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Originally designed in the early 1970's by acclaimed Australia architect Glenn 'Tin Shed Man' Murcutt, a rewarding effort between Rene and a team of professional has brought the the classic, two-storey waterfront home into the now - with bucket loads of appeal.
Now a modern concrete and steel two-storey home, the legendary property was coming apart at the seams when it was snapped up at auction by Rene in 2000. After living among the leaking pipes, decaying 30-year-old electrics and crumbling walls for almost four years, a chance meeting with architect Angelo Candalepas got the much-needed renovation on the road.
A good friend of Murcutt's, Angelo was the perfect choice to design and oversee a renovation that respected and embraced his original version. Rene got more mates on board, including builder Chris Divine, and anyone who wasn't a friend at the beginning of the project certainly was by the end.
Considered a classic home with historic significance (it recently won an architecture prize from the NSW chapter of The Royal Australian Institute of Architects) the battle to wrangle the local council into granting development approval took over two years. The original facade was almost entirely rotten or unstable and had to be rebuilt, and the structure needed to be repiered underneath, causing further headaches.
It's a good thing everyone involved persevered. The final product rests serenely at the water's edge, complementing the bustling harbour backdrop just as well as the old woolsheds, shipyards and soaring Anzac Bridge. Rene says that Murcutt himself thinks the renovations are exceptional, calling them "faithful to the original'. Yet the biggest triumph is that despite the highs, lows, budget blowouts and council stoushes, every person who worked on the house still speaks to each other.
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