Federation+Revival


 * See also Eaton House Thorngate SA
 * See also Federation Arts and Crafts

The Federation Revival Movement and its Arguments
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|| ||  || = Imitation Heritage Design = Archicentre, Wednesday, 10 July 2013 An interesting article appeared in Melbourne’s The Age about ‘imitation heritage’ buildings The article highlighted the two extremes of design in areas of heritage significance.
 * When is it Federation style? When is it just bad taste? Read on:**
 * [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3DIg1dZZvjs/UgblSkc6zdI/AAAAAAAAPeA/7t41QuvlY5Y/s128/House10-20130707180458341755-600x400.jpg width="140" height="92" caption="Heritage-imitation in the Ivanhoe area." link="federation-house/Federation Revival#x-1.%20Architects%20bemoan%20'imitation%20heritage'"]]
 * On the one hand is an unashamedly 21 st century approach that reflects contemporary ideas and techniques whilst
 * on the other is a 20 th (or even a 19 th !) century approach that replicates traditional styles and materials.

Whilst both approaches have their supporters – and their critics – what does it all mean for the average person who wants to build a new home, renovate or develop property in a ‘neighbourhood character’ area? The answer is simple – don’t assume anything!
 * Don’t assume that you can build what you like in an area of heritage significance.
 * Don’t assume that your proposal will be supported by the Council, their heritage advisor or local community groups.
 * Don’t assume that you will be able to get your project built quickly.

Obtaining Council approval to develop property in a heritage-sensitive location can be unpredictable, time-consuming and expensive...it’s not for the impatient! An open mind is very important, as is negotiating skill and a willingness to compromise if necessary.

1. Architects bemoan 'imitation heritage'
Date July 8, 2013; Comments 91 Marika Dobbin Reporter for The Age [| photos] ||
 * The design formula for replica Federation units and houses built throughout Melbourne is almost guaranteed to pass neighbourhood character tests for planning permits.
 * Leading architects argue this 'imitation heritage' trend comes at the expense of contemporary design, stifling creativity and innovation and resulting in 'mundane' streetscapes.
 * [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551631/House2a-20130707175801534104-80x80.jpg width="77" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=0"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551633/House1a-20130707175911204378-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=1"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551634/House3a-20130707175723257895-80x80.jpg width="80" height="48" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=2"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551635/House5-20130707175942431581-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=3"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551629/House5-20130707180017297436-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=4"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551628/House7-20130707180129639054-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=5"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551625/House7-20130707180208169407-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=6"]] ||
 * [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551626/House8-20130707180315531987-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=7"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551630/House9-20130707180358120389-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=8"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551557/House10-20130707180458341755-80x80.jpg width="80" height="52" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=9"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551627/House11-20130707180536868048-80x80.jpg width="79" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=10"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551624/House12-20130707180631334956-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=11"]] || [[image:http://images.theage.com.au/2013/07/07/4551556/House13-20130707180924648538-80x80.jpg width="70" height="53" link="@http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/national/faux-heritage-v-contemporary-home-design-20130707-2pk2e.html?selectedImage=12"]] || [|Click for more]

Faux heritage v contemporary home design
Heritage-imitation in Ivanhoe. Architects Peddle Thorp say it meets neighbourhood character requirements but is a poor design outcome.
 * Brick-veneer walls, rendered cement cladding, a one-metre set-back upstairs and a pitched roof.
 * The design formula for those replica Federation units being built throughout Melbourne is simple and almost guaranteed to pass neighbourhood character tests for council planning permits.[[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3DIg1dZZvjs/UgblSkc6zdI/AAAAAAAAPeA/7t41QuvlY5Y/s600/House10-20130707180458341755-600x400.jpg width="480" height="314" align="right" caption="Federation roof line over ugly garage fronted ground floor"]]
 * Melbourne's leading architects say the trend of imitation heritage homes comes at the expense of contemporary design, an imbalance that will worsen under the latest planning rules.
 * Planning Minister Matthew Guy has promised the strongest protections for neighbourhood character in Victoria's planning history for quiet residential streets, with the rollout of new planning zones across the state.

The Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) is worried this will result in more prescriptive planning that will further stifle creativity and innovation and lead to more mundane streetscapes. President Ian Wood said: ''I can understand why architects don't want their creative flair to be inhibited but when you look at some of their stuff, it stands out like a sore thumb. The architect thinks it's innovative but locals abhor it.''
 * Residents group Save Our Suburbs said neighbourhood character was the most vexed issue in the planning scheme.
 * Councils have 12 months to decide which streets will fall into the new neighbourhood, general and growth zones.

