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PHOENIX HOUSE BY HARLEY GRAHAM ARCHITECTS

Sometimes things happen for a reason. While the work of Byron Bay architect Harley Graham is more often associated with modernism (an architectural style he admits he’s drawn to), changed personal circumstances saw him end up in solo possession of a small Queenslander, which he had rescued from demolition.

The original plan was to move the c. 1910 timber cottage from Brisbane to a 500-square-metre level block that Harley owned in Byron Bay, renovate it and then perhaps put it up for sale. But those plans were derailed, and the house needed to be transformed into a home for Harley

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