When architect Scott Weston met with a client in July 2016 he was tasked with the challenge of rescuing a modest two-storey terrace in Sydney’s Paddington. The place had suffered years of neglect as a rental property and multiple ad-hoc additions of kitchens, bathrooms and a glass roof only amplified the disconnect between the house and rear courtyard. Added to those was a neck-breaking staircase that traversed the living and dining room, leading up to a pair of bland bedrooms.
There were other pressing problems, too, such as the neighbour’s
