Our work and ideas have been discussed, evaluated and celebrated over the years.
Awards
2024
Maranatha House
Winner - TIDA Australia Homes: Architect Renovation of the Year
2023
Maranatha House
Winner - Restoration and Additions $2.6 - $3M
MBA NSW Excellence In Housing Awards
with Stuart Wilson Constructions
2022
Bijl Architecture
Shortlisted - Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter Best in Practice Award
2021
Raven House
Highly Commended - TIDA Australia: Architect Designed Kitchen
Bijl Architecture
Runner Up - Better Business Partnership Awards, Professional Services category
2019
Zuster House
Shortlist - Horbury Hunt Residential Award, Think Brick Awards
Lacuna House
Winner - Houselab Roger Seller Competition
Lacuna House
Highly Commended - TIDA Australia: Bathroom Design
Lacuna House
Highly Commended - TIDA Australia Homes: Architect Designed Renovation of the Year
Bannerman House
Runner-Up - TIDA Australia Homes: Architect Designed Renovation of the Year
2018
Doorzien House
Merit Award - Alterations and Additions $2.25-2.5M
NSW MBA Excellence in Housing Awards
with SKOPE Constructions
Doorzien House
Highly Commended - TIDA Australia: Architect Designed Kitchen of the Year
Doorzien House
Highly Commended - TIDA Australia Bathroom Design: Architect Designed Bathroom Suite of the Year
Bijl x Ox King - street art for TwoGood
Winner - Innovation and Collaboration Award, City of Sydney / TwoGood Street Art
Melonie Bayl-Smith
Paula Whitman Prize for Leadership in Gender Equity - Australian Institute of Architects National Achievement Awards
Bijl Architecture
Finalist - Better Business Partnership Awards, Professional Services category
2017
Doorzien House
Highly Commended - Residential Category, Polytec Design Awards
Burrawong House
Winner - TIDA Australia Bathroom Design: Architect Designed Bathroom Suite of the Year
Burrawong House
Winner - TIDA Australia Kitchen Design: Imported Kitchen category
Wairangi House
Shortlist - Horbury Hunt Residential Award, Think Brick Awards
Escu House
Finalist - Residential Exterior, Intergrain Timber Vision Awards
2016
Escu House
Finalist - Small Projects category, Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter State Architecture Awards
Wairangi House
Winner - Restoration and Additions $2-$3M
NSW MBA Excellence in Housing Awards
with Stuart Wilson Constructions
Step Down House
Shortlist - Horbury Hunt Residential Award, Think Brick Awards
2014
Naremburn House
Winner - Contract Houses $1.8-$2M
NSW MBA Excellence in Housing Awards
with Stuart Wilson Constructions
St Saviour's Kitchen
Winner - Urban Commons Foodscape Design Competition
In the Bag Light
Fourth Place - ElectroLight LightCycle Design Competition
2013
Naremburn House
Winner - Single residential building, new structure (with Sterland Roofing), Metal Roofing and Cladding Association of Australia Awards
Naremburn House
Finalist - Intergrain Timber Vision Awards, Residential Exterior
Naremburn House/De-Form Wall
Grand Prix Winner - Wildcard (with AR-MA), CASF Australia Corian Design Awards
Naremburn House/De-Form Wall
Winner - Residential category (with AR-MA), CASF Australia Corian Design Awards
Elanora Heights House
Finalist - Residential Exterior, Dulux Colour Awards
Melonie Bayl-Smith
Finalist - Regional Business Leader, NSW Business Chamber North Eastern Sydney Business Awards
2012
Artarmon House
Finalist - Residential Exterior, Dulux Colour Awards
2011
Florence House
Winner - Unique metal installation in roofing or cladding, Metal Roofing and Cladding Association of Australia Awards
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Second Prize - Advertisements for Architecture, Sydney Architecture Festival
Filter Light
Fifth Place and People’s Choice Winner - ElectroLight LightCycle Design Competition
Melonie Bayl-Smith
Finalist - Emerging Architect Award, Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter State Architecture Awards
Articles
2024
Maranatha House
Home Beautiful
November 2024
Hide and Seek
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Proverbs14 House
Habitus Living
18 July 2024
Biblical allegory in Proverbs14 House on Sydney’s lower north shore
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Maranatha House
ArchDaily
6 May 2024
Maranatha House
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Maranatha House
Architecture and Design
1 May 2024
Maranatha House
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House Anew
Lunchbox Architect
23 May 2024
Transforming a '90s red brick project home into something special
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2023
Maranatha House
SITE. by CO-architecture
30 November 2023
Maranatha House by Bijl Architecture
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Maranatha House
The Local Project
16 September 2023
Enhanced Nostalgia
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Maranatha House
Belle Magazine
August / September 2023
Layers of Intrigue
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Bannerman House
ArchiPro
11 September 2023
Bannerman House: a harmony of heritage design and contemporary living
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Stealth House
The Contemporist
24 May 2023
A modern two storey rear addition for an old Australian cottage
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Surgo House
Australian Design Review
11 May 2023
Surgo House honours both the chaos and the calm of a family home through adaptive reuse
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2022
2021
Stealth House
Habitus
Issue 50
Hiding in Plain Sight
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Stealth House
ArchiPro
2 Nov 2021
Stealth House
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CrossCut House
Lunchbox Architect
28 June 2021
Sometimes Your Home Might Already Have Enough Space...
