MARRICKVILLE LANEWAY HOUSE BY STUDIO WEAVE ARCHITECTS
Throughout the inner suburbs of Sydney, semidetached cottages are prolific. As the terrace house dwindled in popularity at the beginning of the twentieth century, the “semi” took its place as a source of inexpensive housing. Its modest design and simple planning allowed speculative builders and family investors to enter the market. Semis were a means of housing an increasing population, but because they were primarily a mechanism of economic growth, they were not very well designed.
Today, the semi is a focus for many young families who want to
