Ziwa House
Living Architecture
Episode 2: Harnessing Open Space For a Heritage Duplex
Ziwa House: Modernising a house doesn’t mean you have to erase the original aesthetic. In this episode we find out how de Rome Architects re-invigorated this 1950s Canberra duplex by opening it up to the outside and reorganising the inside with an enduring and beautiful style.
Project type: Renovation
Clients: Daudi Somi & Chris Lawler
Architect: de Rome Architects
Acknowledgement of Country
The ACT Chapter and the Institute recognises the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people as the traditional land owners of Canberra. We pay our respects to their elders, past, present and emerging.
INSTITUTE AWARDS RECEIVED
Ziwa House won the Award for Residential Architecture – Houses (Alterations and Additions) in the 2022 ACT Architecture Awards.
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