Small beginnings Hidden stonework on a 19th-century worker’s cottage is unveiled in this renovation, which includes a modern addition at the rear
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Heritage-listed properties pose plenty of challenges for architects and designers, especially when the homes are small and the building sites are tight. This property, in a prime location not far from the beach, fell into that category. An 1897 worker’s cottage on the site, built from limestone, needed to be restored. But at just one room deep, it was never going to suit a family, says project director Adrian Fratelle of Ecohabit Homes. “We needed to build an entirely new house behind the cottage, but it was not