SSdH renovates "tectonic and functional" 1970s house in Melbourne

Australian practice SSdH has completed Stewart House, the renovation of a home in Melbourne that preserves the brick-clad building's original 1970s character.
Located in the Brunswick suburb, the single-storey home has a brown-brick exterior and tiled roof typical of an era of rapid development in the area.
Despite not being listed, SSdH saw the home as having future heritage value and approached its renovation based on the principles of the Burra Charter – the standard for heritage conser