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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.

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

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

The significant specimen trees now leave their signature dappled shade on a newly emerged residence.

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.

With the glazed spaces weaving around trees both outside and within a central garden court, the mood is tranquil and cool.

The quiet and reflective spaces are punctuated by the grandeur of the existing tree canopies.

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