Houses: Kitchens + Bathrooms

The art of addition and subtraction

’Connor and Houle’s recent renovation of their clients’ Oliver Lane apartment was nothing short of ambitious. Removing existing plasterboard walls, Stephen O’Connor and Annick Houle’s practice reimagined the entire floor of a heritage-listed 1907 Melbourne CBD building as the couple’s new abode. By exposing the concrete ceiling and brick walls, the architects honoured

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