Australian House & Garden

SECRET GARDEN

Buying an old corner pub and converting it into a contemporary home requires imagination and a sense of adventure. For the owners of this inner-urban Melbourne property the adventure has well and truly paid off, with the creation of a unique residence and an equally gorgeous, jewel-like courtyard garden.

To transform the 1870s building into a family home, they enlisted Don McQualter of Studio McQualter, whose design response was to restore the original corner structure and construct a mirror-image, double-storey building at

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Australian House & Garden

Australian House & Garden4 min read
Time TRAVELLER
The red front gate gives a clue that all is not what it first seems in this traditional home, set in a heritage conservation area in Sydney’s Inner West. As you travel up the long, herringbone-paved limestone path, past the blooming foxgloves in the
Australian House & Garden3 min read
Masthead
Editor in chief Tanya Buchanan Creative director (acting) Marissa Foye Deputy editor Karen Spresser Chief copy editor Peter Griffiths Senior copy editors Bethan Lacoba, Debbie Duncan Art director Andrea Healy Stylist Sophie Wilson Prepress specialist
Australian House & Garden5 min read
Urban Sanctuary
Opposite Bricks painted Dulux Natural White. Lost Profile Studio ‘Surgeon’ pendant light, Est Lighting. Staircase by Enzie powdercoated Dulux Colorbond Pale Eucalypt. Artwork by Marcia Purdie, Didi and Dora. Potted Cow horn cactus (Euphorbia grandico

Related Books & Audiobooks