This is a sensitive midcentury renovation to an original Merchants Builders house in Eltham, Victoria by Preston Lane Architects.
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Mid-Century Home showcases a wide array of homes and buildings, both contemporary and mid-century, designed by some of the most influential modernist architects of the 20th century. Notable architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Donald Wexler, Craig Ellwood, and John Lautner are just a few of the many featured.
Our team carefully curates a daily selection of the most representative mid-century and contemporary homes in order to inspire and spark your imagination. We aim not only to highlight the architectural beauty of these structures, but also to share the stories of their architects and owners.
In choosing the homes we feature, we prioritize architects who respected modernist principles of building, those who influenced their generation and set the standard for the architects of the future. We believe in preserving and celebrating the legacy of these architects, as well as inspiring new generations of architects to continue their work and push the boundaries of modernist design.
This Home Showcases an Opulent Late Modernist Interior
Mid-century architecture is so hot right now, perhaps reflecting a recognition of the optimism and innovation of this design expression.
Yellow, Orange and Red Add Warmth and Contrast to this Home
The old house is the typical double fronted Victorian weatherboard. A window each for the front bedrooms, a long high hallway. This hallway was the axis we used in siting the new extension.
This House is an Amazing Example of Brutalist Architecture
Built in 1971, the Torf House is an amazing example of brutalist architecture. Designed by Boston-area architects Mary Otis Stevens and Thomas F. McNulty, the Torf House is the last untouched example by the Stevens + McNulty team in this area.
An Airy and Light-Filled Extension in Perth
This home in Perth, Western Australia, underwent a series of additions and alterations with a particular set of pre-existing conditions.
A Severe Wind Storm Caused Massive Damage to this Wisconsin Midcentury Home
This Brookfield, Wisconsin, home was originally designed by prominent architect Michael P. Johnson, and built in 1970.
A Modest and Quirky Renovation to a Miami Midcentury
The South Miami Remix project was borne after the building of Upstairs Studio Architecture’s South Miami Bungalow. The South Miami Remix is one in the series of additions and renovations that followed.
A Modernist Renovation to a 1938 Los Angeles Home
This home in the Silver Lake neighborhood In Los Angeles sits atop a hillside with stunning views. The homeowners enlisted Annie Ritz and Daniel Rabin of And And And S
Scandi-Minimalism Meets Japanese-Inspired Undertones
This property is an architectural gem, with contemporary glass walls and an indoor pool, and is situated on 18 acres of untouched forest overlooking a private scenic pond.
Not so Fast and Furious – Jason Statham’s Midcentury Home
British actor Jason Statham bought this midcentury butterfly roof home in an enviable location just above Sunset Boulevard, one of the most iconic places in Los Angeles.
A 1958 Californian Midcentury is Elevated to Improve the Indoor-Outdoor Connection
This original 1958 midcentury home in Hermosa Beach, California, was updated with the addition of a butterfly roof, and a rooftop deck.
A Lautner Home is Restored without any Stylistic Imprint of Contemporary Design
Architects was commissioned by a film director and his philanthropist wife to renovate and modernize the iconic Wolff House in West Hollywood, designed in 1961 by the visionary architect, John Lautner, for concert pianist and interior decorator Marco Wolff.
A Forgotten Dark and Claustrophobic Colorado MidCentury gets a Light and Open Update
Clients enlisted architects to help them select an appropriate midcentury home to fit their modern-day needs and also to reinvent its almost forgotten existence into a modernist retreat.
This Renovation Honors the Californian Architecture and Brings in Modern Materials
“Mid Century Modern Resto-vation” best describes the why and the what for this iconic original Carter Sparks designed and Streng Brothers built transformation, located on the American River in Sacramento, CA.
This Ranch House Renovation Overlays the New Century with Mid-Century
Taliesin Fellow Frederick Liebhardt designed the Bishop Ranch House in 1962 for the Bishop family, at inland Monterey County.
The Entire Roof of this House Rests on the Furniture on the Perimeter of the Property
Between the public and the private, the open and closed, the inside and outside, the mobile and the fixed, the light and shadows, the natural and the artificial, the industrial and craftsmanship, between boundaries is the living space of a great friend.
A Forgotten Midcentury Home is Restored to its Roots
When Mid-Century enthusiasts purchased the original 1800sf home in Austin, Texas, it had long been forgotten about and was nearly re-claimed by the native vegetation of an adjacent creek.
A Cliff May “Dream Home” Brought Back to Life
This home in Lafayette, California, was designed by celebrated architect Cliff May – renowned for developing the surburban post-war “dream home”.
Wood and Exposed Structures are Highlights of this Midcentury Home
This is a rehabilitation of a midcentury home in Little Rock, Arkansas. Architects were brought in to bring this home back to life. We spoke with the Jennifer Herron, AIA, to learn more about the project.
An Eighties Home in Byron Bay gets a Stunning Midcentury Makeover
This stunning house started its life as a 1980’s brick and tile home in the beachside suburb of Suffolk Park, close to the hip beach town Byron Bay in Australia
A Modern and Minimal Oasis-Like Home in San Diego
Athina House is a modern and minimal, splendid-yet-serene, 3800 SF single-family residence in San Diego, CA’s North County.
Zig-Zag Roof & Cedar Ceilings Define This Midcentury Home
When this split-level bungalow in Toronto, Canada, designed in 1955 by British-born architect Basil Capes, was listed for sale architecture buffs Anda Kubis and her husband Dean Martin just had to take a look.
This House Sets the Standard for Modernist Restoration Across the World
Loader Monteith has carefully restored High Sunderland, the 1957 modernist icon designed by Peter Womersley for internationally-renowned textile designers Bernat and Margaret Klein, which required sensitive and complex restoration after weather and fire damage in 2017.
This Home Serves as a Defining Structure for Midcentury Architecture in Kansas
Nestled in a wooded, urban lot, in Lawrence, Kansas, this authentic midcentury modern home underwent an extensive renovation to modernize the surfaces and systems while preserving the charm and essence of the original structure.
This House Demonstrates that Luxury Lies not in Size but in the Relationship Between Spaces
Traditionally, regardless of orientation, the Australian suburban block is longer than it is wide. Typically, dwellings are built to the side boundary setback in order to maximise the floor plate along its length.