Pool becomes the heart of this renovated Brisbane home

Half Lighthouse in Brisbane's Clayfield won Australian House of the Year for its renovation of a classic Queenslander cottage that frames a pool at its heart.

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Pool becomes the heart of this renovated Brisbane home

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