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Who lives here A professional couple with their son, 13, and daughter, 11.
Style of home An 1860s terrace house with a new open-plan extension and a design scheme inspired by the back garden’s spectacular spotted gum. Location Sydney’s inner west, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal people. Planning began in 2018 and the build was complete in March 2023.
terrace in Sydney’s inner west is home to a family of four – a professional couple with two children – there is a fifth, adopted member of the family, for which this has been home for generations. A stately 20-metre-high spotted gum in the backyard, cherished by the owners and the whole neighbourhood, is a living, all-abiding presence. Towering over the home, it informed this smart renovation by architect David Boyle, and
