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A house for all seasons made entirely of concrete and plywood

A house for all seasons made entirely of concrete and plywood

This small Melbourne home is low energy, looks lovely and might win a big architecture prize.

Stephen ToddDesign editor

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When architect David Leggett and his practice partner, Paul Loh, decided it was time to design their own home, they switched on their KUKA robot and a computer-controlled cutting machine.

They’d acquired a long, narrow plot of land – 4.6 metres wide by 22 metres deep – on a laneway in Northcote, four kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, and needed to make every centimetre count.

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Stephen Todd
Stephen ToddDesign editorStephen Todd writes for The Australian Financial Review's weekly Life&Leisure lift out and AFR Magazine. Email Stephen at stephen.todd@afr.com

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