Australian House & Garden

Made for SHARING

“ORIENTING THE HOUSE AROUND THE ART WAS ESSENTIAL TO THE BRIEF.”
Sarah McPhee, interior designer

hen drawing up new plans for this Federation house in Melbourne, architect Chris Peck did his due diligence. “We looked up the address and checked thoroughly; there was nothing with regards to any heritage requirements. But it’s a corner block and we eventually found out that the house was listed by its former address, which was on the main road. And because it was listed individually – not just

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