Future classic

There is powerful beauty to be found in duality — light and dark, strength and fragility, old and new. For architect Joe Adsett, this beauty was presented in the form of a rundown Queenslander, and specifically in a façade feature still fetching compliments despite the home’s inelegant state. “The house was actually functioning as a duplex,” Joe recalls. “One of the more prominent characteristic elements was the white lace balustrade to the front veranda, which provided a platform for design inspiration later