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Type - Alts and adds
Year completed - 2017
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A kitchen in black oriented strand board (OSB) adds texture and tonal contrast to the white brick wall and light-filled courtyard opposite.

Stitch in time: Willisdene

This renovation of a brick cottage in West Hobart uses materials that will wear with age, creating a harmonious contrast between new and old.

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The material palette is played down to act as a “gallery” for the clients’ significant art collection. Artwork: Eko Nugroho.

New order: Clovelly House II

This renovation of a dark and stuffy home draws attention to bay views and strikes a balance between lightness and weight, restraint and whimsy.

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A void above the living areas lets plenty of light in, which is perfect for the owners, who spend a lot of time entertaining in the kitchen. Artwork: Michael Muir.

Hospitality at home: Millswood House

The messy art of cooking is on full display in this kitchen, designed for keen entertainers, while a bold, shapely ensuite offers a tranquil sanctuary.

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A double-height pavilion filters sunlight and breeze into the north-facing living spaces. Artwork: Karlee Rawlins.

Heritage revival: Moreton Manor

A grand, forgotten mansion in Sydney’s Bondi has been transformed by CO-AP Architects into a magnificent twenty-first-century home, with bold new additions sitting in respectful conversation with the existing building.

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The architects have avoided domestic imagery, seeking instead to create a space akin to a garden pavilion.

Garden spirit: Project Nymph

This alteration and addition to a Victorian terrace house by Zen Architects in Melbourne’s South Yarra brings the gardens inside, creating a nourishing and restful backdrop for life.

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The American oak joinery, in situ concrete benchtops and custom brass sinks will take on a patina as they age. Artwork: Patrick Dagg.

Eureka moments: Hatherlie

An unusual Victorian terrace house with ties to Ned Kelly and the Eureka Stockade has been sensitively updated, with a geometrically imaginative addition creating new living space while respecting the original house’s character.

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Crescent House by Deike Richards

Familial bonds: Crescent House

An addition to a cottage that had been home to members of the architect’s family since 1939, this project by Deicke Richards balances memory and nostalgia with the need for better connection to the landscape.

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A double-height volume rises over the dining table, filling the depths of the lower level with northern light. Artwork (L-R): Jordy Hewitt; Laura Patterson.

Full bloom: Terrarium House

The maverick move of inserting a lush, tree and fern-filled void in the place of a front verandah distinguishes this unorthodox reworking of the Queensland cottage type.

Characterized by an interplay between factory materials and sympathetic additions, the kitchen connects the main living spaces.

Patina and texture: 102 The Mill

Designed by Carter Williamson Architects, the exposed structure of this former timber factory encourages consideration of not only the house’s final form, but also its individual parts.

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The restrained material palette does not mimic or compete with the existing cottage, instead complementing it.

Natural ease: Tanner House

Inglis Architects

Demonstrating that history doesn’t have to be erased to create a contemporary home, this thoughtful extension to a heritage house offers both drama and intimacy.

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The double-storey addition reinterprets the form of the heritage cottage to become its “bigger sibling.”

A cottage reborn: Parmelia Street

A sensitive reworking of a traditional cottage has transformed not only the house but also its owners, who initially felt indifferent about the prospect of renovating.

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A central garden area, protected by the house’s L-shaped plan, offers ample space for play.

Kindred spirit: Belmont House

Informed by the memories of the original house, this alteration and addition sets the stage for family life, providing opportunities for both connection and privacy.

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The extension’s modern singular form contrasts with the horizontality of the existing house.

Stealthy sophistication: House Pranayama

With clarity of purpose and compelling spatial planning, this narrow three-level addition to a circa 1920s abode by Architect Prineas provides extra space for family life.

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The neatness of the facade’s spotted-gum battens and crisply framed windows is offset by thick jacaranda branches that twist across the garden.

Essential extravagance: Jac House

This reductive addition to a four-room cottage by Panov Scott endeavours to “find the essential” and in doing so, embraces human comfort and cumulative experience.

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