Silvertop House / Tom Robertson Architects
Sympathetic to its context and restrained in its materials, Silvertop House maximises its compact site to balance practical and joyful family spaces in one intelligently crafted home.
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Derek Swalwell is an Australian architectural, interiors, landscape, lifestyle, food, travel, and art photographer based in Melbourne. With a career spanning over two decades since 1999, he is celebrated for his masterful use of natural light and compelling visual storytelling. His work, which began with collaboration with Melbourne’s design and architecture community, now includes international commissions and frequent publication across leading design media.
Known for images that convey both clarity and emotional atmosphere, Derek’s photography captures the essence of space—whether residential, commercial, or environmental—with precision and narrative depth. His portfolio spans architecture, lifestyle, and editorial genres, always grounded in a thoughtful and engaging visual approach.
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Bassano House / Tom Robertson Architects
The project involves the reinvention of two existing cabins to create one single luxury private suite and artist studio. The suite itself has been boldly carved into two halves. The entry side contains a kitchen and breakfast…
Bellows House / Architects EAT
Anchoring the Bellows house in the sand instead of using typical light weight beach vernacular created more of a bunker than a shack.
Sorrento Residence / Project 12 Architecture
Set amongst the dunes and Moonah trees of Sorrento Back beach, this project comprises a new home for a family of four. Their brief was for a family home that respected the coastal site and provided a…
Always House / Kennedy Nolan Architects
A spectacular site is both a gift and a problem for new architecture. The positives are self-evident, the negatives less so, but apparent in single-orientation, glassy boxes which proliferate on such sites.
Stockroom Cottage, Melbourne / Architects EAT
Craft is central to this project, once the home of a guitar maker and potter. The brief was to combine a warehouse and adjacent workers cottage into a single family home.
Caulfield North House / InForm Design
A unique sculptural solution resolved the challenges of a narrow site, resulting in a light filled family oasis. The simple linear plan allows the wedge-shaped circulation spine to access all rooms on both levels.
Terrace House / Austin Maynard Architects
Terrace House is the result of past Austin Maynard Architects clients, staff and allies putting their own money at risk to create community-focused homes that are equitable, ethical, cost-effective, robust and resilient in the face of the…
Rosanna House / InForm
Located on a sloping site, this reclaimed red brick and white weatherboard house responds to the natural topography and local 1970s modernist architecture.