CHIPPENDALE APARTMENT

SET WITHIN THE BONES OF A FORMER WAREHOUSE, THIS TWO LEVEL INDUSTRIAL LOFT EXPRESSES MATERIAL HONESTY AND VOLUME. EVERY ELEMENT: STRUCTURAL, TEXTURAL AND SPATIAL HAS BEEN LEFT EXPOSED, AMPLIFIED, AND PUT TO WORK.

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THE DESIGN IS DRIVEN BY A RAW LANGUAGE. MASSIVE STEEL COLUMNS AND EXPOSED STEEL BEAMS FRAME THE SPACE WITH AN ALMOST SCULPTURAL AUTHORITY. TIMBER JOISTS RUN ACROSS THE CEILING IN REPETITION, SITTING JUST BELOW THE UNDERSIDE OF CORRUGATED METAL ROOF SHEETING THAT CATCHES AND REFLECTS NATURAL LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE IS NO DECORATIVE FINISH. THIS IS A SPACE BUILT TO BE SEEN FOR EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.

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AT THE CORE OF THE LOFT IS A DOUBLE HEIGHT LIVING SPACE THAT HOLDS EVERYTHING TOGETHER. IT IS OPEN, VERTICAL, UNCOMPROMISING IN SCALE. LIGHT SPILLS IN FROM ABOVE. SOUND MOVES FREELY. STRUCTURE, VOLUME, AND AIR DEFINE THE EXPERIENCE MORE THAN FURNITURE OR FITOUT.

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THE MAIN BEDROOM ON THE UPPER LEVEL IS A SPACE WITHIN A SPACE. NOT ENCLOSED BY WALLS BUT SHAPED AND SHELTERED BY A CUSTOM JOINERY UNIT THAT IS BOTH AESTHETICALLY INTEGRATED AND HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL. PART BOOKSHELF, PART WARDROBE, PART ROOM DIVIDER, THIS PIECE BECOMES ARCHITECTURE IN ITS OWN RIGHT. IT OFFERS PRIVACY WITHOUT ISOLATION, DEFINING THE BEDROOM WHILE MAINTAINING CONNECTION TO THE LIVING SPACE BELOW.

WITHIN IT, A SERIES OF OPERABLE DOORS CAN BE ADJUSTED TO CONTROL LIGHT, AIRFLOW, AND VIEWS. THEY LET THE BEDROOM BREATHE. THEY LET THE ARCHITECTURE ADAPT. NOTHING HERE IS STATIC. EVERYTHING IS RESPONSIVE.

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THIS IS INDUSTRIAL LIVING WITHOUT COMPROMISE. UNFILTERED YET HIGHLY CURATED. RIGID IN MATERIALITY BUT FLEXIBLE IN EXPERIENCE. A SPACE THAT CHALLENGES THE IDEA OF WHAT A HOME SHOULD LOOK LIKE — AND HOW IT SHOULD FEEL.

 

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LOCATION                  SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA)

COMPLETED        2025

BUILDER                        KITCHEN AND FITTINGS JOINERY

RENDERINGS    ESTUDIOMOTIF*

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