Project Feature Issue No. 10A Forward Finish – Weeroona House by Neil Architecture and Simone Haag Words by Millie Thwaites Architecture by Neil Architecture Photography by Tom Blachford Build by Tim Wilson Building Interior Design by Neil Architecture Furniture, Objects, Art and Styling by Simone Haag Landscape by Eckersley Garden Architecture Engineering by Structplan Stone and Tiles by Artedomus Originally Featured in The Local Project Issue No. 10 Originally Featured in The Local Project Issue No. 10 Issue No. 10 Issue No. 10 features work from Durbach Block Jaggers, B.E Architecture, CHROFI, Shaun Lockyer Architects, Crosson Architects, Studio Prineas, Anthony Gill Architects and more. Order Now

View Gallery Weeroona House – a Queen Anne villa in Melbourne’s Hawthorn with a noteworthy copper-clad extension by Neil Architecture – demonstrates a cultivated response to the coalescence of heritage and contemporary architecture. Complementing its Federation bones, the house features spirited touches by Simone Haag, with a confident use of colour and an exciting material selection throughout.“We’re constantly evolving in the way we approach these types of buildings,” David Neil of Neil Architecture explains. “Increasingly, we’ve become a contextually driven office, so when we’re working on the back of these old houses, we try to make sure they relate to the front – either in terms of complementary materials or form – without being starkly different.” Weeroona House’s extensive scope saw the architects remove a 1970s lean-to and design an expansive extension with an additional storey above and a garage below.

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