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Australian Hamptons Look - The Hamptons look is now an enduring Australian style with less ornate and more down to earth than a traditional Hamptons look.

It has evolved from its coastal origins to suit Australian country and urban settings. It's less ornate and more down to earth than a traditional Hamptons look. It features larger verandahs for protection in hot summers and is often reminiscent of Queenslander homes. 


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Characterised by more shade and less ornamentation, Australian Hamptons homes are charming and well adapted to the Australian way of life. 

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Unlike brick and weatherboard homes with busy horizontal lines, contemporary homes with rendered exteriors appear calm and uncluttered. Achieve a modern, minimalist aesthetic through Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding. The smooth, sand-like texture adds warmth and diffuses light, giving your home a fine matte finish.

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Get Amazing Australian Hamptons Look | James Hardie

Box Modern Look - The box shape is foundational in modern architecture with Clean lines of vertical or horizontal cladding more aesthetic than the windows.

It's driven by the ethos "form follows function" where design is stripped back to pure form.  A single box creates little interest. The arrangement and treatment of distinct box shapes is what makes the look compelling.

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With Box Modern homes the cladding plays a more important role in aesthetic than the windows. Clean lines of vertical or horizontal [cladding](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/categories/cladding) further distinguish each box shape.

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The low profile of this box modern home sits comfortably behind a prominent oak tree. Clean vertical lines meet seamlessly at the edges to amplify the beauty of the home’s simple architectural form. 

Sandringham House is an architecturally profound box modern home by Ellul Architecture. The box modern design is completed with Axon Cladding by James Hardie.

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Box Modern Look - Distinct with a Compelling Look | James Hardie

Contemporary Hamptons look - the authentic style defined by a bold gable roof line with king post trusses, contrasting colours for weatherboards & trims.

With the Hamptons Look becoming mainstream in Australia, those who appreciate its opulence have added bold contemporary touches seeking a higher level of sophistication. Expect big, bold gables and cladding and trims with a black and white contrast. Clean lines are favoured over fussy decoration. 

The Contemporary Hamptons Look is defined by a bold gable roof line with king post trusses, complimented by confident constrasting colours for weatherboards and [trims](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/applications/trims). 

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Contemporary Hamptons - Clean Lines & Bold Gables | James Hardie 

The Mid Century Modern Look is architecture style originated in Europe with minimalist exquisite detail and bold modernist architecture.

Originating in Europe, modernism influenced housing and furniture design from the 1930's through to the 1970's. It was hopeful and experimental. One of the main principles is "form follows function" meaning that the purpose comes before design indulgences. 

Palm Springs, California has the most bold modernist architecture, thanks to the Hollywood stars of the 1950's who built homes there. Australia, on the other hand, embraced the mid-century modern look to build practical homes. Architects like Robin Boyd and Harry Seidler were proponents of the International Modern Movement and its influence on Australia. 

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Award-winning architect David Boyle transformed this suburban modernist house into a celebratory expression of mid-century modern design and the connection to both the bushland setting and its spectacular harbour views. 

A mid century modern home on Sydney's middle harbour. A home that aligns with the mid century modern design through its connection to the landscape.

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Mid Century Modern Look - Bold Modernist Look | James Hardie

Mixed Cladding look is used to add a design diversity to buildings or to create façade with mixed materials and layering a popular interior design technique.

Mixed materials and layering is a popular interior design technique. There's freedom in being able to mix complimentary or contrasting textures. When design moves to the exterior, mixed cladding breaks up the homogenous designs which are a symptom of narrow lot housing. Alternatively, it provides an opportunity for the decisive to play and create something unexpected. 

Mixed Cladding is used to add design diversity to similar buildings or to create an interesting [façade](https://www.jameshardie.com.au/applications/commercial-facades). It can be a design requirement in new developments to enliven streetscapes with dissimilar designs. 

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Giving the house a modern and warm vibe, a mixed cladding look was chosen featuring neutral cladding paint colours that reflects the natural bushland surrounds. 

Achieve a modern, minimalist aesthetic with Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding. The smooth, natural sand texture adds warmth and diffuses light, giving your new home, renovation or extension a fine matte finish.

Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding is a pre-textured fibre cement panel. It’s durable and lower maintenance than traditional cement render to stay looking good for many years to come.

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Modern Mixed Cladding Look for Design Diversity | James Hardie

The Modern Coastal Look is reflective of Australia's beach shack history with Crisp white clean lines & relaxed coastal styling to reflect a luxe of beach life.

Crisp white clean lines of Hardie™ Fine Texture Cladding combined with a relaxed coastal styling. Indoor and outdoor living areas beautifully styled in a coastal theme to reflect a luxe but laid-back beach life.


The Modern Coastal look encourages an indoor-outdoor lifestyle. Relaxed coastal styling aids in creating a strong connection between your house and a garden, private courtyard or deck. 

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What was a humble California Bungalow located on a sloping block in Sydney’s Balmoral Beach, has been transformed into a sun-drenched, family home that now complements its magnificent coastal location. 

A california bungalow transformed into a modern coastal haven on Balmoral Beach with the use of Linea Weatherboards by James Hardie.

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Modern Coastal Look - Coastal Theme with Clean Lines | James Hardie

Scandi Barn Look is Modern farmhouse designs that connects well with the Scandinavian style characterized by the minimalist philosophy that encourages simplicity.

It connects well with the Scandinavian style which is characterized by the minimalist philosophy that encourages simplicity. It creates a strong relationship between the design elements and nature. Barn style homes are loved in Australia for their vaulted ceilings, open plan living spaces and bold street presence. 

Scandi Barn homes are cropping up all over Australia. The modern farmhouse aesthetic is ideal for those who love bold design and simplicity. 

Scandi barn home in New Zealand lends well to the modern farm house trend.

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Have you heard of hygge? It’s a word coined by those in the Nordic north, that encompasses comfort and living well. It is most noticeable in the form of the Scandi Barn style - a popular and dramatic look that is perfect for modern living.

Scandi barn home in Adelaide featuring stone feature fire place and chimney and large windows shaped to the gable roofline.

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Scandi Barn Look - Style Characterized by Simplicity | James Hardie 

The Traditional Hamptons look is a classic & Opulent look with more contrasting white trims & highly detailed rooflines with layers of stately decorative details.

The Traditional Hamptons look is pretty, luxurious and highly detailed. It retains more of the American Hamptons influence resulting in classic charm. It suits sprawling homes with complex rooflines and layers of stately decorative details.

Charming. Classic. Opulent. Think bolder, more colourful neutrals and constrasting white trims when it comes to the Traditional Hamptons Look. 

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Traditional Hamptons - a Classic Architectural Look | James Hardie

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