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presence, perched at the top of a hill in Fitzroy North, Melbourne. The two-storeyed terrace on a double-width block is set back from the street and half concealed by upright pencil pine trees. With polychromatic brickwork and cast-iron lacework, Hatherlie is formal, vertical and contained at the front but a new extension designed by Andrew Simpson Architects (ASA) sees spaces unfold to become informal, horizontal and expansive

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