Architect John Wardle renovates his own house in Australia

The founder of John Wardle Architects has remodelled Kew Residence, his Melbourne home of 25 years, using Victorian ash and handmade glazed tiles from Japan.
John Wardle and his wife Susan have owned the two-storey house, which has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 house interior of the year, for a quarter of a decade and renovated it multiple times.
Wardle has owned Kew Residence for 25 years
"My first year of practice coincided with my first year of homeownership," he told Dezeen.
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