SHAPE SHIFTER
While some renovations happen in a heartbeat, fast-tracked so their owners can begin living the dream as soon as possible, others are a gradual process, spanning years or decades to ensure the home meets the evolving needs of its occupants.
This house, in a sought-after suburb in Sydney’s east, had been home to television producers Sonja Armstrong and Chris Hilton and their two daughters – Claudia, 20, and Olivia, 19 – for 10 years before they decided to rebuild. Sonja says they originally moved to the