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Stealth House
The Local Project
15 June 2021
Stealth House
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Raven House
The Local Project
12 May 2021
Raven House
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2020
Bannerman House
Home Design
Vol 22 No. 4
Hitting the Right Note
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Zuster House
Home Snapshots
Zuster House
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Bannerman House
Trends
7 June 2020
Time Traveller
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Bannerman House
Hunting for George
10 May 2020
Bannerman House by Bijl Architecture
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Blackwood Rest
habitusliving.com
6 April 2020
A Re-Imagined Aussie Bush Shack
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Come Together
australiandesignreview.com
22 January 2020
Bijl Architecture reimagines the suburban kitchen
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Blackwood Rest
Hunting for George
22 January 2020
Blackwood Rest
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2019
Bannerman House
Domain.com.au
25 December 2019
Australia’s best residential architecture in 2019 - Recasting old walls
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Zuster House
Hunting for George
16 December 2019
Zuster House by Bijl Architecture
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Come Together
Habitus Living
11 December 2019
Bijl Architecture Brings Kitchen And Garden Closer Than Ever
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Blackwood Rest
Architecture and Design
18 November 2019
Reimagining a holiday house as a tranquil refuge
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Bannerman House
Bendigo Magazine
Issue 56
Set in Stone
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Lacuna House
ArchDaily
26 September 2019
Lacuna House
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Bannerman House
Domain.com.au
18 August 2019
‘Very schmick’: The 1872 Bendigo coach house that became a light-filled townhouse
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Lacuna House
Habitus Living
9 July 2019
Bijl Architecture makes a dream a reality
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Doorzien House
Hunting for George
1 January 2019
Doorzien House
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Doorzien House
Trends
Vol 34.6
Black and White World
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2018
Doorzien House
Habitus
Issue #39
Unencumbered Kirribilli
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Burrawong House
Domain - Sydney Morning Herald
23-24 November 2018
Bushland haven
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Doorzien House
Trends
Vol 34.5
Contemplative Air
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Doorzien House
Domain - Sydney Morning Herald
17 November 2018
Neighbourly view into the future
Gitarren Haus
Elle Decor - Spain
12 October 2018
Una Antigua Cabaña De Los Años 50 Reformada Por Completo
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Doorzien House
Architonic.com
21 September 2018
Doorzien House
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Escu House
Dezeen
1 September 2018
Seven bungalows worthy of an early retirement
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Doorzien House
ArchDaily
9 August 2018
Doorzien House
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Doorzien House
Archilovers.com
22 July 2018
Australian Interiors
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Bijl x Ox King - street art for TwoGood
Sydney Morning Herald
14 June 2018
Sydney street artists bring gender inequality out of the shadows
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Doorzien House
Habitus Living
30 April 2018
A Semi-Detached In Kirribilli Gets Views Around Every Corner
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2017
Gitarren Haus
Architonic
15 November 2017
Gitarren Haus
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Gitarren Haus
ArchDaily
2 November 2017
Gitarren Haus / Bijl Architecture
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Gitarren Haus
The Local Project
1 November 2017
Gitarren Haus
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Step Down House
habitusliving.com
4 May 2017
The Step Down House
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Burrawong House
Trends
Vol 33.6
Space and Light
Burrawong House
Australian House & Garden
April 2017
Open to change
Burrawong House
Architizer
March 2017
Burrawong House
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Burrawong House
ArchDaily
2 January 2017
Burrawong House
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Escu House
Grand Designs UK
January 2017
Great Barrier
Burrawong House
Trends
Vol 33.5
Outside the Square
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2016
Escu House
Grand Designs Australia
Issue #5.5
Quick Thinker
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Escu House
ArchDaily
5 August 2016
Escu House / Bijl Architecture
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Escu House
Lunchbox Architect
July 2016
This Home Shines By Extending the Living Area Into the Verandah
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Escu House
inhabitat.com
4 June 2016
Mid-century bungalow in Sydney is wrapped in a stunning slatted wood screen
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Escu House
Dezeen
29 March 2016
Bijl Architecture adds slatted sun-shading screen to a refurbished Sydney bungalow
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Escu House
Domain - Sydney Morning Herald
13 March 2016
Small changes effecting large transformations
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Escu House
Australian Design Review
26 February 2016
Escu House by Bijl Architecture
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Step Down House
Architonic
12 January 2016
Step Down House
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2015
Naremburn House
Grand Designs Australia
Issue #4.4
Intentional Irregularity
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Naremburn House
habitusliving.com
23 December 2015
The Naremburn House: fusing heritage with the modern
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Naremburn House
Design Milk
12 November 2015
A House That Shifts Volumes and Geometries
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Step Down House
