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A Cool and Citified Courtyard Residence

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Harcourt Street is a private residence in the garden of an existing Victorian home in Melbourne.

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Australian architect  Steve Domoney Architecture has created a roomy escape that wraps open glazed walls around a courtyard.

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It was important to the owners to not remove any of the old growth trees, which led to the courtyard design.

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The significant specimen trees now leave their signature dappled shade on a newly emerged residence.
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The owners had subdivided their parcel of land, using the funds from the sale of the Victorian on the property to build on the other half.

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With the glazed spaces weaving around trees both outside and within a central garden court, the mood is tranquil and cool.
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The quiet and reflective spaces are punctuated by the grandeur of the existing tree canopies.

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A pervasive zen sensibility of cool serenity is created amidst the turmoil of the hot Australian city.

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