Fitzroy北区的Fergie街开发于19世纪末，因其迷人的、风景如画的维多利亚式美学和历史意义而闻名。这些住宅主要是单层的、单面的和连在一起的，从适度的木材和粉刷的平房到装饰性的意大利风格的房子，有彩色的砖块、华丽的铁制品和精致的门廊。在这些传统的梯田中，有一栋简单的木制别墅，在其他和谐的街景中显得有点像 "丑小鸭"。

Developed in the late 1800s, Fergie Street in Fitzroy North is aesthetically and historically significant for its charming and picturesque Victorian terraces. Predominantly single-storey, single-fronted and attached, the dwellings vary from modest timber and stuccoed cottages to decorative Italianate-style houses with colourful brickwork, ornate ironwork and elaborate pediments. Amid these heritage terraces sat a simple timber cottage, somewhat of an ‘ugly duckling’ in the otherwise harmonious streetscape.

这座房子坐落在两个意大利风格的露台之间，协调了每个露台的距离，屋檐和护栏与邻居们排成一排，使这一排房子连在一起。偏离中心的砖墙和黑色竖条创造了两个单一门面的外观，砖墙上的一个拱形开口借鉴了遗产街景的一个共同主题。覆盖在下层立面上的森林绿釉砖包裹着屋檐的弧形檐口，而清爽的白砖则形成了鲜明的对比。

Nestled between two Italianate terraces, the house negotiates the different setback distances of each, and the eaves and parapets line up with the neighbours to unite the row. The off-centre brick wall and black vertical strip create the appearance of two single fronts, and an arched opening in the brick wall draws on a common motif of the heritage streetscape. Glazed forest-green tiles cladding the lower façade wrap up the curved soffit of the eaves, while crisp white bricks offer a sharp contrast.

它的立面是两个不匹配的单面--一个平坦的，另一个带有爱德华风格的浮雕和牛鼻屋顶，而且每个屋顶的坡度都不同。委员会将这所房子指定为贡献项目，因为它的外墙似乎是爱德华时代的，但其正面基本上是在原来的鸡舍上加盖的，然后是木工车间，最后是一个家。

The façade appeared as two mismatched single fronts – one flat and plain, the other with Edwardian-style fretwork and bullnose roof – and each with a different pitch for its gabled roof. The council had designated the house a contributory item for its seemingly Edwardian façade, but the front had essentially been tacked on to what was originally a chicken shed, then carpentry workshop and, finally, a home.

幸运的是，市政委员会意识到了这个错误，让房主为他们活跃的五口之家建造了一座新房子。他们聘请Auhaus Architecture设计了一个坚固而实用的采光住宅，有大量的户外空间和一个将遗产街景重新缝合起来的外墙。

Fortuitously, the council realised the error, enabling the owners to build a new house for their active family of five. They engaged Auhaus Architecture to design a robust and functional light-filled home, with plenty of outdoor space and a façade that stitches the heritage streetscape back together.

Architect:AuhausArchitecture

Interiors:AuhausArchitecture

Styling:AnnaFitzpatrick

Landscape:MudOffice

Photos:DerekSwalwell

Words:RebeccaGross