Article source: Hebden Architects

This duplex was completed in July 2019 but, the story started when we were approached by a couple of “Mum and dad” investors who had acquired the site to build a home for themselves and another to rent or sell, with the possibility of selling both. They described themselves as “nearly-empty nesters looking to downsize” and wanted to develop for that market. The site was on a corner and at 552 sqm, not large. It was constrained by a sandstone retaining wall on one street frontage and a small landscaped road reserve at the end of the other street, forming a view corridor for surrounding properties. The area had been steep,rocky terrain until around the 1930’s to 40’s with much of the housing of that era still intact, the existing duplex on there being typical. The rear of the site had an easement for power lines and a large native tree which had to be retained. The property beyond was a three story dwelling with multiple windows.

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• Architects: Hebden Architects
• Project: Cremorne Duplex
• Location: Cremorne, Australia

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