Boxy is beautiful! The Aussie home that has everyone talking

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Austin Maynard Architects (AMA) have designed a house in Australia that’s getting a whole lot of attention, and it’s easy to see why. Simply named THAT House, this box-like dwelling is the result of a family’s wish to have ‘just the right amount of space’ in suburbia where houses are huge. Instead of designing a home with the same amount of space, AMA created a home with half the floor area of its neighbours — 225-square-metres — without compromising on style and livability.

‘Like many of our wonderful clients, the owners of THAT House are keen to be able to open up to the community rather than permanently hiding or fortifying themselves’, the Austin Maynard Architects (Andrew Maynard and Mark Austin) explained. ‘As Australia…