2. New Homes in Federation Style
During the early-1990s, many of the design elements that characterised the federation architecture of old were popularised in mainstream architecture. This Federation revival form is also known as "mock federation" or "faux federation". The style was widespread within the realm of residential housing (especially in new development suburbs) and for apartment buildings; however, smaller shopping centres and other public buildings also made use of the revival style that retained widespread popularity until the early 2000s. Sydney suburbs developed in the 1990s such as [|Cherrybrook], [|Castle Hill] , and [|Menai] are notable in the sense that large tracts of these developments contain almost exclusively Federation revival homes.

The construction of Federation revival architecture varied little from that of other basic styles, with the federation elements merely forming the facade and decorating elements of the building. For example, the typical brick and roof tile construction, hexagonal [|turrets], ornate [|gable] work, prominent [|verandah] , steep pitched roofs, and faceted [|bay windows] served to parallel the traditional federation architecture. || ||   ||=     || =Built in the 1990s, mock-Federation McMansions now heritage listed=  Kim Mullins, Rhonda Williams, Mick Gallagher and Vanessa McClure are angry these homes will be heritage listed. Picture: Tim Hunter //Source:// The Sunday Telegraph
 * Federation revival home in [|Wahroonga, Sydney]
 * BRONWEN GORA
 * [|The Sunday Telegraph]
 * July 01, 2012 12:00AM

  A STREET of mock-Federation McMansions is to be protected by a heritage conservation order, even though the houses are less than 20 years old.   Hornsby councillor Bruce Mills is leading a push to have Cannan Close, Cherrybrook, gazetted as a heritage conservation area.   While the cul-de-sac was only developed in the 1990s, Mr Mills said it was already architecturally significant, and brushed aside claims that it was too new to be listed. Read more:
 * "I don't think anyone turns into Cannan Close who doesn't let out an involuntary 'wow'," Mr Mills said. "The houses are consistent in their look, feel, style and materials, the width of the blocks, even the trees and gardens.
 * "I know that the Cannan Close dwellings are only 20 or so years old, but what will our grandchildren be debating if we say it's not old enough?
 * "Under these new planning laws, nothing will survive until it's 70 years old because nothing is protected."
 * If successful, the conservation order would not stop the houses being altered, or even demolished.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">But Mr Mills said it would mean that any changes to their current structure, or anything built in their place, would have to be similar to what existed. He said the idea of protecting the street had been driven by local residents, after one Cannan Close homeowner submitted a development application to subdivide his block into two.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Example **: '** Grand estate for sale'
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Date August 3, 2013 <span style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|Meredith Clisby -] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Number 15 Abbey Road, Goulburn, is one of the area's finest homes. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> (Note similarity to Harkaway 358 design of gabled Homestead series <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> // "A magnificent home ideal to be positioned in a beautiful place. // // Carefully derived from our homestead series the three gables and portico front entrance give an unmistakable look to the design.") //


 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-frdelf7TYV8/UgXh12s_oVI/AAAAAAAAPW0/APjSZIILZ2Q/s720/15%2520Abbey%2520Road%2520Goulburn%2520image5.jpg width="415" height="330" caption="Victorian arch and lead light windows"]] || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YNDONn6Y_CQ/UgXh2RR0H8I/AAAAAAAAPW8/rdVAxoJiWkw/s720/15%2520Abbey%2520Road%2520Goulburn%2520image6.jpg width="415" height="330" caption="Elaborate cornice and period fireplace"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-h3E1nnBJ10E/UgXh3CA3pLI/AAAAAAAAPXE/gAjXnV5Me2w/s720/15%2520Abbey%2520Road%2520Goulburn%2520image7.jpg width="415" height="330" caption="Elaborate victorian-era cornice and typical fireplace"]] || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xO08ZPzFsb8/UgXh1wcdIdI/AAAAAAAAPWs/8nd5QWmMA7k/s720/15%2520Abbey%2520Road%2520Goulburn%2520image4.jpg width="415" height="330" caption="Period style wooden floorboards"]] ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"A stunning residence in Goulburn with a gym, a championship-sized tennis court and a three-tiered solar heated pool has been listed on the market.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Number 15 Abbey Road was designed by the vendors as their dream family home. While they created it as a "forever home" for themselves and their four children a new opportunity has inspired the sale of the property.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The vendors would love to see their years of hard work and dedication passed on to someone who will appreciate what they have created and "especially those who seek what is arguably Goulburn's finest residential home".
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Set in a commanding position in this exclusive cul de sac, number 15 Abbey Road is arguably Goulburn's finest residential home.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Master built to exacting specifications with a meticulous fit out, this home is the epitome of style and class that is rarely found. Our vendors heart & soul has gone into their home, they have now decided to allow their dream to become yours & capitalise on their hard work."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"5 bedrooms including parents retreat
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"10ft ceilings throughout with blue gum flooring
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Manicured gardens with auto water system set on 2 acres"

