Monday, February 25, 2019

A 1960s home gets a modern facelift with solar panels and rainwater collection

Needing more room to accommodate their growing family, a young couple enlisted the help of North Melbourne-based McManus Lew Architects to turn their single-bedroom villa into a modern three-bedroom dwelling. Built in the 1960s as part of a 10-unit development, the property—dubbed Kew Villa—needed to maintain a consistent exterior appearance to match the neighboring buildings; however, the interiors could be changed to better fit the clients’ contemporary lifestyle. The dwelling was also outfitted...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/a-1960s-home-gets-a-modern-facelift-with-solar-panels-and-rainwater-collection
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