Veneer House
Melbourne, Victoria![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85cc3fff2a8b1a99f2a4cb8597cb304ff574d45f46ae118706845d95c9323e7a/Bild_Veneer-House_Exterior_Front-Detail.jpg)
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The Veneer House is the latest iteration in a series of projects exploring the adaptation of typical suburban typologies to contemporary needs. The original house, a prime example of interwar featurism, presented a heritage protected brick facade to the street frontage with weatherboard to the rear and sides, on a steeply slopping site.
The proposal sampled this brick façade, introducing a flowing ribbon-like wall around the base of the building at the rear – capturing space in the former sub-floor zone for a suite of new living spaces opening onto the rear yard while simultaneously providing a large terrace with views across to the city above.