Miniature Muse

of 120-square-metres, Terrarium House, designed by emerging architect John Ellway, is by anyone’s standards a compact home. The 19th century cottage in Highgate Hill, Brisbane, was rescued from a state of decay by John and his wife Amber, reworked with sensitivity and tended with love and care to become their charming family home. With the garden as his muse, John removed key components of the historic cottage, allowing sunlight to settle on the once-darkened undercroft and subtropical garden to emerge and flourish