COURTYARD GARDEN This page and opposite Architect Georgina Wilson, daughter of the owners and mastermind of the much-loved home’s recent sensitive renovation. Tribú ‘Kos’ armchair, Cosh Living. The steps are clad in sandstone pavers that were removed to make way for the lawn. New Guinea rosewood shutters and doors.
Back in 2000, Dr Margaret Kearns and Dr Richard Smith had three young-adult children soon to fly the coop. They began considering their options: downsize or stay put in their much-loved family home? The discovery of a 19th-century cottage a stone’s throw from Sydney Harbour put a third option on the table: buy something different for the next chapter in their family’s life.
Part of a row of impressive terraces on a dress-circle street in Sydney’s exclusive Double Bay, the cottage was set on an uncommonly large block for the area and enjoyed water views. But the house itself had seen better days. A lifetime of indelicate extensions had ruined its heritage credentials and rendered it uninhabitable.
Enter Georgina, the couple’s eldest, who was studying architecture at the University of Sydney and working part-time for renowned Sydney practice, Tzannes. It was Georgina who brought Alec Tzannes to her parents’ attention, championing the award-winner’s aesthetic as well as the logic and level of craftsmanship he invested in each build.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2021 من Australian House & Garden Magazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2021 من Australian House & Garden Magazine.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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