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A Contemporary Pavilion Elevates A Classic Queenslander

bureau^proberts director Terry McQuillan and his wife, interior designer Charlie McQuillan transformed a heritage-listed Brisbane worker’s cottage for the modern era.

Albert Villa is located in Petrie Terrace, one of Brisbane’s oldest suburbs, where small, steeply sloping plots and homes sitting close to one another are typical.

Homeowner and architect Terry McQuillan of bureau^proberts, recalls being struck by the beauty of the classic Queenslander cottage and its proximity to the city upon first seeing the house, named Albert Villa when it was built back in 1865.

The challenges of transforming the heritage cottage on its steep, small 264-square-metre block seems to have only fueled the creativity of Terry and his interior designer wife Charlie. Though the “limitless” feeling of designing your own home was “interesting” concedes Terry.
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