Editor’s note: This story was originally published April 22, 2021. It has been re-formatted but the text remains unchanged. In 2015, Ján Antal and Martin Stára founded Studio Perspektiv with a bold pitch. Aged 24 and 31, respec­tively, they had no track record or references...

Perched on a steep, tree-lined road opposite Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, this home, aptly named Botanical House, is a study in theatrical reinvention. Originally built in 1927, the grand South Yarra residence had departed from the area’s prevailing Art Deco language. Both an...