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Project details:

Location: Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia

Landscape design: Sarah Hicks

Photographer: Rory Gardiner / @ @ @ @ @Arori Gardine

From architect: “Addressing the leafy long-distance street in Melbourne, but below the occasion to consider a crossroads in a strict geometry and character in the context, which added this house to this house, they saw this house shipping through Modest, repetitive design strategies directed to landscape.

“Higher in the entry of the house serves as a primary altitude, free and volumetric planning priority of landscape relations. We have been borrowed from the success of this tough attack and a united order and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation and mediation Minimization of maintenance.

“Very like hedge, garden walls define the transition and landscape experience, as one exceeded the street in the solid-face facility. The east and west of apartments, determines a new level in the east and west of apartments. west of the apartments. Mistage in the east and west of residence. Mistage in the east and west of residence. Fathering with him to the east and west of the apartments. The streets below the house and above the crowns – and create direct access to the Dayspaces. The insiccilous screen forms a seed that surrounds the building. As a solid sun strategy and is built-in forbidden lips. In effect, competitions are in solid way.

“To determine the priorities of landscape programs, the maximizing the neighboring properties, the main strength is set to run out of the living room. Bedrooms for children’s poolrooms that are different from children’s rooms that opened in the common room and common rooms. Corridor and study space, drawing passengers from closed doors.

“In cooperation with landscape architects, Sarah Hicks, planting the selection, greeted by the front, greeting the soft and loose parent’s gateway include a platform, which is on the site. teasing to meet with the ground, gesturing toward parks and respect. “