Architect James Russell has further developed his distinctive style, so informed by the Brisbane climate, with this bold renovation of a classic weatherboard.
A former gambling den down a back lane in Brunswick proved to be a good bet for a young family on a tight budget keen to gain a foothold in Melbourne’s inner-city property market.
For architect and resident Jeremy McLeod, The Commons apartment block in Melbourne represents not just a new way of living sustainably but a fresh take on property development.
It took 20 years before owner Nikki Maloney was ready to say goodbye to her 1890s weatherboard. In architect/builder Drew Heath she found someone who understood how to retain some of the old while radically reconfiguring the unusual site.
Creating a fully flowing family home from a dark Fitzroy terrace disconnected from its north-facing rear meant careful reprogramming of its five-metre-wide site.
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