OUR AWESOME ABODES

ONE has set a house price reco record in its suburb while an another could withstand a bu bushfire, but these designs h have one thing in common — they’re all in contention for national architecture awards. Five houses from Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and Surf Coast are among the 57 Victorian finalists across the best new house, house a alteration and addition and an apartment categories in the 2018 Houses Awards, with winners to be anno announced in late July. Tecture Te Architecture and Inter Interior Design’s Bellerine Pavil Pavilion House is a standout in South Geelong where it provides a contemporary yet sympathetic response to its heritage surrounds.

Through clean, compact design Bellerine Pavilion House maximises function and liveability, proving that through structural sensibility and material spend, a contributory and sympathetic response within heritage context can be achieved.

The three-bedroom house at 276 Bellerine St was sold for close to its $1.2 million price guide in February.

A striking Wye River weekender built from shipping containers has demonstrated how to build a cost-effective home in a bushfire prone area.

Ben Edwards, from Melbourne’s Studio Edwards, designed House 28 from three second-hand shipping containers to create the residence on a steep bush