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In this movie Melbourne architecture office Taylor Knights shows how their renovation of an existing Federation style house in the city as well as the addition of a contrasting contemporary extension that opens directly onto the rear garden.

Taylor Knights was asked to refurbish the semi-detached property in the Australian city's St Kilda East district to enable two generations of a family to cohabit and have their own spaces.

The solution involved dividing the house so the existing portion of the building facing the street can be separated from new areas at the rear by closing a sliding door across the communal corridor.

"In response to the soaring Australian housing market, the design objective of St Kilda East House was to create two individual zones that allowed multiple generations to live together; promoting independence while still allowing interaction under one roof," said the architects in a statement.

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