Kids Pod
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A pavilion extension to Hill House, the Kids Pod is a playful reinterpretation of a cubbyhouse.
Location: Merricks, Victoria
Typology: Residential renovation
Status: Completed 2014
Design team: Warwick Mihaly, Erica Slocombe, Jake Taylor
Builder: Elyte Focus
Photographer: Emma Cross
Country: Bunurong
Awards: Houses Awards, Shortlisted, Small Alterations and Additions, Sustainability, Emerging Architecture Practice
ArchiTeam Awards Finalist
Master Builders Awards, Winner, Renovation under $200k
Featured in: Houses Magazine, ArchitectureAU, Dezeen, ChicHaus
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“To our immense delight, all our expectations were not only met, but superbly exceeded. The project was implemented with a deft efficiency and professionalism and remained on budget and true to brief. What more could we ask?” – Ruth & George, Kids Pod