Set in the Art Deco building of Murwillumbah’s Art Precinct, Livi is a small neighbourhood restaurant with a focus on quality produce from the Northern Rivers.

The first home by architect Robin Boyd, the 1943 Pettigrew House is perched above the picturesque Yarra Bend. It remained in the hands of the original owner until acquired in 2015 with a view to reconfigure it as the home of a young family while respecting the integrity of its heritage standing. Extensive research into Boyd’s principals and aesthetic led to a palette of honest, natural materials and reduced architectural gesture. This new base line has been embellished with plush carpeting and custom joinery.

Perched on a hillside with uninterrupted views of Hobart harbour, this 1970s house was acquired by the current owners in 2016. Redesigned with a young family in mind, its robust materiality and rigorous spatial planning are designed for the future needs of a growing household. Occupying reclaimed space downstairs, the master suite acts as a retreat, liberating upstairs for family and entertaining. Retaining as much of the original house as possible, new full-height plate glass windows bring in the mature garden in which it sits.

Situated on a sprawling property in central Victoria, this late-19th century homestead has been reimagined as the elegant secondary residence of a well-travelled urbanite. The floorplan – which had become convoluted due to incremental renovations – has been re-articulated to enable laidback rural sojourns, the blackened steel and leathered granite kitchen is now the nerve centre of a home designed for entertaining. Inspired by the dusty hues of the surrounding eucalypts, the brashness of canola in bloom, fiery sunsets, the interior is at once playful and serene.