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HOUSE FOR EVA AND MATILDA BY MRTN ARCHITECTS

The streets and laneways of Brunswick are full of clever urban infill projects. A walk around the neighbourhood reveals some innovative insertions and adaptions to one of Melbourne’s more diverse suburbs. It’s a challenging and rewarding context for an architect to work in, and MRTN Architects’ addition is a mini tower house that’s a little microcosm of urban life.

House for Eva and Matilda is just that: a home for business owner Eva and her daughter Matilda. The site is small – just under 90 square metres of former backyard, subdivided and supported by an appropriate zoning that

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