This project called for the complete interior refurbishment of an apartment with dress circle views of Circular Quay, The Sydney Harbour Bridge, and Opera House.
A concept diagram was developed based on a collection of paintings by Dorothy Napangardi, one of which was dominated by a deep black ground.
As a foil to this centrally placed work, a rich warm chocolate “Dark Core’ was inserted through the centre of the plan, dividing the living and bedroom areas.
The dark core organizes and abstracts all the services including the kitchen, bar, laundry and “powder room”, whilst acting as a threshold between the bedrooms and living area.
Everything outside of the core became a pale high key finish.
The plan was carefully revised to add a separate dining area and deal with privacy issues.
A direct lift entry called for a “foyer wall”, which introduces the “Core”, with a small homage to Utzon’s unbuilt SOH interiors.
Project Details
Completion date – 2020
Building levels – 1
Project Team
Architecture
McGregor Westlake Architecture in association with Julia English Architects.
Since its founding in 1999, MWA has developed a reputation as an art and architecture practice with an award wining expertise in public domain projects.
Photography
Brett Boardman
Brett Boardman is an architectural photographer based in Newtown, Sydney.
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Design © 2020 McGregor Westlake Architecture and Julia English Architects. All Rights Reserved. | Images © 2020 Brett Boardman. All Rights Reserved.
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