From Brisbane to Baghdad and back, this house flips the dominant architectural narrative of light-breezy-buildings-for-hot-climates on its head.

In Melbourne’s inner-north, a family home reinvents itself, opening up not just its footprint, but many possible future permutations.

Familial understanding and sensitive interventions have opened up a small Melbourne home with subtlety and grace, celebrating a glorious yellow gum and restoring cherished heritage moments in the process.