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South Yarra renovations
South Yarra pairs some of Stonnington's tightest heritage streets with some of its most ambitious houses. Terrace rows and Victorian villas sit under heritage overlays, and the City of Stonnington expects street facing form to be respected while substantial living space is added behind.
TCON delivered Joy Terrace in South Yarra with Pleysier Perkins inside the Stonnington overlay framework, so the council process and the realities of building on a tight South Yarra street are proven ground.
Work here rewards planning. Access, neighbours and staging decide as much as the drawings, and TCON prices and programs all three before contract.
Why TCON for South Yarra renovations
Joy Terrace is TCON’s built answer for South Yarra: a Victorian terrace rebuilt behind its original front with a contemporary rear addition, delivered with Pleysier Perkins and photographed at completion. The project ran inside a heritage overlay on a street where deliveries, cranage and neighbour relationships had to be managed daily.
That is the shape of most South Yarra renovations. The street front is protected, the land is valuable, and the answer is almost always to build carefully behind what the street sees.
Planning and heritage in South Yarra
South Yarra sits inside the City of Stonnington planning scheme. Heritage overlays run across the terrace and villa stock, and streetscape rhythm and the roof form to the street both carry weight in a permit. TCON runs buildability advice into the permit submission with the architect so the approved scheme is one that can be built at the contract price.
A terrace rebuilt behind its front
Joy Terrace keeps its Victorian street face while the home behind it is new.
The full photographic set is on the project page.
TCON projects in and around South Yarra
See Joy Terrace, South Yarra. Nearby, TCON works across Stonnington and Bayside, with completed projects in Glen Iris, Hawthorn and Brighton.
The TCON approach in South Yarra
Most South Yarra renovations begin with the same question. How do we keep what the street values about this house and still get the living space the family needs. TCON answers that through the Pre-Construction Program: feasibility against the architect’s concept, progressive cost refinement, buildability review and a contract price the project can carry through delivery.
Costs and expectations for a South Yarra renovation
Architectural projects with TCON run to $7 million and above, and interior fitouts to $1.5 million and above. A South Yarra terrace renovation typically sits within the architectural band, with the final figure set by scope, access and staging on a tight street, and the depth of heritage fabric retained. Feasibility to contract alignment on TCON’s delivered projects sits within about 10 per cent.
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