theinteriorsaddict.com
8 October 2015
House tour: beautiful, modernised 110-year-old federation home
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College Street
Artichoke
#59 September 2015
Scope - College Street Refurbishment
Naremburn House
e-architect
7 July 2015
Naremburn House in Sydney
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College Street
Office Snapshots
12 June 2015
College Street Sydney Office
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Naremburn House
ArchDaily
2 June 2015
Naremburn House / Bijl Architecture
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Naremburn House
Domain - Sydney Morning Herald
31 May 2015
Naremburn House design lifts commonplace cousin
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Naremburn House
Dezeen
26 May 2015
Bijl Architecture reinterprets the traditional Dutch gable for a Sydney residence
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St Saviour's Kitchen
Australian Design Review
22 May 2015
Bijl Architecture develop One4Food Soup Kitchen
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2014
2013
2012
Filter Light
inhabitat.com
10 August 2012
FILTER is an Elegant Zero-Waste, Flat-Pack Lamp by Bijl Architecture
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2011
2010
Turramurra Park House
Australian Home Beautiful
April 2010
Shanghai Sunrise
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Books
Doorzien House, in
Design Lives Here
Penny Craswell, Melbourne: Thames & Hudson (2020)
Gitarren Haus, in
Building Character: Transforming Old Homes for Modern Living
Jeanette Wall, Melbourne: Images Publishing (2019)
Naremburn House, in
The NEWcastle School: Past, Present & Future
University of Newcastle School of Architecture, Callaghan: UoN, 2015
Filter Light, in
Material Innovation: Packaging Design
Andrew H. Dent & Leslie Sherr, London: Thames & Hudson, 2015
Ribbed Catalan studio, in
Fabricate: Negotiating Design and Making
Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler, Silke Langenberg (eds): gta Verlag, 2014
Neutral Bay House, in
Abode: Best Renovations and Additions
Gary Takle (ed), Melbourne: Think Publishing, 2012
Turramurra House, in
Australia's Best Houses
Jade De Souza, Corey Thomas and Gary Takle (eds), Melbourne: Think Publishing, 2011
Turramurra Park House, in
21st Century Houses Downunder
Mark Cleary, Melbourne: Images Publishing, 2010
Interviews
Melonie Bayl-Smith - Podcast Interview
Buildipedia podcast
6th November 2024 - Episode #33
Rethinking Architecture with Melonie Bayl-Smith
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - opinion piece
Architecture,au
17 October 2024
How to shake-up architectural education
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Podcast Interview
Hearing Architecture podcast
28 February 2024
Ethics in Architecture
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
SITE. by Co-Architecture
12 October 2023
Melonie Bayl-Smith of Bijl Architecture
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
Built Environment Channel
August 2022
Architect of the Month
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
Lunchbox Architect
28 June 2021
Poke Bowl and a Big Ol' Yarn with Melonie Bayl-Smith
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Public Talk
'Emergence' https://www.emergenceexhibit.com/
24 June 2021
How shall we build together?
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Public Talk
Perspectives
29 March 2021
Perspectives 24 : Chance
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Panellist
University of Melbourne: MSD at Home
16 March 2021
Book Launch: Architecture as a Global System: Scavengers, Tribes, Warlords and Megafirms by Dr Peter Raisbeck
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Podcast Interview
Builtworks podcast
25 February 2021
The Doorzien House
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
UNSW
7 September 2020
Architecture: the fine line between inspired and copied
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
Parlour
22 June 2020
Maximising Every Opportunity
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Podcast Interview
Habitus Living
12 May 2020
Dialling In With Melonie Bayl-Smith
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
Hunting For George
3 September 2019
Melonie Bayl-Smith of BIJL Architecture | Meet the Architect
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Occasional Address
UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building Graduations
15th May 2019
The Window of Opportunity
Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
Parlour: women, equity, architecture
4 March 2019
In Conversation with... Melonie Bayl-Smith
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Public Lecture
University of Newcastle School of Architecture
1 August 2018
Practice Matters: Melonie Bayl-Smith
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Profile
www.architectureau.com
8 Jun 2018
2018 National Prizes: Paula Whitman Leadership in Gender Equity Prize - Jury Citation
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Profile
Architette
July 2017 p 715
Women Architects, here we are!
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
habitusliving.com
8 March 2017
In Conversation With… Melonie Bayl-Smith
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Public Lecture
New Zealand Institute of Architects
5 December 2016
Optimistic Architecture
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
Australian Design Review
16 October 2015
Bijl Architecture: cutting edge design
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Panel
MAAS - Sydney Science Festival
19 August 2015
KindaThinky - EXCESS
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Profile
Design Quarterly
Issue #59
Designpreneur Influencers: Melonie Bayl-Smith
Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
The Ethical Business Podcast
4 September 2014
Episode 9: Talking Sustainable Architecture and Design with Melonie Bayl-Smith
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Panellist
Radio National: By Design
24 May 2014
Do building materials have ethics?
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Melonie Bayl-Smith - Profile
Grand Designs Australia
Issue #4.2
Meet the Designers
Melonie Bayl-Smith - Interview
The Plan - Radio Adelaide
15 July 2011
The Plan Outside Broadcast Live from FLUX 2011 Student Congress
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