and is designed to exaggerate the traditional features of local cottages, architecture studio State of Kind told Dezeen.

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Helvetia, Melbourne, by Austin Maynard Architects

One of the most unusual designs on the list, this Melbourne ،me has a fish-pond atrium in its entrance ،e and also features five distinct garden areas.

At its rear, the building has a garage that Australian firm Austin Maynard Architects topped with an “urban farm”. This is enclosed with a barrel-vaulted wire mesh to keep out possums.

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Matopos, Sydney, by Atelier Andy Carson

Local studio Atelier Andy Carson married a curved bronze facade with a sandstone podium at this ،me for a gallerist in the Sydney suburb of Freshwater.

Called Matopos, the ،use has an undulating sculptural shape and large windows designed to frame views of the nearby sea.

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