Reference Designs

Curated Australian residential precedents

Browse the seeded reference-design dataset by state, style, firm, residential type, and award provenance.

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Prevost House
1937
3 images
Prevost and Ancher

Prevost House

Bellevue Hill, NSW
international styleinterwar modernism

One of the earliest major statements of international-style domestic modernism in Australia.

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Rose Seidler House
1950
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Harry Seidler & Associates

Rose Seidler House

Wahroonga, NSW
international modernismpostwar modernism

The clearest early manifesto of postwar international modernism in Australia.

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Truss House
10 images
Carter Williamson Architects

Truss House

Balmain, NSW
contemporaryindustrial-influenced

A multi-level urban home that adapts industrial traces into a light-filled domestic sequence of courtyards, balconies, exposed brick walls, and a skylit void.

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Bismarck House
2019
10 images
Andrew Burges Architects

Bismarck House

Bondi, NSW
contemporary

A compact semi reworked with a screened upper level, garden-focused living spaces, and a robust lower-floor material palette tied closely to the landscape.

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South Coogee House
1994
9 images
Renato D'Ettorre Architects

South Coogee House

South Coogee, NSW
contemporarycoastal

A coastal house conceived as a landmark object, using classical cues, in-situ concrete, and sandstone to create a durable, monumental domestic form.

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