As the architects of multiple residential inner suburban projects, we sometimes feel repetitive talking about site size, but this one was especially tight! Moving from a substantial suburban house to a run-down property in inner-Perth’s Highgate area, our clients’ brief was for a two-storey extension, swimming pool and covered external area, double garage and self-contained studio on a 536-metre lot. From somewhat mundane explorations of car turning circles, we developed an efficient plan in which a pocket garden is nestled between a two storey extension to the existing house and its paired garage-studio block.

Photographer — Aaron Gaiger
Stylist — Grace Buckley
Builder — Interstruct