3. Federation Renovation done well
> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">Federation Revival by Hare and Klein won the Residential Decoration award in the 2011 Australian Interior Design Awards. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Design statement ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> This heritage-listed early Federation home has endured inappropriate additions, unsightly alterations and neglect. The new owners took on the role of custodians of the property, with the intention of restoring it to its original glory. Existing spaces were reconfigured and new additions built to enhance the home and to suit a contemporary lifestyle.
 * See also Renovating the golden oldies

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> The house was dark, depressing and disjointed; it is now filled with light, and the flow from space to space is logical and functional. All original features have been respected, repaired and replaced, and bad additions were demolished or reconfigured with respect to the original design language. The new work and additions are seamless, and the new joinery, kitchen and bathrooms are contemporary but classic in interpretation.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> The home was not intended as a showpiece, but rather a sanctuary for the family, who appreciate good design and art. The furniture has been carefully selected to reflect the home’s past and its future, with an emphasis on comfort and contemporary classics, but with a nod to history in a few antique pieces.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Residential decoration
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">In a true collaboration, designer and client have exercised great care and commitment in this project to restore a Federation residence that has endured a chequered past including periods of neglect. The interior designer has respectfully recognized and enhanced the original features of this home through expert manipulation of light, colour and material. A sublime balance of light and shade is achieved through openness, enclosure, content and space. The inspired selection of eclectic furniture pieces speaks of durability and quality. As a whole, the project pays homage to tradition within contemporary interior decoration practice. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Project: Federation Revival NSW <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #aec2c0; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">Design Practice: Hare + Klein Interior Design Photography: Anson Smart <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> **Jury Citation:** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> In a true collaboration, designer and client have exercised great care and commitment in this project to restore a Federation residence that has endured a chequered past including periods of neglect. The interior designer has respectfully recognized and enhanced the original features of this home through expert manipulation of light, colour and material. A sublime balance of light and shade is achieved through openness, enclosure, content and space. The inspired selection of eclectic furniture pieces speaks of durability and quality.
 * [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qp-_B9RfvhI/UgXkw9KWSGI/AAAAAAAAPZY/-htvBVtCNsc/s450/002588_01_of_10__Mosman_House_301110_137682_1_copy.jpg caption="Victorian style arch and fanlight retained"]] || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-pLb83OKhl1U/UgXkwwDrx0I/AAAAAAAAPZQ/Wn9CXYq339A/s450/002589_02_of_10__Mosman_House_301110_137915_copy.jpg caption="Picture rails and archway maintained"]] ||
 * [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YqLG86eJACM/UgXkzgKOhdI/AAAAAAAAPaQ/yCDER1ECk-Y/s450/002604_10_of_10__Mosman_House_301110_137865_copy.jpg caption="Tuck-pointed brickwork and wooden floorboards retained with original verandah posts and attractive furniture "]] || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-WISIydQEzjQ/UgXkx9LVVMI/AAAAAAAAPZs/OmmUUR8rCQA/s599/002595_06_of_10_Mosman_House_301110_137796_copy.jpg caption="Window arch, fanlight over doorway and picture rails all retained"]] ||

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #aec2c0; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> **4. Federation Renovation good and bad** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> 2 Fitzroy Tce, Thorngate. Picture: David Cronin Source: The Advertiser <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #aec2c0; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The owners of a heavily renovated 1913-built mansion have had one eye on its past and one on its future, writes Amy Noonan.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Real Estate Editor Amy Noonan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> [|The Advertiser]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">August 17, 2012 4:36PM
 * See also Eaton House Thorngate SA
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">GALLERY: More pictures of this elegant property
 * [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uhpcsFcQG44/Ugb3a2JgbwI/AAAAAAAAPgw/eT3EHuGwGAk/s720/2009947787_20_FS.JPG width="360" height="239"]] || [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-k7MQGFKN1_I/Ugb3dzDG1BI/AAAAAAAAPh0/ZiYTCW7h7c8/s720/2009947787_8_FS.JPG width="360" height="239"]] ||
 * [[image:https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-jw91ul0hJAM/Ugb3fQmMG5I/AAAAAAAAPiQ/qak28XLLFIo/s650/511110-2-fitzroy-tce-thorngate.jpg width="362" height="296"]] || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ee6naE-sOFQ/Ugb3gDas05I/AAAAAAAAPik/rbR41-q7XA4/s650/511566-2-fitzroy-tce-thorngate.jpg width="362" height="296"]] ||

