On a busy road in Randwick, a set of two-storey Federation-era houses is a rich confection of brick, shingles, turned posts and ornate chimneys, each one bearing the whim of its idiosyncratic builder from a century ago. One of them – a modest, semi-detached house – has recently undergone a rather clever transformation.
The clients had been living in the house since 2007 and, while raising three boys, they had fought to work out how to “stay put” while squeezing more space out of the place. They appointed Anthony Gill Architects in 2017, and the studio’s proposals showed all sorts of hitherto-unimagined possibilities.
Practice director Anthony
