Grand Designs Australia

TIMELESS URBAN TREASURE

before we pick apart the details of Masuto Residence, let’s play a quick game of word association. What is the first word that pops into your head when we say “duplex”? Adjectives such “dank”, “drab” and “dreary” might slide off the tongue. You’re likely conjuring up images of a confined and dark space with paper-thin walls and annoyingly noisy neighbours who steal your Sunday paper and let their dog defecate on your side of the front lawn. Well, throw those stereotypes out the double-glazed window because this project by Jamison Architects took the dowdy

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