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A Pinch of Pepper

• Two important and unusual choices have resulted in an incredible and unique house in Wollongong, designed by architect Alexander Symes for his cousin, Adam Suter, a builder. The first was to build around a 60-year-old pepper tree that Adam and his family had fallen in love with while living at the property prior to the redesign. “I said, ‘that's a crazy idea and will cost a bomb’,” says Alex. “[Adam] said, ‘I know but I want to show how we should look after resources’. He also wanted

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