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HELLO HOUSES SIBLING ARCHITECTURE

The verandah is a cherished place in Australian folklore. Paintings, poetry and literature idolize a life spent semi-outdoors, hobnobbing over beverages. But while the sight of tea sipping and biscuit eating out on the verandah is an increasingly rare affair in contemporary cities, it is still common in many of Australia’s regional towns, including Port Fairy in south-west Victoria, which in 2012 was named the world’s most liveable town with a population under 20,000.

It is precisely this verandah culture that Melbourne practice Sibling Architecture drew on for

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