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Building a bright future

was asked to design a multi-generational house in the Annex, he was, like any good architect, interested in taking some contextual cues from the neighbourhood. Many of the area’s homes were built in the Victorian era, are clad in brick, and have side-hall plans, with stairs tucked to one

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