Doing more, by doing less

Preserving the heritage of a home entails not only safeguards its physical structure, but also honours its rich history and the memories held within the remaining walls.

BRONWYN MARSHALL

PROJECT MG HOUSE ARCHITECT WILLIAMS BURTON LEOPARDI LOCATION KAURNA COUNTRY, SOUTH AUSTRALIA Williams Burton Leopardi’s MG House — arareVictorian-eragem nestled within the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide - stands as witness what ethos, where the original footprint is retained and replanned, repurposing the heritage home as a potential multiple-occupancy dwelling. David Burton, Director of Architecture at Williams Burton Leopardi (WBL), reflects on an approach that was all encompassing: “The whole project revolved around a consideration of its time, how it needed to be respectful of its age and its scale, and how it is a building that needed to also be responsive to its site and footprint,” says Burton, adding “and our proposal had to embrace a sense of history, and avoid merely adding bulk to the rear of the…

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