‘Wear puffer jackets inside’: Heritage house gets tweak to make it feel less like a museum
Now heritage-listed (only during the architects’ documentation phase), the house could have easily been demolished in the years before that.AdvertisementFortunately, a couple with a love of mid-century design purchased the property and were keen to see it restored to its former glory. “The house was in virtually original condition, but it lacked the thermal qualities one expects today. Decades later, the indoor brick garden bed in which the palm grew, for years filled with weeds, has been replanted – a relatively easy task.
- ▪Now heritage-listed (only during the architects’ documentation phase), the house could have easily been demolished in the years before that.AdvertisementFortunately, a couple with a love of mid-century design purchased the property and were
- ▪“The house was in virtually original condition, but it lacked the thermal qualities one expects today.
- ▪Decades later, the indoor brick garden bed in which the palm grew, for years filled with weeds, has been replanted – a relatively easy task.
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