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MATRAVILLE RESIDENCE BY TZANNES

Experimentation is at the core of innovation. In architecture and design these terms are often associated with radical aesthetics, bold colours and novel materiality. However, the real day-to-day innovations that improve the quality of the built environment and people’s lives tend to happen in a less dramatic manner, though with no less impact. The Matraville Residence by Tzannes is one such project that aims to test the status quo of suburban residential design. This house experiments with new planning regulations and new modes of multi-generational living as well as fundamentally questioning the future of the suburban block.

Matraville is in the eastern suburbs of Sydney,

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