Flow state

Bigger doesn’t always mean better. So it was with this pre-war Queenslander in Brisbane’s leafy suburb of Bulimba, which on paper seemed to tick all the boxes – plenty of space, elevated aspect, and even a pool out the back. But on closer inspection, it appeared that four decades of ill-considered additions had created a dysfunctional space. Even the sparkling pool waters were set so far from the house that they seemed like a distant pleasure. In short, there was no flow.

Cue the new owners, who had once lived in the neighbouring suburb of Morningside and were looping back to Brisbane