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The owners of this 1930s English-cottage-style home in Canterbury had spent many years abroad and were used to high-density living in Asia. Read more
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Thoughtfully designed renovation of a 1930s English cottage, enhancing space and connectivity while respecting heritage constraints and the unique challenges of a sloping site.

The owners of this 1930s English-cottage-style home in Canterbury had spent many years abroad and were used to high-density living in Asia. They were not after a lot of extra space, 'just enough' for their family of three and an improved connection to their backyard. But with numerous challenges including the sloping site which left the house and garden disconnected, a tight building envelope dictated by heritage controls and an ambitious brief, it would be a matter of a design response which prioritized better use of space rather than simply adding more.

Photography: Tatjana Plitt

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“John Liu and Steph Richardson of Inbetween Architecture have delivered us a truly remarkable and beautiful home. From the outset, they took time and listened to what makes our family of three tick, our backgrounds, our interests and what we wanted from a home. We already knew we liked Inbetween’s work. It is understated, yet so clever in form, proportion and use of space. That topped with creativity we could never dream of is what has made our house a wonderful place to be. With any building project, there are challenges and ours came with a few. John and Steph navigated through the tricky planning, heritage overlay requirements of the existing dwelling and meticulously resolved any technical challenges that came with the new design. All dealt with before building commenced. Their choice of a quality builder with architect pedigree, attention to detail and a high level of organizational skills, resulted in a build with exceptional quality across all trade sets. All driven by a schedule that started on time and finished on time. We’ve been back in our home for 3 months and we all still marvel at the beauty of it and feel overwhelmed by the functionality of the design. It’s like we’re on a dreamy holiday. I hope I don’t wake up and find it’s not real.”

- OWEN & JUDY, ESCHER HOUSE

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