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The Guardian - UK
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Iconic Australian houses – in pictures

Iconic Australian Houses: Iconic Australian Houses
The Collins House was built in 1976 on Sydney’s North Shore Photograph: Murdoch Books
Iconic Australian Houses
Inside the Collins House: in 1967 this large piece of glass was reportedly placed with much difficulty due to the slope of the site on the building site Photograph: Murdoch Books
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Ian Collins said the biggest challenge for his 1976 house was finding a builder who wanted to be involved in the project; in the end friends were drafted in Photograph: Murdoch Books
Iconic Australian Houses: Iconic Australian Houses
Architect Neville Gruzman’s Rosenburg Hills House from 1957 echoes a Japanese aesthetic Photograph: Murdoch Books
Iconic Australian Houses: Iconic Australian Houses
A platform around the Rosenburg Hills house, which faces to the north, is created from concrete - also used inside the house. It was a material Gruzman was fond of using Photograph: Murdoch Books
Iconic Australian Houses: Iconic Australian Houses
The sculptural fireplace and stairway is the centrepiece of Gruzman's Rosenburg Hills House Photograph: Murdoch Books
Iconic Australian Houses: Iconic Australian Houses
A timber walkway leads to the front door of the 1957 Jack House by Russell Jack, delicately placed in the bush Photograph: Murdoch Books
Iconic Australian Houses: Iconic Australian Houses
A decorative wooden panel marks the end of the veranda at the 1957 Jack House Photograph: Murdoch Books
Iconic Australian Houses: Iconic Australian Houses
Built-in shelving and a strong dash of colour on the interior of the 1957 Jack House Photograph: Murdoch Books
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