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CURVES AHEAD

WE LOVE THE TEXTURAL COMBINATION OF NATURAL MATERIALS, LIKE CONCRETE, WOOD AND BRICK

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HOUSE Kensington Curvy

LOCATION Kensington, Victoria

DATE COMMENCED January 2014

DATE COMPLETED April 2015

INITIAL BUDGET $700,000

FINAL COST $750,000

this is not a story about an old woman who lived in a shoe, but it is a story about a young man who lives in a coral bommie. Seemingly formed by nature, True North is more than just a family home; it’s a coral-shaped architectural masterpiece.

The corner site — a 321m² single block — originally comprised an acquired laneway and stables dating back to the 1880s, with a ramshackle cottage constructed in

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