Article source: AUSTIN MAYNARD ARCHITECTS
Living in bustling, vibrant Fitzroy, our client asked us to help her with a tree-change, without changing postcode. Her priority was to have a big veggie garden and a farm house, while remaining in the city. With our help, she found an inner suburban cottage with a huge backyard in a community-spirited enclave. We built a new home for her at the rear of the block and renovated the original house at the front for her son’s family to live in. Between the two cottages is a communal pavilion and a large productive garden. With the subtle mix of shared and private spaces, this is a multi-generational home like no other.
A dramatic rise in life expectancy is considered one of the great achievements of the twentieth century, but there are certain ramifications caused by an ageing population.
Image Courtesy © Derek Swalwell
- Architects: AUSTIN MAYNARD ARCHITECTS
- Project: Terracotta House
- Location: Fitzroy, Australia
- Photography: Derek Swalwell
- Site Area: 453m2
- House Area: 255m2 – comprising front cottage, 108m2; Pavilion, 41m2; Terracotta House, 106m2
- Completion Date: November 2020
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