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DEVENTON RESIDENCE
Jolson Architecture and Interiors
Designed by A . Mortimer McMillan , the 1930s Arts and Crafts style home ‘ Devenescire ’ has been rehabilitated with a comprehensive remodeling that has been carefully considered . The original heritage-listed home has been transformed by a masterful contemporary design approach that addresses the modern needs of a young family living while celebrating the private garden setting and abundance of natural light . The approach to the project was to celebrate the original heritage building by establishing a simple contemporary architectural dialogue between old and new . The design aims to simply be ‘ perceived ’ as a modern insertion into the heritage building , as opposed to establishing an appendage . The line between old and new is blurred and seamless .
Whilst the overt modernity is carefully restrained , a substantial addition was created by demolishing a majority of the existing building at the rear and reconstructing the back of the home , extruding the shape and materiality of the existing brick
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