What’s old is new again

An extension to a unique heritage home in the thriving city of Bendigo proves contemporary and heritage can comfortably and confidently co-exist.

This former horse-drawn coach-house in regional Victoria offered Bijl Architecture the opportunity to explore heritage from a new angle. The Victorian-era house had been carved off from the original gold-rush era mansion many decades ago and now sat on a square allotment, with an unclear ‘front’ and ‘back’ to the street.