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On the second floor, a sitting room was
reworked to add a bathroom for the existing
bedrooms on this level and a welcome study, or
parent zone – there are six children in the family.
“On the top floor we delved further under
the roofline to gain more space for the expanded
and reconfigured master suite. To achieve wardrobe space, we faced the bed looking inwards
but added mirrors on the wardrobe that reflect
the city views – capturing these from the bed
was another client request,” says Alexiou. “The
facade of this house remains almost the same,
but nearly everything behind that has changed.”

Above: An awkward, oversized
sitting room on the second floor was
reworked to add a bathroom and
this study, which looks out the front
windows of the home.
Following page: The new kitchen
gains light from the breezeblock
connection to the living room but
also through direct links to the rear
Juliet balcony. The Corian countertop
on the right is continued on beyond
the exterior wall to double as a
barbecue station outside.

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