The original house is one of the most famous examples of Modern Architecture in Tasmania. It was designed by Esmond Dorney in 1955 as a small cottage for a bachelor. It was amended during construction so the house never had the open plan interior as it was conceived.

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Our work altered the house back to be far closer to the original intent of the architect, and to add a separate but linked pavilion as a retreat for the parents, all of which allowed the house to be used by a growing family. The architectural form of the new extension echoed the original asa fragment, and used contemporary materials to show an evolution over.