Australian House & Garden

LA DOLCE VITA

As the most ‘European’ city in Australia it seems fitting that Melbourne is where this classic and refined house is situated. Designed 19 years ago by Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors for a couple with Italian heritage, the three-bedroom home is grand and elegant with significant traditional architectural detailing, yet is completely congruent with contemporary living.

Located on a wide, leafy street in an upmarket area of the city, the house occupies a plot that was subdivided

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