Faced with a dark and confined house in Sydney's bustling Inner West, a growing family envisioned a light-filled and spacious home that respected their garden's footprint. The clever architectural response was to expand vertically. This environmentally conscious family of four now enjoys a 7.1-star rated home, where darkness has been banished, replaced by insulated comfort and stunning timber features – think slatted screens, deep window seats, and the refreshing addition of a plunge pool.