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Sydney-based architect Melonie Bayl-Smith of Bijl Architecture takes us inside her best work and deconstructs one of her favourite projects.Her pick is a Federation-style duplex that sits within a Heritage Conservation area of Kirribilli.Kirribilli is an affluent suburb of Sydney.It's best known as the suburb where the Australian Prime Minister's official Sydney residence is located.But as you're about to discover, doing anything that changes the built environment in a suburb that's full of high-value, heritage-conservation assets, is no walk in the park.Full project details, including a word-for-word transcript, key products used, photo gallery, and plans elevations, and sections are at Builtworks.com.au

World-Class Design Professionals Deconstruct A Favourite ProjectWhat does it take to design a great place, space, structure, or building? Creating anything people love is just the culmination of lots of tiny decisions. These decisions mostly go unnoticed by others, even those who interact with the work.But to the designer, architect, or creator, these micro-decisions are everything. Even if they lead to just tiny differences in the work, that can make all the difference in the world.So what does that look like? What does that feel like? What really goes on when someone creative makes their best work? That project they can point to and proudly say, “I designed it!”I’m Jeff Gardner. Here, design professionals of all stripes go deep inside their creative process on a favourite project to share a detailed look at the technique, the turmoil, and the tiny decisions that went into making the work.Coming up in Season 1, we’ve got a series of six enduring, recently completed, and new projects from some of Australia’s best architects, designers, and engineers.