7 of the best Aussie house facades of 2025
If curb appeal had a highlight reel, these homes would be on repeat. This year gave us facades that showcased the best of Australian architecture, building and exterior solutions by James Hardie. From smart, dream-home renovations to standout new builds, these are the home exteriors that made us stop, stare and take notes in 2025.
1. Barn-style beauty
A facade all about precision, House 5 by The Block’s Robby and Mat strips the barn form back to its essentials, letting proportion and material do the heavy lifting. Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding gives the subtle, matte surface, while Hardie™ Axent™ Trim sharpens the board-and-batten detailing. If crisp and contemporary is your dream house style, this Barn home is absolutely for you.
2. Modern Farm-House: duality of safety and style
Designed to meet BAL40 standards, this Park Orchards Modern Farmhouse by Jack Barrow Architecture and Ahead Building Group demonstrates how performance-led materials can support a facade that feels warm, architectural and deeply attuned to its setting. Axon™ Cladding brings vertical rhythm, while Easylap™ Panel anchors the form with a quieter horizontal presence. The Hardie™ Axent™ Trim finishing means you’re admiring something timeless.
3. Coastal Mediterranean from Coastline Builders and Designers
Top-viewed on realestate.com within days of listing, the Chester Le Haus project is all the proof you need that coastal Mediterranean can feel simultaneously timeless and highly current. Designed by Craggspace and brought to life by Coastline Builders and Designers, the renovation preserved the original facade framework with Linea™ Weatherboard, unifying old and new, and giving the reconstructed home a calm, consistent exterior.
4. From construction to coastal dream with Oak and Orange
Summoning coastal cool, scale is what makes this Oak and Orange home work. Hardie™ Oblique™ Cladding was installed horizontally in a 300mm-wide profile, giving the large double-storey elevation clarity and confidence. The result is a modern coastal exterior with strong visual rhythm and minimal fuss. Made to withstand Australian coastal conditions, the cladding manifests a front that’s contemporary and built to endure beyond first impressions.
5. The sanctuary space of Honey House
With many on social media calling this their dream home, Honey House, set on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, demonstrates how material choice can shape atmosphere. Ongarello Builders and Wolveridge Architects paired Linea™ Weatherboard and Matrix™ Cladding to create a layered coastal facade. It’s then refined by Hardie™ Axent™ Trim as a batten detail, which introduces rhythm without distraction, allowing the home to sit comfortably within its landscape. This coastal sanctuary exudes calm before you’ve even set foot inside.
6. Old brick transformed into a modern dream home
This Three Birds Renovations project started with a problem many homeowners know well: a seventies brick home that felt heavy, dated and a little unloved. The transformation swaps that weight for warmth, using Stria™ Cladding Fine Texture with Hardie™ Axent™ Trim for clean definition. With a facade that now feels softer and lighter, it’s certainly a case for the right materials completely changing the mood of a home.
7. Earthy coastal cottage
Tucked into one of Burleigh Heads’ quieter streets, this coastal cottage shows just how good old homes can look with the right update. Relocated in the 1960s and refreshed years later, the team at Davey Constructions wanted to blend character with a clear new direction. Linea™ Weatherboard helps tie the original home to its extension, creating a calm, cohesive exterior. Finished with earthy tones and natural textures, this is a facade that has earned its effortlessly coastal identity and inspiration.
There you have it: a wrap up of our most-loved Australian house facades of 2025. If you love a comparative look-back, check out our round-up of the Top 10 facades of 2024. For more inspiration for your dream home or renovation in 2026, download the Hardie™ Architectural Collection Lookbook.
