Australian House & Garden

JULIA LEVITT

The brief

enovating their freestanding worker’s cottage in Sydney’s inner west provided the owners with more living space, but it also encroached on their rear garden. They were left with a level but bare 6x5.4m rectangle of lawn, framed by concrete block boundary walls. With two young boys and two dogs, their aim was to create a private outdoor space for the family to enjoy. They wanted a section of lawn for the dogs, space for a barbecue and

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