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    Sep 18, 2019 4 minutes

    THE HAROLD DESBROWE-ANNEAR AWARD FOR RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE — HOUSES (NEW) WINNER: NORTH MELBOURNE HOUSE, NMBW ARCHITECTURE STUDIO

    In 1922, Desbrowe-Annear advocated for universal, modest Australian housing via the publication . Almost 100 years later the need for modest, sustainable, affordable housing remains. NMBW’s North Melbourne House confidently tackles real issues — an aging population, rising house prices, sustainability and urban sprawl. The urban-infill occupies the rear garden of an existing cottage, adapting its language from ‘fence’ to ‘building’ as it flows from the rear laneway to a quaint streetscape. Inside, the spaces are endlessly reconfigurable, with plumbing points and unused doors hinting to future uses. Should the client’s financial situation change,

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