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Woollahra Serif

Woollahra, NSWHeritage renewal2023
The brief

A Federation villa reimagined with a serif-weight attention to detail — the proportions of every moulding, every door height, every room width calibrated to a classical ratio.

The architects worked from a proportional system: 1:1.618 governing room widths, door heights, even shelf spacing. New interventions read old — arched openings, deep reveals, thick-set plaster — but they are made with contemporary precision. Spotted gum replaces kauri; steel lintels replace timber where the structure demanded it.

Location
Woollahra, NSW
Architect
Arent & Pyke with Luigi Rosselli
Scope
Full build + joinery
Size
320 m²
Year
2023
Status
Completed
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