Renovated churches into homes

Converting a former house of worship presents both challenge and opportunity

A couple turns a heritage church in the Northern Rivers region of Australia’s New South Wales into a sustainable family home.

In creating a dream home, sometimes you have to think outside the box and see potential in run-down fixer uppers or strangely laid out homes. And sometimes, you have to think really far outside of the box, like Suzy Batiz did in renovating her home, which started its life in the early 1900s as a Methodist church.

An old heritage church in Brisbane, Australia has been converted into a beautiful contemporary home by Willis Greenhalgh Architects. Here is a description of the project from the designers, "First a church then a theatre,

Listed at $975,000, this converted church apartment has been renovated to modernity from the ground up, all while still holding on to the classic church architecture like stained glass windows, archways and the brick foundation. Apartment C at 501 Fletcher Avenue has 3 beds and 4 baths, and 4,205 sqft. The church was originally built in 1873.

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