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Robbie Walker’s Sawmill Tree House. Image: Tasha Tylee.
Four Victorian homes, including the High Country Spaceship-style cabin, were named in Australia’s most special house of the year.
Houses Magazine awards 2025 house awards were presented in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland for multiple residences.
The new house below 200 m2 is a small sawmill by Mansfield designer Robbie Walker.
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With its otherworldly appearance, the 48-square-meter house surrounded by gum trees is compared with the spacecraft.
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In Carlton, the property of the building was won by the Heritage Environment Award.
The terrace of about the 1870s was turned into a house, where there was a garden studio for the owner to write and paint.
The Carlton House remodel and addition of Lovell Burton Architecture also won awards.
This historic cottage has been expanded and renovated to combine family-friendly touches such as matte concrete floors for kids to ride on their bikes.
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The Sawmill Treehouse is built as a small cottage, with a quiet and peaceful interior where visitors can feel a nature. Robbie Walker. Image: Tasha Tylee.
The cabin is located in Alpine National Park. Image: Tasha Tylee.
Another Victorian recipient was the Elorel Architecture of Windsor, which was presented along with the emerging architectural practice gong.
House Magazine editor and award jury chair Alexa Kempton said many winning houses showed creativity, including several sustainable designs including sawmill Treehouse.
Mr Walker said the cabin owner spent a lot of time camping on the property before commissioning the cabin.
A super-small retreat set between the treetops. Image: Tasha Tylee.
As a result, she fell in love with its tall trees and did not want to remove anything during construction.
The client asked Mr. Walker to design a small house to share with her family and friends, and she also rented a short stay.
It features a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room and offers services hidden under the floor and behind the stairs.
In high-risk bush areas, its exterior material is wood-free steel when wood is not flammable.
Studio Bright’s hedges and Arbor House are wrapped in vines, and outdoor activities meet and blend with modern homes. Image: Rory Gardiner.
The building of the house “dissolves” into the surrounding outdoor natural environment. Image: Rory Gardiner.
Mr Walker said it was located near the ditch, which created some difficulties in collecting water from the surrounding area during its design process.
His innovative solution is to place the house on stilts and allow water to flow underneath.
“The large tall trees that fill the area are inspired by tall pillars based on the trunks,” Mr Walker said.
“They stretched through buildings like trees.”
Another small building in the location has a garage, laundry room and outdoor kitchen.
Named Mess Hall, the house built by the building features an art retreat where owners can enjoy time painting and writing. Image: Tom Ross.
The front narrow corridors and dark rooms of the Victorian terrace have been transformed into light-filled spaces for family life. Image: Tom Ross.
Mr Walker describes his client as the real hero of the project because “when you have more space, choose to build something small to achieve courage.”
“Real estate agents suggest that if they decide to sell a four-bedroom home, a three-bath home will get the best price,” he said.
He noted that it may be difficult for banks to value one-bedroom homes in rural areas, while planning and building permits for smaller projects will require greater consultants, reports and approvals.
“So after all the efforts, it’s not a trivial matter to resist the urge to simply use substance use and add additional bedrooms,” Mr Walker said.
“In a system that rewards redundant, choosing less construction – not out of necessity but out of principle – is even more important than the material itself.
Carlton Cottage is a redesigned 1870s worker with large pivot doors and sliding fence panels. Image: Rory Gardiner.
2025 Housing Awards Ceremony:
Australian Building of the Year – Queensland’s Blok Modular and Vokes and Peters’s Blok sisters
New house under 200 m2 – Sawmill Tree House in Robbie Walker, Victoria
New house over 200 m2 – Hedges and Arbor House in Studio Bright, Victoria
Remodeling and addition of houses under 200 m2 – Carlton Lodge in Lovel Burton, Victoria
Carlton Lodge is home to a young family. Image: Rory Gardiner.
House remodeling and addition of 200 m² – Shaded houses in Trias, NSW
Apartment or unit – Three sisters Blok Modular and Vokes and Peters Blok in Queensland
Small Project – Window, windows, windows in Panov Scott, NSW
Sustainability – Cake House by Alexander Sims Architects, NSW
Houses on the background of heritage – Mess Hall of Victoria Architecture
Emerging Architecture Practice – Elor Architecture, Victoria
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