Grand Designs Australia

Tooth and nail

Like autumn leaves, affluence flutters from the pink trumpet trees lining the streets of Paddington, 3km from the Brisbane CBD. The neighbourhood has a new “bricks and mortar” resident that bucks the trend by assuming a demure facade that conceals a sense of luxury and open-plan indoor/outdoor living.

The new build is situated on a wider-than-average 20m frontage with a steep fall from front to rear. This additional space allowed the

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