The property market is something Aussies spend more time thinking about than they’d like to admit to, but everyone knows not all homes are created equal. Here at On The Market, we scour countless property listings to share the best of the best, from palatially proportioned waterfront palaces to meticulously designed studio apartments.
Ballarat probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think about serious Australian architecture, but that’s exactly what we’ve got with this spectacular Brown Hill property.
A creative collaboration between Eldridge Anderson Architects, Murphy James Builders, and Simon Taylor Landscape Design, the home is set amongst natural bush and every material choice is designed to reflect the landscape it’s in.
You’re getting four bedrooms, two bathrooms, four-car accommodation, and a study, all wrapped in earthy brick and warm timber. Less than 15 minutes drive from the heart of Ballarat, and 90 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD, this is a rare find in rural Victoria.
Address: 5 Palantino Place, Brown Hill VIC 3350
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Car spaces: 4
Price Guide: $2,000,000 to $2,100,000
Regular readers of On The Market will be familiar with the landscape architect Paul Bangay, and this home has a special place in the history of his career. It was the first country house he ever owned, and he spent a decade transforming it into what became the subject of his famous book, The Enchanted Garden.
‘St Ambrose’ dates to the 1880s and sits on 2.69 acres in the Macedon Ranges foothills, offering a Manchurian pear-lined driveway, a sequence of sculpted garden rooms, a newly rebuilt 20-metre wet-edge pool with an integrated spa, a self-contained guest house, cathedral cedar ceilings, and Mount Macedon views from every bedroom. Truly remarkable stuff.
Address: 7 Wood Street, Woodend VIC 3442
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4
Car spaces: 5
Price Guide: $8,000,000 to $8,800,000
The previous owners of this 1930s brick bungalow came to the team at George Kouparitsas Architects with a single vision: bring a taste of Brazil to their similarly subtropical home in Brisbane. Kouparitsas obliged, bringing ‘Dohori House’ to life in a project that’s since been selected for the 2026 ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards.
The main materials are immediately obvious, with raw concrete, timber, and walls of glass defining the rear expansion of the property, while inside you’ll find five bedrooms and a palatial open-plan living and kitchen area with Smeg appliances, dual dishwashers, and Liebherr integrated refrigeration.
There’s also a heated pool, covered alfresco dining area with rotisserie kitchen, electric screening, pre-war horse stable converted to a studio, 16kW solar with Tesla Powerwall.
Address: 84 Ascot Street, Ascot QLD 4007
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Car spaces: 2
Price Guide: Auction
