Residential Architecture Melbourne

Nest Architects has been designing Melbourne homes since 2006. We work across new builds, extensions, and renovations, from heritage cottages to contemporary family homes, always with the same focus: spaces that feel like they’ve always been there, and that make everyday life a little better.

We work closely with a small number of clients at a time. That’s deliberate. Good residential architecture requires genuine understanding of how someone lives, and that takes time and attention. We ask a lot of questions, we listen carefully, and we push back when we think there’s a better answer.

Sustainability runs through everything we do, not as a headline but as a baseline. Warm, robust materials, passive solar principles, and designs that age well and tread lightly. Melbourne’s residential neighbourhoods are layered and complex, and we enjoy working within that grain – whether that’s a heritage overlay, a tight suburban block, or a sloping site.

If you’re planning a renovation or new build and want an architect who will take your project seriously regardless of its scale, we’d love to hear from you.

You might also be interested in our Lived In projects, a quieter side of the practice.