ELIZABETH BAY APARTMENT III

SET WITHIN SYDNEY’S EASTERN SUBURBS, THIS ORIGINAL 1917 APARTMENT HAS BEEN REIMAGINED FOR CONTEMPORARY FAMILY LIFE WITHOUT LOSING SIGHT OF ITS ARCHITECTURAL ORIGINS.

OCCUPYING A PRIME POSITION WITH A DESIRABLE NORTHERN ASPECT, THE RESIDENCE OFFERS A RARE COMBINATION OF HERITAGE FRAMEWORK AND MODERN FUNCTIONALITY. A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, CAREFULLY COMPOSED IN LIGHT AND LINE.

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THE BRIEF WAS STRAIGHTFORWARD BUT AMBITIOUS: CREATE A HOME THAT RESPONDS TO THE DYNAMIC NEEDS OF A YOUNG, GROWING FAMILY WHILE HONOURING THE BONES OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. THE DESIGN TEAM APPROACHED THE INTERIOR AS A SERIES OF CALIBRATED SPATIAL MOVES. WALLS WERE PARED BACK. CIRCULATION WAS SIMPLIFIED.

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A LIGHTWEIGHT, CONTEMPORARY PALETTE DEFINES THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCE. MUTED NEUTRALS, TEXTURED WHITES AND NATURAL FINISHES GIVE THE SPACES A SENSE OF CLARITY WITHOUT FEELING CLINICAL. THE DESIGN IS RESTRAINED BUT NEVER BLAND, EVERY LINE IS CONSIDERED, EVERY JOIN IS CLEAN. MATERIALS CARRY A TACTILE HONESTY THAT RESONATES WITH THE ORIGINAL FABRIC OF THE BUILDING.

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NATURAL LIGHT IS A CENTRAL FORCE WITHIN THE SCHEME. THE APARTMENT’S NORTHERN ORIENTATION IS STRATEGICALLY AMPLIFIED THROUGH OPEN PLAN LIVING SPACES AND FRAMED THRESHOLDS THAT ALLOW SUNLIGHT TO ANIMATE SURFACES THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS GESTURE IS MORE THAN A LIGHTING STRATEGY, IT IS A WAY TO TUNE THE HOME INTO ITS ENVIRONMENT.

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THE RESULT IS A HIGHLY LIVEABLE FAMILY APARTMENT THAT DOES NOT SACRIFICE ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY FOR DOMESTIC CONVENIENCE. IT IS FLEXIBLE, CONSIDERED AND QUIETLY ASSERTIVE.

 

THIS IS INNER CITY LIVING, REDRAWN FOR A NEW GENERATION.

 

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LOCATION                          SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA)

COMPLETED                2022

BUILDER                                EF

PHOTOGRAPHS    ESTUDIOMOTIF*

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