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BIRDS AND BEES AND BAKERIES

A building can feel like a poem, or a favourite song, according to Anna-Carin McNamara.

The founder and director of Anna Carin Design Studio details how her team approached their latest project The Bakery, harnessing poetics and aesthetics of space for a complete reconfiguration of an industrial warehouse into a warm and playful home for a Sydney family.

Originally a corner shop and commercial bakery built in the early 20th century, the restored Newtown building brings together an industrial blueprint with delicately curated spaces for everyday living.

“The project has a theme song, because music is a very big part of setting the tone of the space,” says McNamara. “Our role was to conduct

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