A THORNGATE mansion has had a long and rich history before falling on hard times. However, it was its run-down nature that appealed to Liz Peter, when she and her husband bought the Fitzroy Tce property five years ago.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">"It was in a mess. And it was the perfect renovation," Mrs Peter says.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">"We left it structurally as it was. A lot of people said 'why don't you bulldoze it' but it's a very grand home.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">"It's one of the iconic homes in Adelaide.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">"We wanted to keep its original structure and design and not take away from its age and history."
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">The home was designed by Adelaide Oval scoreboard designer Kenneth Milne and built in 1913 for his brother.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Its previous owners included GM Holden and the Greek Consulate.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Mrs Peter says the home had an austere style to it.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">"It was bare of cornices. It was all square set and manly," she says.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">"Basically, we've put in big cornices, we've painted every room, we've replaced all of the ceilings, we ripped out the kitchen and put in a new one."
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">However, Mrs Peter says she didn't want Eaton House to be a shell with a modern interior.
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Instead, they went to great trouble to retain parts of the original carpet and the original doors.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> Armadale residential renovation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #aec2c0; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Click for more photos
 * Renovation can be very unsympathetic: Remaster of art and craft

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> ** Remaster of art and craft ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> " <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;">A renovation has modernised yet respected the design of this historic home including the family room, a new pool area, the exterior and porch entry.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">"In an extensive Armadale residential renovation, building designer Luke Middleton took on one of the giants of historic Melbourne architecture, Harold Desbrowe-Annear, and won.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Last year Middleton took out the Building Designers Association of Victoria (BDAV) award for heritage renovation.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #404040; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">"The designer, who made his name as a stickler for sustainable architecture, was humbled by the commission but, obviously, not overwhelmed because he managed to match an arts and crafts master's hand in a voluminous, contemporary and carefully detailed two-level rear addition to an already substantial 1920s home.
 * [[image:https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-8PIOd5lREkc/UgY-yJPGGMI/AAAAAAAAPcg/8o_ZXnfaLQw/s599/remaster_2_1024-600x400.jpg width="419" height="280"]] || [[image:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-qHm59UyGHP8/UgY-zOGHk7I/AAAAAAAAPc0/G4uK3378-Sw/s599/remaster_4_1024-600x400.jpg width="419" height="280"]] ||
 * [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TMWoKQTZmEU/UgY-0T9_D2I/AAAAAAAAPdE/CyUNa7xp-J4/s599/remaster_7_1024-600x400.jpg width="416" height="274"]] || [[image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LMYXFFa_uT0/UgY-yBLYBSI/AAAAAAAAPcc/BdJZ2n-i3xI/s599/remaster_1_1024-600x400.jpg width="416" height="274"]] ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191919; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">Not all renovation is sympathetic to Federation detail: This house would have had period interior decoration.... <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">House of the Week <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Federation style home’s modern renovation <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> POSTED ON [|NOVEMBER 1, 2012] BY [|ANGI]

[|v] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #616161; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"> "This stunning white Federation home in Auckland NZ has recently undergone a renovation and oh my…its fabulous. This home is featured in the latest issue of Trends Renovation.  || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #aec2c0; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> || ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191919; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">"And just when you think its going to be a wash out of white inside….the black cabintery does a stellar job of creating a dramatic modern kitchen.
 * "New Zealanders have their exterior colours worked out. They have a different light than we do here in Australia, but they balance this by having their exteriors in a slightly greyed off or muddier version. This creates a look of depth rather than eye blinding bright regardless of the colour. Its for this reason that I love the Colours of NZ palette that Dulux brought out recently.
 * "This house has been given new life for a family with the extension that has been designed and executed so well (Darren Jessop, Jessop Architects Auckland & Sonya Cotter Design).
 * "I love the large skylights in the verandah (very clever) that allow natural light to flood in. Note the lovely ash colour of the decking, so many options other than a deep reddy brown that can look to heavy.
 * "It is the simplicity of the house that draws me in with the white on white colour scheme allowing the original period details of the house to shine."
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #aec2c0; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.stylishlivablespaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/E.png width="400" height="294" link="http://www.stylishlivablespaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/E.png"]]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #aec2c0; display: block; font-family: 'Century Gothic',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[[image:http://www.stylishlivablespaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/I.png width="403" height="277" link="http://www.stylishlivablespaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/I.png"]]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191919; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> I love the mix of the black and white here. So bold and it really makes that fabulous Carrera Marble splashback shine.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191919; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Modern, sleek but to me also a family friendly space…love it!
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #191919; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Great use of a charcoal in a living room. The panelled ceilings are devine. Also they have created a secret wine cellar from an automated trap door in the kitchen, brilliant!!!"

References:

 * http://www.sundaytelegraph.com.au/
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 * @http://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-goulburn-114379975
 * @http://architectureau.com/articles/federation-revival/
 * @http://www.stylishlivablespaces.com/house-of-the-week/federation-style-home-renovation